[mx]Problems with motion not reversing in Breakout game

[pup100]

Hi,

i have coded a very simple version of "Breakout" HERE
The whole thing works great bar one small problem.

I can't understand why the ball does not reverse it's _x/_y movement when it rebounds into a brick from another brick - Hit a brick from the bat - no problem, but get behind a brick & then hit that & the ball merrily carries on in it's original path.

fla attached.

[dawsonk]

for (i in thisOne) {
	if (thisOne[i].hitTest(_root["ball" + h])) {
		my_sound.start();
		var dir = (_root.xMover < 0) ? 1 : -1;
		_root.xMover = thisOne[i].xMove * dir;
		points = points + (thisOne[i].how);
		thisOne[i].removeMovieClip();
		break;
	}
}

[pup100]

Many thanks yet again dawsonk.

Seems so easy when the logic has been pointed out to you!

A reply over & above the call of duty having to read through & help out on all that spaghetti code! - Cheers again mate.