[help] really stuck, why is this not working!!

[var gotMilk]

hi,

here is my code i am using on my game character:

code:

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onClipEvent (enterFrame) {

        if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {

                this._x -= 5;

                _root.alicemc.gotoAndPlay("left");

        }

        if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {

                this._x += 5;

                _root.alicemc.gotoAndPlay("right");

        }

        if(Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {

                this._y -= 5;

                _root.alicemc.gotoAndPlay("up");

        }

        if(Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {

                this._y += 5;

                _root.alicemc.gotoAndPlay("down");

        }

		if(Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)) {

			_root.alicemc.gotoAndPlay("chop");

		}

		

		x = this._x;

		y = this._y;

		

		if(!_root.land.hitTest(this._x+x,this._y+y,true)) {

				_x += x;

				_y += y;

		}

}



onClipEvent (keyUp) {

	_root.alicemc.gotoAndStop(1);

}

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it all works fine apart fom the hitTest, i am not very good with hitTest's and always get it wrong.
Can anyone see what i have done wrong?

the mc i am using for the hit has an instance name of "land".


Please help.
Ben.

[drunkenmaster2000]

try:

if (hitTest(_root.land)) {
etc.
}

Because the code is going on the _root.alice mc, the hitTest only needs to know what you are going to hit. In this case, _root.land

As ever with me, this may be incorrect, but this is how I remember doing it.

After checking the context help, it seems this is correct. fancy that