The elusive hitTest explained

That works really well Tony, thanks again for your time and help.

I'd like to ask your opinion on something though if i may. The idea is to have 2 dots with a gap in the middle. So 1 will be say 20 pixels up from the center of the movie clip and the other will be -20 pixels from the center. Then you just guide the dots past a line, so the line goes in between the dots. Then the hit test will detect the hit between the dots and the line. Because the line will be curved and not just straight, i need to add some rotation to the movie clip using the left and right cursor keys. I've already done that before so that's not the problem as such. I'm just wondering if it might be easier to use the getbounds hit test code to just detect for a collision rather than actually stopping the movieclip from passing through it. I also need to work out where to put the reaction (a change in alpha percentage or a message saying the line has been hit, etc) to the hit test.

The more i think about it, the more i think that stopping the movieclip's movement on the hittest might be the wrong way to go. Instead maybe i should just let the movieclip pass through the line but include a message of some kind that says the line has been hit.

I hope you don't mind having me bounce these ideas off of you Tony, you've been a great help :D

Quote:

Originally posted by triple j
The idea is to have 2 dots with a gap in the middle. So 1 will be say 20 pixels up from the center of the movie clip and the other will be -20 pixels from the center. Then you just guide the dots past a line, so the line goes in between the dots. Then the hit test will detect the hit between the dots and the line. Because the line will be curved and not just straight, i need to add some rotation to the movie clip using the left and right cursor keys. I've already done that before so that's not the problem as such.

Maybe I didnt understand your idea correctly, but if you have 2 points to test against the line, then I would forget the getBounds and just hittest both point coordinates. Of course you would first need to convert them to stage coordinates to match the line.

Im not sure, but have you actually thought what happens, if the dots are moved very fast? They could get outside of the line without hitting it.

If that can be problem, you could cheat and not test the points at all. You could draw invisible line between the points (points remain only to show player the position) and hitTest between that invisible line and path line. As long they hit, points are placed either side of the path.

Its up to you, what to do when player goes out of the path. End the game, show warning, stop the movement... your choise :)

You must be some sort of mind reader Tony :D Earlier today i worked on using another movieclip that was just a line to detect for the hit test instead of the points.

I also realised your point too about the dots being moved too fast. It would detect the hit test and i just made it display a temporary message saying "ok" or "hit", but then if you move the mouse quick enough you can pretty much cheat, so that was no good.

I tried stopping the movement when the dots hit the line, but i couldn't get it to work correctly. Ideally, what i would like to aim for, is to have an energy bar so that when the dots are in contact with the line, the bar goes down ( i think i can make that ). But to also limit/stopping the movement of the dots, but i'm not sure how to go about this.

I tried several things today and i was getting more and more frustrated by it, so in the end i gave up. It's got me a little confused right now :confused:

hitTest for the lazy and dull-witted...

hitTest for the lazy and dull-witted (such as myself)...
I know this thread was a hot topic a whole year ago, but i'm sure finding it interesting today. after having many of the problems expressed since Ed Mack's (Mack Daddy of HitTest) initial post, I used the simple shapFlag argument presented by "The_Xell" in Groovy.fla :

onClipEvent (mouseMove) {
if (_root.dumBell.hitTest(_root.circ._x,_root.circ._y , true)) {//checks if the circle is on the black area, not bounding box
_root.hit = true;
} else {
_root.hit = false;
}

}

I used a "dumbell" shaped object as the area to be hit and "circ" instead of the mouse position. I then CHEATED by duplicating the dumbell and putting the code on the duplicate a layer beneath, enlarging it so that the center of "circ" would hitTest before reaching the dumbell proper. works great if the dumbell doesn't have to move. Maybe I'm a dumbell for taking the less exciting route, but it was quick and simple. maybe novice actionscripters will dig it.

wat a topic!!

now i understand hittest much much better than b4.. n thx to ed mack now my game is workin..

i think u guys shud make more this kind of topic with attach movie clip etc.. or r there some already??

How do you make something happen on ... un hit. for instance

I have this on a MC

Code:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (this.hitTest(_root.hero) && Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)) { _root.vocals.text= "I'm a mage!"; } }

But when the hit test no longer exist on that object I want the _root.vocals.text to be set back to nothing.

I used this code to make my character move and detect collision but when the character hits/touches the building it gets stuck in it.
This is the script I used. Someone plz show me what i did wrong.

Code:

onClipEvent(load){ s = 6; function move(x,y){ if(!this.hitTest(_root.bldg)){ _x += x; _y += y; } } } onClipEvent(enterFrame){ if(Key.isDown(Key.UP)){ move(0,-s); if (_currentframe<5){ _root.hero.gotoAndPlay("walk up"); } } if(Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)){ move(0,s); if (_currentframe<5){ _root.hero.gotoAndPlay("walk down"); } } if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)){ move(-s,0); if (_currentframe<5){ _root.hero.gotoAndPlay("walk left"); } } if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)){ move(s,0); if (_currentframe<5){ _root.hero.gotoAndPlay("walk right"); } } } onClipEvent (keyUp) { if (_currentframe>4){ if(_currentframe>9){ if(_currentframe>14){ if(_currentframe>19){ _root.hero.gotoAndStop(4); }else{ _root.hero.gotoAndStop(3); } }else{ _root.hero.gotoAndStop(2); } }else{ _root.hero.gotoAndStop(1); } } }

I don't believe it, this great thread is still not a sticky, even though all of the starters keep asking questions about hitTest, please mod squad, *glare* here!:)

PS:- I know the stickies have increased and there's a actionscript section at fk boards.....but people like me are so lazy :zzz:

the thread is sticky .. but in a different way ;) .. see this thread http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...hreadid=518121

Quote:

Originally posted by havokking
I used this code to make my character move and detect collision but when the character hits/touches the building it gets stuck in it.
This is the script I used. Someone plz show me what i did wrong.

Look at the move function:
code:
function move(x,y){

	if(!this.hitTest(_root.bldg)){

		_x += x;

		_y += y;

	}

} 
Now think how this code works.

1. Check if the mc is currently colliding with the mc _root.bldg.
2. If it is colliding (hitTest returns true), then do nothing.
3. If mc is currently not colliding, then add x and y to its current position.

Whats wrong with this logic?
Lets say you have mc at _x=100 and x=10.
Lets suppose from the _x=110 it will hit the mc _root.bldg.
So, you run the code, hitTest returns false and mc is moved to _x=110.
Next time the mc tries to move, its already colliding with the building and the movement is ignored.
Result - mc is stuck in the building.

What you want to use?
You should use hitTest to check if the mc will collide in the position it will be positioned AFTER it moves. And only allow movement, when the NEW position doesnt collide with the building.

So, use point-based hitTest. You know mc's current position and how much it would to move, add those together:

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

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I know there hasnt been any activity in this topic since june of 2004 but while looking through here i've gotton some good examples but I cant get it to work.

Ok so heres my problem: I have a character who I want to stop when they hit a wall, but it needs to continue to hide the animations inside the characters movie clip.

I have this code on the character for the wall, got it from Ed Mack

code:

onClipEvent(load){

	s = 5;

	b = this.getBounds(this);



	function move(x,y){

		if(!_root.wall.hitTest(_x+x+b.xmin+1,_y+y+b.ymin+1  ,true)){

			if(!_root.wall.hitTest(_x+x+b.xmax-1,_y+y+b.ymin+1,true)){

				if(!_root.wall.hitTest(_x+x+b.xmin+1,_y+y+b.ymax-1,true)){

					if(!_root.wall.hitTest(_x+x+b.xmax-1,_y+y+b.ymax-1,true)){

						_x += x;

						_y += y;

					}

				}

			}

		}

	}

}



onClipEvent(enterFrame){

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

		move(0,-s);

	}

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

		move(0,s);

	}

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

		move(-s,0);

	}

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

		move(s,0);

	}

}

and this is the code inside the character movie clip that hides the other animations

code:

function initialize()

{

	hideAllAnimations();

	wasDown = true;

	wasUp = false;

	wasRight = false;

	wasLeft = false;

}



function handleVidelMovement()

{

	if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT) && Key.isDown(Key.SPACE))

	{

		this._x+=0;

if(Key.isDown(Key.DOWN))

{

this._y+=0;

}

else if(Key.isDown(Key.UP))

{

this._y-=0;

}



		hideAllAnimations();

		this.videlblockr._visible = true;

		wasDown = false;

		wasUp = false;

		wasRight = true;

		wasLeft = false;

	}

	else if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT))

	{

		this._x+=3;

if(Key.isDown(Key.DOWN))

{

this._y+=3;

}

else if(Key.isDown(Key.UP))

{

this._y-=3;

}

		hideAllAnimations();

		this.videlwalkr._visible = true;

		wasDown = false;

		wasUp = false;

		wasRight = true;

		wasLeft = false;

	}

	else if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT) && Key.isDown(Key.SPACE))

	{

		this._x-=0;

if(Key.isDown(Key.DOWN))

{

this._y+=0;

}

else if(Key.isDown(Key.UP))

{

this._y-=0;

}

		hideAllAnimations();

		this.videlblockingl._visible = true;

		wasDown = false;

		wasUp = false;

		wasRight = false;

		wasLeft = true;

	}

	else if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT))

	{

		this._x-=3;

if(Key.isDown(Key.DOWN))

{

this._y+=3;

}

else if(Key.isDown(Key.UP))

{

this._y-=3;

}

		hideAllAnimations();

		this.videlwalkingl._visible = true;

		wasDown = false;

		wasUp = false;

		wasRight = false;

		wasLeft = true;

	}

	else if (Key.isDown(Key.UP) && Key.isDown(Key.SPACE))

	{

		this._y-=0;

if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT))

{

this._y+=0;

}

else if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT))

{

this._y-=0;

}

		hideAllAnimations();

		this.videlblockingup._visible = true;

		wasDown = false;

		wasUp = true;

		wasRight = false;

		wasLeft = false;

	}

	else if(Key.isDown(Key.UP))

	{

		this._y-=3;

if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT))

{

this._y+=3;

}

else if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT))

{

this._y-=3;

}

		hideAllAnimations();

		this.videlwalkingup._visible = true;

		wasDown = false;

		wasUp = true;

		wasRight = false;

		wasLeft = false;

	}

	else if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN) && Key.isDown(Key.SPACE))

	{

		this._y+=0;

if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT))

{

this._y+=0;

}

else if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT))

{

this._y-=0;

}

		hideAllAnimations();

		this.videlblockingdown._visible = true;

		wasDown = true;

		wasUp = false;

		wasRight = false;

		wasLeft = false;

	}

	else if(Key.isDown(Key.DOWN))

	{

		this._y+=3;

if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT))

{

this._y+=3;

}

else if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT))

{

this._y-=3;

}

		hideAllAnimations();

		this.videlwalkingdown._visible = true;

		wasDown = true;

		wasUp = false;

		wasRight = false;

		wasLeft = false;

	}

	else if( wasDown )

	{

		hideAllAnimations();

		this.videlstandingdown._visible = true;

	}

	else if( wasUp )

	{

		hideAllAnimations();

		this.videlstandingup._visible = true;

	}

	else if( wasRight )

	{

		hideAllAnimations();

		this.videlstandingr._visible = true;

	}

	else if( wasLeft )

	{

		hideAllAnimations();

		this.videlstandingl._visible = true;

	}

}



function hideAllAnimations()

{

	this.videlstandingr._visible = false;

	this.videlwalkr._visible = false;

	this.videlblockr._visible = false;

	this.videlpunchr._visible = false;

    this.videlkir._visible = false;

    this.videlkickr._visible = false;



	this.videlstandingl._visible = false;

	this.videlwalkingl._visible = false;

	this.videlblockingl._visible = false;

    this.videlpunchingl._visible = false;

    this.videlkil._visible = false;

    this.videlkickingl._visible = false;

	

	this.videlstandingup._visible = false;

	this.videlwalkingup._visible = false;

	this.videlblockingup._visible = false;

    this.videlpunchup._visible = false;

	this.videlkiup._visible = false;

    this.videlkickup._visible = false;



	this.videlstandingdown._visible = false;

	this.videlwalkingdown._visible = false;

	this.videlblockingdown._visible = false;

    this.videlpunchdown._visible = false;

    this.videlkidown._visible = false;

    this.videlkickdown._visible = false;

}



initialize();

but since theres 2 scripts for movement the character just slows down and continues through it and with the current wall code when you hold space and an arrow key your supposed to stop and block but that doesnt work till you come in contact with the wall so if someone could help me out a bit I would be VERY grateful. I'll include the .fla for even more reference, it's in Flash MX format

Say if I had a man that could walk but I wanted him to walk up or down hills, if it can be done, how would I approach doing this using the hitTest method so its easy to understand??

Okay, I have a BIG problem:

I'm making an object move up the screen (object 1). When Object one syncs up EXACTLY with another object (object 2), the player will have to push a hey (Up directional button).

When the Up directional button is pushed, it performs a hitTest. if both objects are at sync exactly, it will say "GOOD". if it hasn't passed object 2 yet, it won't do anything. But if it HAS passed object 2 (and the player didn't push the updirectional button), it will say "BAD"

How am I supposed to do this?

Here's what I have so far:

// locks the UP arrow's Y cord
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
this._y -= 11;
if(this._x<0 || this._x>Stage.width || this._y < 0)
{
this.removeMovieClip();
}
}
// when UP KEY is pushed, performs collision detection analysis and tells weather it is good or bad
// if uparrow syncs up with deadline coord, displays GOOD
// if uparrow passes deadline coord, displays BAD
onClipEvent (keyUp) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
if(this.hitTest(45.9, 20, true)) {

After that, I'm lost.

BTW, "this" is referring to object 1.And 45.9 and 20 are objects 2's exact coordinates ;)

i have a game that the 2 obejcts moves "the goodguy and the wall"
how could i make the hitTest Works for that.

one movie clip move to the right the other to the left.

Quote:

Originally posted by Progranimator
I'm making an object move up the screen (object 1). When Object one syncs up EXACTLY with another object (object 2), the player will have to push a hey (Up directional button).

When the Up directional button is pushed, it performs a hitTest. if both objects are at sync exactly, it will say "GOOD". if it hasn't passed object 2 yet, it won't do anything. But if it HAS passed object 2 (and the player didn't push the updirectional button), it will say "BAD"

How am I supposed to do this?
code:
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {

	this._y -= 11;

	if(this._x<0 || this._x>Stage.width || this._y < 0){

		this.removeMovieClip();

	}

	if(this._y<20) {

		trace("bad");

	}

}

onClipEvent (keyDown) {

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

	if(this.hitTest(45.9, 20, true)) {

		trace("good");

	}

}

Quote:

Originally posted by GodAngel
i have a game that the 2 obejcts moves "the goodguy and the wall"
how could i make the hitTest Works for that.

if(!_root.goodguy.hitTest(_root.wall)){
//move
}

Okay, I've tried your code, and it glitched a little. I've modified it here:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
this._y -= 11;
if(this._x<0 || this._x>Stage.width || this._y < 0) {
this.removeMovieClip();
}
}
onClipEvent (keyDown) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
if(this.hitTest(45.9, 20, true)) {
trace("GOOD!!"); }
else {
trace("BAD"); }
}
}

The thing is that I want to make the hitTest area bigger, and not limited to just one point. I've tried the other hitTest format:

if(object1.hitTest(object2)) {

But I can't seem to get it right.

Just another question. Sorry!! But when the player pushes the Up Directional button, it will show either one of two images that were hidden, depending on weather he got GOOD or BAD. How do I do this?

Thanks for your help!!

P.S. I'm putting all this code in the actionscript window of Object1, and don't yet have any code for object 2. this is getting me a little worried. I'm putting object 2 on a seperate layer than object 1. I hope I'm not confuzing you.:D

Quote:

Originally posted by Progranimator
The thing is that I want to make the hitTest area bigger, and not limited to just one point. I've tried the other hitTest format:

if(object1.hitTest(object2)) {

But I can't seem to get it right.

Your other movie clip has to have instance name set to "object2", then you can use code in the object1:
if(this.hitTest(_root.object2)) {
This will return true if any part of bounding boxes of the 2 objects overlap.

Quote:

Originally posted by Progranimator
Just another question. Sorry!! But when the player pushes the Up Directional button, it will show either one of two images that were hidden, depending on weather he got GOOD or BAD. How do I do this?

Create movie clip. Make 3 keyframes inside it. Delete all the graphics from frame 1 and place stop() statement in frame 1. Place image of "Good" in frame 2 and image of "Bad" in frame 3. Give this movie lcip instance name "images" and instead of trace use:

_root.images.gotoAndStop(2);
for good and
_root.images.gotoAndStop(3);
for bad.

Ok I'm sure someone can help me

Now I had a working code for this but lost it recently but I have a character you move with the keyboard keys, and I have a wall I want to stop the character when they hit it.

Now the code I had I cant remember but it was really simple, I think it was so when the character ran into it, it had a _x=-4 and _y=-0 or something so no matter how much you tried running into the wall it would just keep pushing the character back not letting them pass through it.

I'm sure at least one of you Guru's in here know what I'm talking about

i wrote this one not that long ago (just change instance names)

Code:

onClipEvent (load) { speed = 5; function checkHit(x, y) { if (_root.maze.hitTest(this._x+x, this._y+y, true)) { return (true); } else { return (false); } } } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT) && !checkHit(speed, 0)) { this._x += speed; } else if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT) && !checkHit(-speed, 0)) { this._x -= speed; } if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN) && !checkHit(0, speed)) { this._y += speed; } else if (Key.isDown(Key.UP) && !checkHit(0, -speed)) { this._y -= speed; } }

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that doesnt work, that involves moving the character also while my character already has movement on them, I'll put a copy of it in here for you to look at, maybe you'll understand more what I mean, as I'm not the best at explaining

This is Flash MX

fixed my problem

I fixed the problem I was having it was super simple it was simply this

Code:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (hitTest(_level0.wall1)==true) { _x=_x-5; } }

on the character and the wall has the instance name of "wall" so then you either change it to:
_x=_x-5 for a right wall
_x=_x+5 for a left wall
_y=_y-5 for a lower wall
_y=_y+5 for an upper wall

and just change the 5 to a higher number for more resistence and a lower number for less resistence. Really simple stuff, I found the code at Actionscript.org in Tutorial 47 in the Begining level

Lets say i wanted to have a hitTest but it tests if an object hit part of another object. If i had a square
________
l_______l
l_______l
l_______l
l_______l
and i just wanted the middle 2 sections tested, not the top and bottom part.

Thanks,
The Amoeba

...I know bad drawing lol

neone?

Clouds of Mist

Hi, I am working on a game where the user clicks the button/mouse pointer (a spray can) and a spray comes out to shoot bugs...

I am pretty sure the right way to go with this is with the HitTest... I am using

PHP Code:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) { Mouse.hide(); } onClipEvent (load) { startDrag ("", true); }

to make the mouse pointer the actual can... can anyone give me some idea as to how to go about doing this? Thanks in advance...

I know a code that would help. However, startdrag is not used. Put it on the mc.

PHP Code:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) { Mouse.hide(); _x = _root._xmouse; _y = _root._ymouse; }

Thanks for the reply, however the mouse code is not the problem, I just posted that to let whoever might help see the code I am already using to see if there would be any interferences with that code that makes everything function properly...
The mouse pointer code works fine... the problem is with how to use HitTarget to make the movie clip of the mist in the button of the spray can hit the bugs and make them disappear...

Any help greatly appreciated...

Your question confuses me...

Do you mean how to get the mist to come out of the spray can? Or do you need to get it to hit the bugs?

To hit the bugs, just make them all buttons, or something like:

Quote:

If (this.hitTest(_root.mist)){
this.gotoAndPlay("DeathAnimation");
this.removeMovieClip();
}

In the Bug MC's actions.

help

i have the wall named lft and i have this code

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this.hitTest(_root.lft)){
_x += 5; }
}

i have the code on the character and oviously i have the rest of the code on how to move, but when the character hits the mc lft it doesnt get hit back 5 pixels right but it just goes under

hey what if i wanted the code for a hittest to be put on the wall? (the last post was like 3 months ago so i dought ne body is gonna reply but thanx if u do)

if the wall is on the right, you'd use
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this.hitTest(_root.wall)){
_x -= speed; }
}
left would be oppisite. and top and bottom would be with 'y' instead of 'x'.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed Mack

Thanks! Is there much more that we can do?

Here's code I'm quite fond of using for moving the player. It requires a clip on _root, called map containing the areas you're not allowed to walk on (It basically tests the bounding box of the object against an actual shape):

Code:

onClipEvent(load){ s = 5; b = this.getBounds(this); function move(x,y){ if(!_root.hit.hitTest(_x+x+b.xmin+1, _y+y+b.ymin+1, true)){ if(!_root.hit.hitTest(_x+x+b.xmax-1, _y+y+b.ymin+1, true)){ if(!_root.hit.hitTest(_x+x+b.xmin+1, _y+y+b.ymax-1, true)){ if(!_root.hit.hitTest(_x+x+b.xmax-1, _y+y+b.ymax-1, true)){ _x += x; _y += y; } } } } } } onClipEvent(enterFrame){ if(Key.isDown(Key.UP)){ move(0,-s); } if(Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)){ move(0,s); } if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)){ move(-s,0); } if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)){ move(s,0); } }

Does anyone know how i can use this code to work in flash 8 or 2004? I tried it at school with MX and it worked fine. When i got home and tried with 8 it did not work. Can someone help/ pm me/ or email [email protected] thanks

Tried the code with Flash8 and it works just fine.

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Hit test problem, would LOVE solution!

Hi,
this seems like THE place to ask problems to do with hit tests, so here i go.
on the attached fla file, ive got a purple box (follows the mouse) and a red box. i tried to make it so the purple box cannot pass through the red box, but i cant do it! sometimes it stops, but if you move the mouse fast it tends to go through. ive been messing with this problem for over a week and i really have no more ideas for a solution, id love it so much if someone can shine some light on how i can do this! id LOVE IT!
(if its possible to stop an MC that is stuck to the mouse pointer from going through the red MC, that would be fine as well, any solution il be so happy for!)
thanks for any help!

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonypa

Tried the code with Flash8 and it works just fine.

still doesnt seem to work for me. i even copy and pasted a whole thing that worked into a different file and then it didnt work.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeotiK

this works really nicely for art-based RPG's where you go from room to room, but is there any way to modify the code to make a large outdoor map that will start to scroll up/down/left/right as soon as the "hero" gets to the midpoint of the screen? If you still don't know what I'm talking about here's an example someone did that I'm trying to implement into my RPG engine, but i'm stumped on how to do it using the current script setup: http://www.geocities.com/mclelun/rpg.html

Any help would be appreciated. Thanx.

Its called art based scrolling.....

Or you can use tiles

check the knowledgebase

hello everyone.
i am makin a top down art based rpg game, and i have this code:
code:
onEnterFrame=function(){

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

    if(! game.map.limit.hitTest(game.player._x, (game.player._y + speed), true)) {

        game.map._y += speed

    }

}

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

    if(! game.map.limit.hitTest(game.player._x, (game.player._y + speed), true)) {

        game.map._y -= speed

    }

}

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

    if(! game.map.limit.hitTest((game.player._x + speed), game.player._y, true)) {

        game.map._x += speed

    }

}

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

    if(! game.map.limit.hitTest((game.player._x + speed), game.player._y, true)) {

        game.map._x -= speed

		var po_x = game.player._x

    }

}

}
i have some white circle movie clips (instance name limit) in a movie clip called map.
when it hits the limit movie clip i want it to stop, the problem with taht is it scrolls into the circle a bit before stoping (the player and the object partly overlap) and its easy to get stuck.
I want it to stop as soon as one edge ofd the player hits one edge of a wall.

tahts the first thing

the 2nd thing is that i have 7 or something of them circle movie clips in the map movie clip (all instanced named limit), and it only works for one. I need it so i can make many diffrent walls and boundaries of diffrent shapes and locations.

help is apreciated! ive been looking for days.

Quote:
Originally Posted by ThrashBoy
hello everyone.
i am makin a top down art based rpg game, and i have this code:
code:
onEnterFrame=function(){

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

    if(! game.map.limit.hitTest(game.player._x, (game.player._y + speed), true)) {

        game.map._y += speed

    }

}

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

    if(! game.map.limit.hitTest(game.player._x, (game.player._y + speed), true)) {

        game.map._y -= speed

    }

}

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

    if(! game.map.limit.hitTest((game.player._x + speed), game.player._y, true)) {

        game.map._x += speed

    }

}

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

    if(! game.map.limit.hitTest((game.player._x + speed), game.player._y, true)) {

        game.map._x -= speed

		var po_x = game.player._x

    }

}

}
i have some white circle movie clips (instance name limit) in a movie clip called map.
when it hits the limit movie clip i want it to stop, the problem with taht is it scrolls into the circle a bit before stoping (the player and the object partly overlap) and its easy to get stuck.
I want it to stop as soon as one edge ofd the player hits one edge of a wall.

tahts the first thing

the 2nd thing is that i have 7 or something of them circle movie clips in the map movie clip (all instanced named limit), and it only works for one. I need it so i can make many diffrent walls and boundaries of diffrent shapes and locations.

help is apreciated! ive been looking for days.
You don't need to post this twice. I just answered your question here .