Why is in my code a delay when it tries to display an object (AS3)? - actionscript-3

Question

I recently wrote down a flash programm using as3. In the Main class for the project I have an addChild method that is giving me some problems. The thing is that, when I run the movie and the child is supposedly displayed on the stage, there is a big delay in time before the image is rendered.
Here is the code in the Main class: (exact code lines below)
package code {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.display.Graphics;
import code.particles.*;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.text.TextField;
// import this to access to the particles
public class Main extends MovieClip {
// set player vars
public var player1:Player;
public var player2:Player;
public var ball:Ball;
// set pause vars
public var pauseParticle:Particle2; // var used for the pause visual effects
public var pauseEffectMC:MovieClip = new MovieClip(); // var used for the pause visual effects
public var gameIsPaused:Boolean;
// set buff vars
public var buffTimer:Timer = new Timer(10000, 0);
public function Main() {
// constructor code
if (stage) init(); // init function
else addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
}
// init function:
public function init():void
{
// set movieClip class vars
player1 = new Player(stage, 75, 200); // important values: (stage, and two numbers for position)
player2 = new Player(stage, 650, 200); //same for player two
ball = new Ball(stage); // same for the ball
pauseParticle = new Particle2(stage, stage.stageWidth/2, stage.stageHeight/2);
// define movie clips (calling a function)
definePauseEffectMC();
// start timer
buffTimer.start();
// important: add childs (create the visuals)
stage.addChild(player1);
stage.addChild(player2);
stage.addChild(ball);
// add event listeners
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, keyIsPressed);
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, keyIsReleased);
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, entFrame);
buffTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, buffClock);
}
// constant function
public function entFrame(e:Event):void
{
ball.ballRotation(player1, player2); // call the function for movement in the ball class
ball.ballReset();
}
// key handlers function
public function keyIsPressed(e:KeyboardEvent):void
{
switch(e.keyCode) //key cases:
{
/* player 1:
*/
case 65: // a key
player1.left = true; // change values for vars inside player1
break;
case 68: // d key
player1.right = true;
break;
case 87: // w key
player1.up = true;
break;
case 83: // s key
player1.down = true;
break;
/* player 2:
*/
case 37: // left arrow
player2.left = true; // change values for vars inside player2
break;
case 39: // right arrow
player2.right = true;
break;
case 38: // up arrow
player2.up = true;
break;
case 40: // down arrow
player2.down = true;
break;
/* pause button
*/
case 32: // spacebar button
pauseGame();
break;
}
}
public function keyIsReleased(e:KeyboardEvent):void
{
switch(e.keyCode) //key cases:
{
/* player 1:
*/
case 65: // a key
player1.left = false; // change values for vars inside player1
break;
case 68: // d key
player1.right = false;
break;
case 87: // w key
player1.up = false;
break;
case 83: // s key
player1.down = false;
break;
/* player 2:
*/
case 37: // left arrow
player2.left = false; // change values for vars inside player2
break;
case 39: // right arrow
player2.right = false;
break;
case 38: // up arrow
player2.up = false;
break;
case 40: // down arrow
player2.down = false;
break;
}
}
// function to pause the game
public function pauseGame():void
{
if(gameIsPaused == false)
{
gameIsPaused = true; // revert boolean
buffTimer.stop();
ball.timer.stop();
stage.addChild(pauseEffectMC); // add the effect
stage.addChild(pauseParticle); // add the pause symbol
trace("Paused");
stage.frameRate = 0;
}
else
{
gameIsPaused = false; // revert boolean
buffTimer.start();
ball.timer.start();
stage.removeChild(pauseEffectMC); // remove the effect
stage.removeChild(pauseParticle); // remove the pause symbol
trace("Continue");
stage.frameRate = 60;
}
}
// function to define the pause effect mc
public function definePauseEffectMC():void
{
pauseEffectMC.graphics.beginFill(0x000000); // fill with color (black)
pauseEffectMC.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight);
pauseEffectMC.alpha = 0.6 // change the alpha
pauseEffectMC.graphics.endFill();
}
/* Buffs
*/
//
public function buffClock(e:TimerEvent):void
{
var buffOn:Boolean = randBoolean(0.3);
if(buffOn == true)
{
var buff:Buff = new Buff(stage, ball, player1, player2);
stage.addChild(buff);
}
}
// random boolean with probability (to get "true" in return) ("prob" must be between 0 and 1)
public function randBoolean(prob:Number):Boolean
{
var randNum:Number = Math.random(); // get a random number between 0 and 0.99
if(randNum <= prob)
{
return(true);
}
else
{
return(false);
}
}
}
}
And here is the exact code that is giving me problems:
// function to pause the game
public function pauseGame():void
{
if(gameIsPaused == false)
{
gameIsPaused = true; // revert boolean
buffTimer.stop();
ball.timer.stop();
stage.addChild(pauseEffectMC); // add the effect
stage.addChild(pauseParticle); // add the pause symbol
trace("Paused");
stage.frameRate = 0;
}
else
{
gameIsPaused = false; // revert boolean
buffTimer.start();
ball.timer.start();
stage.removeChild(pauseEffectMC); // remove the effect
stage.removeChild(pauseParticle); // remove the pause symbol
trace("Continue");
stage.frameRate = 60;
}
}
// function to define the pause effect mc
public function definePauseEffectMC():void
{
pauseEffectMC.graphics.beginFill(0x000000); // fill with color (black)
pauseEffectMC.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight);
pauseEffectMC.alpha = 0.6 // change the alpha
pauseEffectMC.graphics.endFill();
}
I tried different things, but I did not find a solution. I have run the programm in another computer, but it is still having a delay.
I just wanted to know if there is something wrong with my code that I have to modify, or if it is a flash error.
Thank you for reading.
~m5