health AS2

[fettucini]

I am working on a platform engine for the first thing I have ever done in flash, literally. I reposted thisbecause there was some problem with the last one I spent a long time to type so I will get right to the chase. I have a _root.health.text; as the health. And I have player and enemy. What should I put where and stuff? Heres the player:

onClipEvent (load) {
var ground:MovieClip = _root.ground;
var grav:Number = 0;
var gravity:Number = 2;
var speed:Number = 5;
var maxJump:Number = -18;
var scale:Number = _xscale;
var touchingGround:Boolean = false;
var dead=false;
this.gotoAndStop(3);
mySound = new Sound(this);
mySound.attachSound("player_jump.wav",isStreaming);
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
_y += grav;
grav += gravity;
while (ground.hitTest(_x, _y - 1.8, true)) {
_y -= gravity;
grav = 0;
}
if (ground.hitTest(_x, _y + 5, true)) {
touchingGround = true;
} else {
touchingGround = false;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
_x += speed;
_xscale = scale;
isLeft=false;
isRight=true;
if (ground.hitTest(_x, _y + 2, true)) {
this.gotoAndStop(2);
} else {
this.gotoAndStop(3);
}
} else if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
_x -= speed;
_xscale = -scale;
isLeft=true;
isRight=false;
if (ground.hitTest(_x, _y + 2, true)) {
this.gotoAndStop(2);
} else {
this.gotoAndStop(3);
}
} else {
if (_root.ground.hitTest(_x, _y + 2, true)) {
this.gotoAndStop(1);
}
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP) && touchingGround) {
grav = maxJump;
mySound.start();
this.gotoAndStop(3);
}
if (ground.hitTest(_x + (_width / 2.5), _y - (_height / 2), true)) {
_x -= speed;
}
if (ground.hitTest(_x - (_width / 2.5), _y - (_height / 2), true)) {
_x += speed;
}
if (ground.hitTest(_x, _y - (_height), true)) {
grav = 3;
}
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
if (_root.next_frame.hitTest(_x+1, _y, true)) {
_parent.nextFrame()
}
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) { 
if (_root.health.text<=0) { 
health.text -= 5; 
_root._x = 0;
maxJump=0;
_root.player.speed = 0;
this.gotoAndStop(4);
delete mySound
} 
}

and here is the enemy:

onClipEvent (load) {
var speed:Number = 4;
var ground:MovieClip = _root.ground;
var grav:Number = 0;
var gravity:Number = 2;
var moveDir:String = "right";
var player_attack:MovieClip = _root.player.attack_point;
mySound = new Sound(this);
mySound.attachSound("killed_sound.wav",isStreaming);
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
_y += grav;
grav += gravity;
while (ground.hitTest(_x, _y - 1.8, true) && !killed) {
_y -= gravity;
grav = 0;
}
//Movement
if (moveDir == "left") {
this._x -= speed;
} else {
this._x += speed;
}

//Check if your hitting "ground" but coming from the left
if (_root.ground.hitTest(_x - (_width / 2), _y - (_height / 2), true) || _root.ground.hitTest(_x - (_width / 2), _y - ((_height / 6) * 4), true)) {
if (moveDir == "left") {
moveDir = "right";
} else {
moveDir = "left";
}
}
//Check if your hitting "ground" but coming from the right         
if (_root.ground.hitTest(_x + (_width / 2), _y - (_height / 2), true) || _root.ground.hitTest(_x + (_width / 2), _y - ((_height / 6) * 4), true)) {
if (moveDir == "left") {
moveDir = "right";
} else {
moveDir = "left";
}
}
if (_root.player.hitTest(_x + (_width / 2), _y - (_height / 2), true) || _root.player.hitTest(_x + (_width / 2), _y - ((_height / 6) * 4), true)) {
trace("player should of died");
}
if (_root.player.hitTest(_x - (_width / 2), _y - (_height / 2), true) || _root.player.hitTest(_x - (_width / 2), _y - ((_height / 6) * 4), true)) {
trace("player should of died");
}
if (this._parent.player.attack_point.hitTest(this) && !killed) {
_root.player.grav = _root.player.maxJump;
trace(_root.player.grav);
this.gotoAndStop(7);
speed = 0;
mySound.start();
_root.score.text++;
killed = true;
}
}

thanks!

*Addition* youve played metroid right? thats how id like the health to work, you run into the enemy, you get knocked back (but in this case, if the enemy is hit from the top, they get destroyed but I mean an all-in-general because I will add a variety of enemies) and lose a little health.

[milna93]

well on the hittest put the little code that will minus health from the player or enemy whichever one you need it to be taken from, _root.health.text--;
to minus 1 every time the code appears or
_root.health.text -= 10;
to minus 10 from the health everytime the code appears, i think you want someone to put that every where where they think it should go, i dont think anyone would do that for you as a 2 year old could do it, if thats not the case then explain your actual question a little more, then maybe you will be answered

[fettucini]

I try those things but it doesnt work how I want it to. Youve played metroid right? Thats how I want the health system to work. So could one of you please change the code(s) for me? Thanks.

[milna93]

yes if you give me a kiss :P only messin 8) yes ill have a quick look

[milna93]

what games metroid ? haha do you shoot things from your spacecraft thing ? or do you actually fly into the top of the enemy ? if you fly onto the top of the enemy do a hittest for the top of the enemy then do a if statement
so
if(hittest && playerdir == "down") {
ENEMIES HEALTH DECREASES OR DIES whatever
}


playerdir is the direction of the player is moving in
its best to put in the play movement like

if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
playerdir = "down";
}


pretty obvious, that help ? as i dont exactly know what your saying haha

[fettucini]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owkrM0XM8OA
early on youll see samus hit by an enemy

[milna93]

ahh :P i see, basically like sonic haha, yeh do what i sed but obviously sometimes you wont press the down key to move downwards you will float down if you get me ? so youl to work out the player direction by a previous and current _y coordinate
so set the previous coordinate and if that is more than the current y coordinate then the playerdir is down haha its hard to explain :P youll get it

[fettucini]

I am really confused, could you make me an .fla please? all you need is an instance ground, _root.health.text; player and enemy1. player is 4 frames, and enemy is three frames technically but the dead frame is 7 on my engine. thanks.

[milna93]

ah fecks sake man, i will make you one for tomorrow as im already busy with other things, i will attatch tomorrow, im not promising anything though

[fettucini]

ok. at least try and make it tonight though. I live mountian time I think.

[milna93]

it wud take me 10mins to make but i got other things to do mate, i will do wen i do

[fettucini]

ok. I just cant be on sundays.

[milna93]

well you can continue monday then, i am busy helping other people on this forum and others so if you wudnt mind then please let me get on with that because i cant just help you if ive already said i would help someone else

[fettucini]

ok...ok....

[milna93]

i just started it for you now

[milna93]

movements are not realistic but you will get the idea i hope it helps

[milna93]

done, just gotta find usb now so i can put it on computer with internet

[fettucini]

I know they arent realistic im just making an easy mario-like thing with metroid like damage

[milna93]

its easy to make it realistic like, its nothing hard it just takes a lil bit getting the physics for it 100% like hhaa i cant find usb il attatch when i found it though mate

[fettucini]

what do you mean you cant find usb? im guessing thats how things are hosted on this site?