[help] FlashTheft Auto =D

[Csnip3r]

Alrite, heres the story

I'm pretty new to flash and started work on my first flash game ever, its a big project to take on but I have learnt alot doing it.

I'm making a game based on the early versions of the Grand Theft Auto games (the top down view ones) and have done pretty well with it upto now, I have got the character to walk around, be able to enter and exit cars and drive the cars.

The problem that I'm facing is the animations of running and entering/exiting cars (if that makes sense?)

I'm using sprites from the game, and want to know how I can have an animation run ONLY at the correct times (only when character is running, not standing still and only when character is entering or exiting car, not when the car is stationary or driving) instead of either constantly or not at all.

Any help with this would be fantastic!

thanks in advance
Daz

[helpmeplz]

Sorry for the no help relpy but im just wondering how you did the birds eye walking animation. Are you just good at art or did you see how to do it in a tutorial or something. Im making a birds eye game too but I SUCK at birds eye walking.

[Joshman_123]

^ Draw a head, then make arms swing on either side of the head and the legs move back and forward somewhere in the middle.

To the original post; I'm guessing you just found ActionScript in another forum for the parts you have so far, and you want to build on that. I recommend you don't. I was exactly the same so don't worry but if you're really keen on making this game, do some tutorials.

[mr_malee]

your man should be set up as follows:

main clip {

animation clip {

labels - add labels to each frame - ("stand","run","jump","shoot","death")

animation - add animation movieClips on corresponding frame lables.

}

}

name the animation clip "anim"

you can now control the animation by using: man.anim.gotoAndStop("run").

simple usage:

code:

---

man.anim.stop()

onEnterFrame = function(){

man.anim.gotAndStop("stand")

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

man._rotation = 90

man._x += 5

man.anim.gotoAndStop("run")

}

}

---

[Csnip3r]

Helpmeplz i did exactly as joshman said :P

Thanks mr_malee I shall try that script in an hour or so when I'm home

[smith1302]

heres a little prototype i made with a birds eye view walking

http://www.freewebs.com/smith1302/

[Csnip3r]

I like that

At the moment I have something along the same lines...I'm still working on it though
I have decided to scrap the script i was using before and start a fresh, hopefully I'll have more luck with this one

[smith1302]

well its sounds interesting.

maybe one day ill finish mine. lol

[helpmeplz]

heres a little prototype i made with a birds eye view walking

http://www.freewebs.com/smith1302/

hee hee. cool