Variable reverting to onLoad() value.

[yupyup123]

Hi there. Would you all be able to help me with a very confusing question I have?

Basically, I have an onEnterFrame variable, time_mod, that I can change through button presses to either 1, 2 or 4. This controls how fast time progresses. In onLoad() this value is initially set to 1.

Now, here is the problem, when I click a button and change the time_mod value (which I confirm using trace(time_mod); I find the value changes for that moment. But the next onEnterFrame, the time_mod value is reverted back to the initially value. I am just very confused and wondering if there is a fundamental error in this approach.

Thank you for taking a look at this.

function onEnterFrame()
    {
            t_count += 1;
            time_base_m = time_base/time_mod;
            
            if (t_count >= time_base_m)
            {
                t_count = 0;
                time += 1;
            }
            
            _root.Town.OneX.onPress=function()
            {
            time_mod = 1;
            }
            
            _root.Town.TwoX.onPress=function()
            {
            time_mod = 2;
            }
            
            _root.Town.FourX.onPress=function()
            {
            time_mod = 4;
            }
        } 

[yupyup123]

Ok, so I've been digging into this problem for a few hours now. It turns out the variable in the button function is different from the variable in the .as script. So I need to figure out a way to pass the variable from the button to the .as class script. Any suggestions?