cursor help

[matt_mrd]

Hey! I'm making a game and need help.

Can you make me a code that would change to frame 20 in the timeline when a movieclip called "knife" touches my cursor?

If you could, GREAT! I'm a n00bie!

[JavaHead]

I'm not going to spoon-feed you the code because you'll learn better if you do it yourself, also, I can't remember it.

But, do a hit test inside an IF control structure. If it's true, use gotoAndPlay() ot gotoAndStop(). Check the ActionScript dictionary for more info.

[BodadeM]

I disagree. I know I'd never have been able to learn proper AS if all people would do is give me 'hints'..

onClipEvent(enterFrame)
     if(this.hitTest(_xmouse, _xmouse) {
          _root.gotoAndStop(20);
}

If you put that inside the knife MC, it should work.

***
Another method is to make another small, invisible (set it's alpha to 0) MC, and set it to follow the mouse with the code:

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
     this._x = _xmouse;
     this._y = _ymouse;
}

(put that inside the small, invisible MC)
Then give that small, invisible MC an instance name, I'll use 'mouseHit' for this example. Then place the following code inside the knife:

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
     if(this.hitTest(_root.mouseHit)) {
          _root.gotoAndStop(20);
     }
}

A bit of explanation: The code used for determining wether one thing hits another is
'if(OBJECT1.hitTest(OBJECT2)) {
WHAT YOU WANT TO HAPPEN
}'

Mmkay?

Good luck with your project.

[matt_mrd]

Originally posted by BodadeM
I disagree. I know I'd never have been able to learn proper AS if all people would do is give me 'hints'..

onClipEvent(enterFrame)
     if(this.hitTest(_xmouse, _xmouse) {
          _root.gotoAndStop(20);
}

If you put that inside the knife MC, it should work.

***
Another method is to make another small, invisible (set it's alpha to 0) MC, and set it to follow the mouse with the code:

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
     this._x = _xmouse;
     this._y = _ymouse;
}

(put that inside the small, invisible MC)
Then give that small, invisible MC an instance name, I'll use 'mouseHit' for this example. Then place the following code inside the knife:

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
     if(this.hitTest(_root.mouseHit)) {
          _root.gotoAndStop(20);
     }
}

A bit of explanation: The code used for determining wether one thing hits another is
'if(OBJECT1.hitTest(OBJECT2)) {
WHAT YOU WANT TO HAPPEN
}'

Mmkay?

Good luck with your project.

THANKS very much! If not for you, I would still be back at step 1...

[BodadeM]

No problem! I'm glad I could help.