Randomise frame event

[flashfiddler]

Hi there, does anyone know how i could change this ENTER_FRAME below event so that the function doesnt occur on every frame.

stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, snowflake);
function snowflake (event:Event):void


For example, it would do if it occured every 50 frames.

Or preferably, if it could occur randomly between every 50 - 100 frames


I'd appreciate any help at all,
Thanks a mil
B

[tariqm]

You can create a counting integer variable that adds every time it enters the snowflake function and a goal variable to tell the function at which frame number to initiate the code in the function, like this:

stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, snowflake);
//init variables
var count:int=0;
var goal:int=int(Math.random()*50+50);//this will give you a number from 50-100

function snowflake(event:Event):void{
   if(count>=goal){
       count=0;
       goal=int(Math.random()*50+50);
       //add your code that was initially in your function here
   }
}

I believe this would work, there may be an error in the code, have not checked it.

[flashfiddler]

Thanks a mil for you help.

Couldnt get it going though. Any chance you could have a quick look over this to see if you can spot where i went wrong. I'll understand if you dont!

This is my initial actionscript and it works but the "snowflake" Movie appeears every frame:
(no need to look over this unless you need to

stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, snowflake);
function snowflake (event:Event):void
{
var _Snowflake:mcSnowflake;

_Snowflake = new mcSnowflake();
addChild(_Snowflake);
_Snowflake.x = Math.random() * 510;
_Snowflake.y = Math.random() * -60;


stage.addEventListener (Event.ENTER_FRAME, snowfall);
function snowfall(event:Event):void
{
if ( _Snowflake.y> 450 || _Snowflake.x> 550)
{
stage.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, snowfall);
removeChild(_Snowflake);
}
else
{ _Snowflake.y += 5;}
}
}



This is how i added your script:

stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, snowflake);
//init variables
var count:int=0;
var goal:int=int(Math.random()*50+50);
//this will give you a number from 50-100
var _Snowflake:mcSnowflake; //I PUT THIS IN HERE

function snowflake(event:Event):void{
if(count>=goal){
count=0;
goal=int(Math.random()*50+50);
//add your code that was initially in your function here


_Snowflake = new mcSnowflake();
addChild(_Snowflake);
_Snowflake.x = Math.random() * 510;
_Snowflake.y = Math.random() * -60;



stage.addEventListener (Event.ENTER_FRAME, snowfall);
function snowfall(event:Event):void
{
if ( _Snowflake.y> 450 || _Snowflake.x> 550)
{
stage.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, snowfall);
removeChild(_Snowflake);
}
else
{ _Snowflake.y += 5;}
}
}
}

Any thoughts on where i'm gone wrong,
no error messages come up but nothing happens when you test movie

Thanks again for your help

[tariqm]

What exactly do you want happening with the flash file you want?

I mean what effect do you want. Do you want to create a snowflake every 50-100 frames, have it fall then make it disappear after a certain point?

Do you have a fla file you can post here which I can look at?

Thanks,

TariqM

[flashfiddler]

I am making a game for college and have been trying to get this right for ages.
"snowflake" is actually a coin! I recycled actionscript from another project, so left the name "snowflake" on the coin movie.

Basically the coins, fall from the sky at random and a little character at the bottom moves left and right and tries to catch them. I intend to use a hit test and dynamic text to count the coins he catches and then he flies off to piggy heaven

Sounds easy enough, but have been at it for days now!!

I attached two fla,
in piggy2.fla , i got piggy moving
in the 'lots of coins.fla', I have coins falling every frame instead of every now and then as you would expect in a game

Thanks

[tariqm]

Can't believe I forgot this, but I forgot to increment the count variable...

Just add "count++;" as the first statement the snowflake function calls.


I attached a fix version of what you want.

Sorry about that