save my brain from exploding

I'm trying to draw 2 dynamic, user-created lines onstage at once, and nothing is working...

right now, I have two layers, on layer one, it had the following actionscript:

Code:

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createEmptyMovieClip("Line",1);
Line.lineStyle(4,0x00ccff,100);
char.onEnterFrame = function() {
      Line.moveTo(char._x, char._y);
      onEnterFrame = function () {
          Line.lineTo(char._x, char._y);
          }
        if (Key.isDown (Key.UP)) {
                char._y -= 2;
        }
        if (Key.isDown (Key.DOWN)) {
                char._y += 2;
        }
        if (Key.isDown (Key.RIGHT)) {
                char._x += 2;
        }
        if (Key.isDown (Key.LEFT)) {
                char._x -= 2;
        }
}
stop();

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obviously, this layer contains the char mc ( and the as based Line mc)


on the 2nd layer

Code:

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createEmptyMovieClip("Line2",2);
Line2.lineStyle(4,0x990000,100);
bob.onEnterFrame = function() {
      Line2.moveTo(char2._x, char2._y);
      onEnterFrame = function () {
          Line2.lineTo(char2._x, char2._y);
          }
          char2._x = _xmouse;
          char2._y = _ymouse;
}
stop();

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again, on this layer there is an mc called char2

for some reason, ^this^ doesn't work, but it will work if I do this:

Code:

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createEmptyMovieClip("Line2",2);
Line2.lineStyle(4,0x990000,100);
bob.onEnterFrame = function() {
      Line2.moveTo(_xmouse._x, _ymouse);
      onEnterFrame = function () {
          Line2.lineTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
          }
}

stop();

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can anybody save my head from exploding?

Can't save your head, but you might want to look again at that game in your signature. If you play a game, end the game, submit your score, and then press "Go get em'" at the bottom, your score is missing. Just thought you'd want to know.

post the .fla please

I am guessing second mc is named either "bob" or "char2", but you are using both names mixed in the code.

@imprisoned pride
yeah...I saw that, but souldn't figure out why...maybe some day I will

@mr_malee
...ok

@tonypa
yes, I forgot to include that, bob is another one of my mc's

Code:

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createEmptyMovieClip("Line", 1);
Line.lineStyle(4, 0x0000ff, 100);
char.onEnterFrame = function() {
        Line.moveTo(char._x, char._y);
        if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
                char._y -= 2;
                Line.lineTo(char._x, char._y);
        }
        if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
                char._y += 2;
                Line.lineTo(char._x, char._y);
        }
        if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
                char._x += 2;
                Line.lineTo(char._x, char._y);
        }
        if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
                char._x -= 2;
                Line.lineTo(char._x, char._y);
        }
};
stop();

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i'm not sure what kind of effect you we're looking for but something like this perhaps:

Code:

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this.createEmptyMovieClip("Line",1);
Line.lineStyle(4,0x0000ff,100);
Line.moveTo(char._x, char._y);

char.onEnterFrame = function() {
       
        Line.lineTo(char._x, char._y - Line._y);
         
        if (Key.isDown (Key.UP)) {
                char._y -= 2;
        }
        if (Key.isDown (Key.DOWN)) {
                char._y += 2;
        }
        if (Key.isDown (Key.RIGHT)) {
                char._x += 2;
        }
        if (Key.isDown (Key.LEFT)) {
                char._x -= 2;
        }
       
        Line._y += 1
}
stop();

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I'm trying to draw two lines at once onstage that go to two different mc's.

Ultimately, my goal is to get four at once, but I'm just trying to get two to draw their lines following two mc's right now


for some reason, I can draw two lines at once if one or more goes to the mouse, but not if 2 or more go to an mc...

and I tried the codes both of you suggested, neither worked, I guess I should have been more clear, sorry.

i don't understand, where are the lines originating from? if their originating from the player's and moving to a player, you will never see the line. If you want a trail, move the origin once and call the "lineTo" action whenever the player moves, don't update the origin and don't move the parent movieclip

Here's an example where the arrow keys move one and the WASD keys move the other. Is this what you are trying to do?

See attached.