I'm Stumped

[Flash KiDD]

Here's the prob, i have a game in which the user can change weapons by pressing a different number. in level one i want to have a door which could only be opened with a key but i can't seem to do it!!! please help

[Subway]

I use a variable to do this (open a door with a key)

Example (not real code):

door12key = false;

onGameEvent(take door12key){
door12key = true;
}

if (door12key){
opendoor(door12);
}

[Flash KiDD]

thank you
but what's onGameEvent i've haven't used that one yet

[Mad-Sci]

Well what you can do is to crate an array which holds all items which you can encounter during the game and which you can pick up. You will need a collision detection as well. example:

You walk arround the maze and you see a key on the floor. You go over it ( collision detection here ) the key disapears (_visible=0) and you change your array in a way that it holds the variable key. You approach the door ( collision detection ) and look in the array to see if the variable key=true there. if its there open the door if not show a msg. like " you need a gold key to open the door".
Same whith the guns which you find in the mase. Just and array variable.
Mad_sci

[Flash KiDD]

This will probably sound stupid but i don't understand arrays could u explain them to me or is there a tut that does??

[Flash KiDD]

well???
what's an array???