Make three MovieClips appear and disappear inside a snowglobe when shaken - actionscript-3

I used a creative cow tutorial to create my own snow globe that moves and snow reactivates - it really is a great tutorial.
What I'm trying to do is Change between 3 Movie clips in the ActionScript - But each time I add my movie clip names - Or try and add a simple visibility code I break my snow globe actions.
I have my MovieClip instances named friendsSceneThree, BuddiesSceneTwo and HatsOffSceneOne. I would think they'd be good but somewhere I'm missing something. Right now I can't get the code to even SEE The movieclips I'm getting a simple:
TypeError: Error #1006: value is not a function.at SnowGlobeContainer/update()
Down in the 'if drag' Update is where I'd like to Change from One MClip to the Next.
What Am I Not Seeing?!?! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
Here is the ActionScript:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.geom.Point;
public class SnowGlobeContainer extends Sprite {
public var snowForeground:SnowGeneratorCircle;
public var snowBackground:SnowGeneratorCircle;
public var friendsSceneThree:MovieClip;
public var buddiesSceneTwo:MovieClip;
public var hatsOffSceneOne:MovieClip;
public var drag:Boolean = false;
public var over:Boolean = false;
public var startPos:Point = new Point;
public var mouseDownOffset:Point = new Point;
public var bounds:Rectangle = new Rectangle;
public var vel:Point = new Point(0,0);
public var pos:Point = new Point(x,y);
public var old:Point = new Point(x,y);
public var gravity:Number = 5+(Math.random()*1);
public var restitution:Number = 0.5;
public var friction:Number = 0.9;
public function SnowGlobeContainer() {
// save some initial persistant properties
startPos.x = this.x;
startPos.y = this.y;
old.x = this.x;
old.y = this.y;
bounds.x = 0;
bounds.y = 0;
bounds.width = 600;
bounds.height = startPos.y;
// add mouse interaction listeners and show the cursor on rollover
this.mouseChildren = false;
this.useHandCursor = true;
this.buttonMode = true;
this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, onMouseDown);
this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, onMouseUp);
this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update);
}
protected function onMouseOver(e:MouseEvent=null):void { over = true; }
protected function onMouseOut(e:MouseEvent=null):void { over = false; }
protected function onMouseDown(e:MouseEvent=null):void {
// Save the offset of your mouse when you first start dragging. Same functionality as startDrag(false)
mouseDownOffset.x = mouseX;
mouseDownOffset.y = mouseY;
drag = true;
}
protected function onMouseUp(e:MouseEvent=null):void {
vel.x = vel.y = 0;
pos.x = x;
pos.y = y;
drag = false;
}
public function update(e:Event):void {
// this if/else statement controls the mouse over and out instead of using event listeners
if(mouseY < -175 || mouseY > 175 || mouseX < -175 || mouseX > 175){
if(over) onMouseOut();
}else{
if(!over) onMouseOver();
}
if(drag){
// drag around..
this.x = parent.mouseX - mouseDownOffset.x;
this.y = parent.mouseY - mouseDownOffset.y;
// keep this thing on the table :)
if(y >= bounds.height) y = bounds.height;
// if you "shake" or move the mouse quickly, we are going to reset the snow particles
var d:Point = new Point(Math.abs(old.x - x), Math.abs(old.y - y));
if(d.x > 50 || d.y > 50 ){
snowForeground.reset();
snowBackground.reset();
friendsSceneThree.visible = false;
}
// update the history position
old.x = x;
old.y = y;
vel.y = (y-old.y)/2;
}else{
// if you drop this object it should have a bit of realistic falling..
vel.y += gravity;
pos.y += vel.y;
// bounce
if(pos.y > bounds.height){
pos.y = bounds.height;
vel.y *= -(Math.random()*restitution);
}
y = pos.y;
}
}
}
}
I appreciate the help -- If you haven't noticed I'm new to all of this scripting. I'm looking in on lynda.com and other forums. the SnowGeneratorCircle.as is:
package {
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.Event;
public class SnowGeneratorCircle extends Sprite {
var totalFlakes:int = 500;
var flakes:Array = new Array();
public function SnowGeneratorCircle() {
addSnowFlakes();
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update);
}
protected function addSnowFlakes():void{
for(var i:int=0; i<totalFlakes; i++){
var f:SnowFlake = new SnowFlake();
addChild(f);
flakes.push(f);
}
}
public function reset():void{
for(var i:int=0; i<totalFlakes; i++){
var f:SnowFlake = flakes[i];
f.reset();
}
}
public function update(e:Event=null):void {
for(var i:int=0; i<totalFlakes; i++){
var f:SnowFlake = flakes[i];
f.update(0);
}
}
}
}
I debugged - didn't clean up the code, because every time I did - it broke the actions. So I left the code with the double spacing. That's how it went in when I copied and pasted from the tutorial anyway.
Here's the error on line 173 - which is the MovieClip I'd like to have change.
Attempting to launch and connect to Player using URL /Volumes/Lacie Biggest S2S/GRaid/Veronica
/V/Rubio/Work/SUBARU/SnowGlobe Subaru/SnowGlobeAnima/snowGlobeShakev3.swf
[SWF] Volumes:Lacie Biggest S2S:GRaid:Veronica:V:Rubio:Work:SUBARU:SnowGlobe >Subaru:SnowGlobeAnima:snowGlobeShakev3.swf - 468081 bytes after decompression
TypeError: Error #1006: value is not a function.
at SnowGlobeContainer/update()[/Volumes/Lacie Biggest S2S/GRaid/Veronica/V/Rubio/Work/SUBARU
/SnowGlobe Subaru/SnowGlobeAnima/SnowGlobeContainer.as:173]
I just don't know how to get the actionscript to find my MovieClips and then swap them out wt each shake of the globe.

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AS3: Why is a line created with .graphics appearing in two different places and when removed with parent.visible = false, only one goes?

Nobody seems to have this question already so I asked it because I've spent a few hours trying to debug this and can't find a solution;
Essentially, I have a function called draw, which is declared in my document class:
public function draw(Target: MovieClip,mX: int,mY: int,lX: int,lY: int):void {
Target.graphics.clear();
Target.graphics.lineStyle(1,0x000000,1);
Target.graphics.moveTo(mX,mY);
Target.graphics.lineTo(lX,lY);
}
I call it later to draw two lines, on two different MovieClips:
draw(Line,Line.mX,Line.mY,Mirror.x + (Mirror.width / 2),Line.lY);
draw(nextLine,(Mirror.x + (Mirror.width / 2)),200,(Mirror.x + (Mirror.width / 2)),0);
where
var Line: MovieClip = new MovieClip();
var Mirror: MovieClip = new mirror();
and Mirror is draggable, so Mirror.x changes whenever it is dragged.
Line is a line made using .graphics and Line.mX is equal to the Line.graphics.moveTo X value last time it was modified. Line.mY is the same, but for the Y coordinate. I set these values by doing this:
Line.mX = 0;
Line.mY = 200;
Line.lX = 550;
Line.lY = 200;
But with whatever values I want to draw the line, with lX and lY being equal to the X and Y coordinates of Line.graphics.lineTo. Then I draw Line using my draw function like this:
draw(Line,Line.mX,Line.mY,Line.lX,Line.lY);
Then it gets more complex because, actually, Line is just one line in an array of lines, created like this:
public var lines = [line0,line1,line2,line3,line4,line5,line6,line7,line8];
and each of those lines is created like this (with 0 being replaced by the line's number, respectively):
public var line0: MovieClip = new MovieClip();
then I give each line a number and a name, add them to the stage and hide them like this:
for each(var setupLine:MovieClip in lines) {
setupLine.num = (lines.indexOf(setupLine));
setupLine.name = ('line' + setupLine.num);
addChild(setupLine);
setupLine.visible = false;
}
Then, after making line0 visible, because I need to see it at the start, I loop through each line in a function that runs on ENTER_FRAME, and set the value of nextLine to a different value each time I run the loop like this:
for each(var Line:MovieClip in lines) {
nextLine = this['line' + (Line.num + 1)];
}
Within that loop, I then loop through a few other arrays, then check for a collision with the selected Line and another selected MovieClip from another array, which I wont go into or this question will be longer than the code for node.js.
So essentially, if the collision with the two MovieClips is present, I draw the line that I mentioned at the top of my question. But for some reason, although Line draws correctly, nextLine draws correctly, but a duplicate of it is drawn across the Y axis at 0, and stops where nextLine is on the Y axis (nextLine is vertical, so it has the same Y value at the start as at the end).
Even stranger, when I try to hide nextLine if the collision with the two MovieClips is no longer present, using this code:
nextLine.visible = false;
it only hides the version of nextLine that runs along the top of the stage, which I didn't even intend to create in the start.
EDIT
here is a link to the current source code
Here is a link to the entire project files with the original source code
copy/paste the new source code from the pastebin link to get the new version
Thanks in advance,
-Raph
I figured out how to do this, code is
package {
import flash.events.*;
import flash.utils.*;
import flash.display.*;
[SWF(backgroundColor="0xbdc3c7")]
public class LightStage extends MovieClip {
//import classes
public var globeClass:Globe = new Globe();
public var mirrorClass:Mirror = new Mirror();
public var lineClass:Line = new Line();
//create all stage objects
public var curLine:Line
public var nextLine:Line;
public var curMirror:Mirror;
//create containers
public var mirrors:Vector.<Mirror> = new Vector.<Mirror>(); //a vector is an array, but every member has to be (or subclass) the specified class
public var globes:Vector.<Globe> = new Vector.<Globe>();
public var lines:Vector.<Line> = new Vector.<Line>();
trace('lightstage: working');
//create level object
public var curLevel:int = -1;
//create dependent variables
public var kill: Boolean = true;
//init function
public function LightStage() {
//setup MovieClips
var i:int = 0;
for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
mirrors.push(new Mirror());
}
for (i = 0; i < 4;i++ ) {
globes.push(new Globe());
}
var tmpLine:Line;
for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
tmpLine = new Line();
lines.push(tmpLine);
addChild(tmpLine);
tmpLine.visible = false;
}
//create ENTER_FRAME listener
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,enterFrame);
//start the game
levelUp();
}
//levelUp function
public function levelUp() {
curLevel++;
curLine = lines[curLevel]; //set line to the current level
curLine.curX = 0;
curLine.curY = 200;
curLine.draw(550, 200);
curLine.visible = true;
//show and position mirrors and globes
curMirror = mirrors[curLevel];
addChild(curMirror);
curMirror.x = 250;
curMirror.y = 350;
var curGlobe:Globe = globes[curLevel];
addChild(curGlobe);
curGlobe.x = 100;
curGlobe.y = 50;
//set mirror types
curMirror.gotoAndStop(2);
trace("you are now on level " + (curLevel + 1) + "!");
}
//ENTER_FRAME function
public function enterFrame(event:Event) {
//line1.visible = true;
for (var i:int = 0; i < lines.length;i++){
if (i < lines.length - 1) nextLine = lines[i + 1]; //check for out of bounds before assignment next line
if (lines[i].visible == true) {
kill = true;
for each(var mirror:Mirror in mirrors) {
if (lines[i].visible && mirror.stage && mirror.hitTestObject(lines[i])) { //for efficiency, do the hit test last in the if statement
for each(var globe:Globe in globes) {
//Looped through Mirrors and Lines and checked for collision - if collision is present, we loop through globes here
if (nextLine && nextLine.stage) {
addChild(nextLine);
}
//check for active globes
if (lines[i].visible && lines[i].hitTestObject(globe)) {
//check if the selected line touches the selected globe - if it does then we will start the timer for that globe
if (!globe.running){
globe.start();
//trace('timing');
kill = false;
}
}
else {
globe.reset();
}
switch(mirror.currentFrame) {
case 1:
break;
case 2:
//trace('live a life you will remember' + Math.random());
if(nextLine) nextLine.visible = true;
lines[i].draw(mirror.x + (mirror.width / 2),lines[i].curY);
if (nextLine) {
nextLine.curX = mirror.x + (mirror.width / 2);
nextLine.curY = 200;
nextLine.draw(mirror.x + (mirror.width / 2), 0);
}
kill = false;
break;
case 3:
case 4:
case 5:
case 6:
case 7:
case 8:
case 9:
case 10:
case 11:
case 12:
trace(mirror.currentFrame);
kill = false;
break;
}
}
}
else if (lines[i].visible && mirror.stage && lines[i].stage){
if (kill && nextLine){
nextLine.graphics.clear();
nextLine.visible = false;
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
//MIRROR CLASS DECLARATION
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
class Mirror extends MovieClip {
trace('mirror: working');
public function Mirror() {
this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,onDown,false,0,true);
}
private function onDown(e:MouseEvent):void {
//add the mouse up listener on the stage, that way it's consistent even if the user drags so fast that the mouse leaves the bounds of the mirror
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, onUp, false, 0, true);
this.startDrag();
}
private function onUp(e:MouseEvent):void {
//we need to remove the listener from the stage now
stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, onUp, false);
this.stopDrag();
}
}
//LINE CLASS DECLARATION
import flash.display.Graphics;
class Line extends MovieClip {
trace('line: working');
public var curX:int;
public var curY:int;
public function Line():void {
}
public function draw(toX:int,toY:int):void {
graphics.clear();
graphics.lineStyle(1,0x000000,1);
graphics.moveTo(curX,curY);
graphics.lineTo(toX, toY);
curX = toX;
curY = toY;
}
}
//GLOBE CLASS DECLARATION
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.utils.Timer;
class Globe extends MovieClip {
trace('globe: working');
private var timer:Timer = new Timer(3 * 100, 5);
public function Globe():void {
timer = new Timer(300, 5);
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, repeatShine, false, 0, true);
}
public function reset():void {
timer.reset();
}
public function start():void {
timer.start();
}
public function get running():Boolean { return timer.running; };
private function repeatShine(e:TimerEvent):void {
}
}

AS3 / Flash - Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference

I know this is a common question, but I've looked through all of the others and couldn't figure out a solution for my problem.
I've debugged and found the offending line of code, but I'm not sure what exactly it is that's wrong with it or how to fix it.
Code below - the error is thrown when "enemy.movement();" calls the movement function in the Enemy class. The first 2 lines of code(var xDist and var yDist) or specifically flagged.
package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.events.Event;
public class zombiestandoffMain extends MovieClip
{
static public var enemy:Enemy;
static public var player:Player;
public var gameTimer:Timer;
public var crosshair:Crosshair;
public var army:Array;
public function zombiestandoffMain()
{
//enemy = new Enemy();
//addChild( enemy );
army = new Array();
var newEnemy = new Enemy;
army.push( newEnemy );
addChild( newEnemy );
player = new Player();
addChild( player );
crosshair = new Crosshair();
addChild( crosshair );
crosshair.x = mouseX;
crosshair.y = mouseY;
gameTimer = new Timer( 25 );
gameTimer.addEventListener( TimerEvent.TIMER, onTick );
gameTimer.start();
}
public function onTick( timerEvent:TimerEvent ):void
{
var newEnemy:Enemy = new Enemy;
army.push( newEnemy );
addChild( newEnemy );
crosshair.x = mouseX;
crosshair.y = mouseY;
for each ( var enemy:Enemy in army ) {
enemy.movement();
}
//if ( player.hitTestObject( enemy ) )
//{
//}
}
}
}
And the Enemy class:
package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.geom.Point;
import flash.events.Event;
public class Enemy extends MovieClip
{
public var sideSpawn = int(Math.random() * 3)
public function Enemy()
{
if (sideSpawn == 0) {//top
x = Math.random() * 800;
y = 200;
} else if (sideSpawn == 1) {//left
x = -20;
y = (Math.floor(Math.random() * (1 + 800 - 200)) + 200);
} else if (sideSpawn == 2) {//right
x = 800 + 20;
y = (Math.floor(Math.random() * (1 + 800 - 200)) + 200);
} else { //bottom
x = Math.random() * 800;
y = 800 + 20;
//(Math.floor(Math.random() * (1 + high - low)) + low);
}
}
public function movement():void {
var xDist = Math.abs(zombiestandoffMain.enemy.x - zombiestandoffMain.player.x);
var yDist = Math.abs(zombiestandoffMain.enemy.y - zombiestandoffMain.player.y);
if (xDist > yDist) {
if (zombiestandoffMain.enemy.x > zombiestandoffMain.player.x)
zombiestandoffMain.enemy.x-=2;
else zombiestandoffMain.enemy.x+=2;
} else {
if (zombiestandoffMain.enemy.y > zombiestandoffMain.player.y)
zombiestandoffMain.enemy.y-=2;
else zombiestandoffMain.enemy.y+=2;
}
}
}
}
My best guess is that the x and y coords for enemy are null - but I've tried inserting values for the coords and still get the same error.
Thank you for any help!
You've only declared enemy, you must also define it. Set enemy inside zombiestandoffMain to a new Enemy obect:
enemy = new Enemy();
I guess it's with the zombiestandoffMain you are referencing in the movement() method. I do not see any definition of it in the Enemy Class. if it is meant to be defined manually in the flash environment or somewhere make sure that this property is (zombiestandoffMain) is reference properly. Hope that helps

How to run an external action script file at a specify frame?

Sorry for the vague question. The point is I would like to run an external actionscript(.as) file at a specify frame so that it won't run unless I clicked start button from the main menu. This is to make sure the game sprites won't appear on the main menu. I have tried "Export classes in frame" option but it won't work. The actionscript is already set to document class. I have no code placed on timeline.
The external actionscript code to my game:
package
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.utils.*;
import flash.media.*;
import com.greensock.*;
public class image_match extends MovieClip
{
private var first_tile:images;
private var second_tile:images;
private var pause_timer:Timer;
var imagedeck:Array = new
Array(1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,11,11,12,12);
var theFirstCardSound:FirstCardSound = new FirstCardSound();
var theMissSound:MissSound = new MissSound();
var theMatchSound:MatchSound = new MatchSound();
var playerScore:Number = 0;
public function image_match()
{
trace(this.currentFrame);
for (x = 1; x <= 6; x++)
{
for (y = 1; y <= 4; y++)
{
var random_card = Math.floor(Math.random() *
imagedeck.length);
var tile:images = new images ;
tile.col = imagedeck[random_card];
imagedeck.splice(random_card,1);
tile.gotoAndStop(13);
tile.x = 95;
tile.y = 145;
tile.x += (x - 1) * 122;
tile.y += (y - 1) * 132;
tile.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,tile_clicked);
tile.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, glow);
tile.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, noGlow);
tile.buttonMode = true;
addChild(tile);
}
}
}
//Function to create glow effect.
function glow(event:MouseEvent):void
{
TweenMax.to(event.currentTarget, 0.3, {glowFilter:{color:0x0000ff,
alpha:1, blurX:10, blurY:10,strength:0.7}});
}
//Function to remove glow effect.
function noGlow(event:MouseEvent):void
{
TweenMax.to(event.currentTarget, 0.5, {glowFilter:{alpha:0}});
}
public function tile_clicked(event:MouseEvent)
{
var clicked:images = event.currentTarget as images;
if ((first_tile == null))
{
first_tile = clicked;
theFirstCardSound.play();
first_tile.gotoAndStop(clicked.col);
}
else if (((second_tile == null) && first_tile != clicked))
{
second_tile = clicked;
second_tile.gotoAndStop(clicked.col);
if (first_tile.col == second_tile.col)
{
theMatchSound.play();
pause_timer = new Timer(1000,1);
pause_timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE,remove_tiles);
pause_timer.start();
playerScore += 200;
}
else
{
theMissSound.play();
pause_timer = new Timer(1000,1);
pause_timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE,reset_tiles);
pause_timer.start();
playerScore -= 20;
}
}
updateScore();
}
public function updateScore():void
{
scoreText.text = playerScore.toString();
trace("Score: " + scoreText.text);
}
public function reset_tiles(event:TimerEvent)
{
first_tile.gotoAndStop(13);
second_tile.gotoAndStop(13);
first_tile = null;
second_tile = null;
pause_timer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE,reset_tiles);
}
public function remove_tiles(event:TimerEvent)
{
removeChild(first_tile);
removeChild(second_tile);
first_tile = null;
second_tile = null;
pause_timer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE,remove_tiles);
}
}
}
The external code you posted is a class. That means the code in it will not run before you create an instance of it. Move the instance creation to the frame where you wish the code to be executed and you should be getting the behaviour you asked for.
If you don't know what an instance is, look for a line that contains something like:
...=new match_it();
addChild(...);
Those 2 lines create an instance of the match_it class and add it to the display hierachy. Move them to the frame in question. There might be more code that is required to be moved, but since you didn't paste the actual instantiation, that's something that I can't really tell.
I also would suggest taking a look at the basics of as3 classes, it will make your life a lot easier, here's an tutorial:
http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/2009/08/25/tutorial-understanding-classes-in-as3-part-1/

AS3 vertical shooter: Mouse click not working

I'm just trying to make a simple vertical shooter, one where the player's ship is controlled by the mouse and fires a laser when you click the mouse. However, when I try running the code, I keep getting the same error message:
"1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: MouseEvent."
The thing is, I declared the MouseEvent. I know I did. It is as follows:
--==--
package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
public class SpaceShooter_II extends MovieClip //The public class extends the class to a movie clip.
{
public var army:Array; //the Enemies will be part of this array.
///*
//Laser Shots and Mouse clicks:
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
public var playerShot:Array; //the player's laser shots will fill this array.
public var mouseClick:Boolean;
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseGoDown);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseGoUp);
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onTick);
//*/
//Back to the rest of the code:
public var playerShip:PlayerShip; //This establishes a variable connected to the PlayerShip AS.
public var onScreen:GameScreen; //This establishes a variable that's connected to the GameScreen AS.
public var gameTimer:Timer; //This establishes a new variable known as gameTimer, connected to the timer utility.
///*
//Functions connected to Shooting via mouse-clicks:
public function mouseGoDown(event:MouseEvent):void
{
mouseClick = true;
}
public function mouseGoUp(event:MouseEvent):void
{
mouseClick = false;
}
//*/
//This function contains the bulk of the game's components.
public function SpaceShooter_II()
{
//This initiates the GameScreen.
onScreen = new GameScreen;
addChild ( onScreen );
//This sets up the enemy army.
army = new Array(); //sets the "army" as a NEW instance of array.
var newEnemy = new Enemy( 100, -15); //This will create new enemies. There's new var newEnemy statement, hence we call THIS a var.
army.push ( newEnemy ); //the new enemy is added to the army.
addChild( newEnemy ); //the new enemy is added to the game.
//This sets up the player's avatar, a spaceship.
playerShip = new PlayerShip(); //This invokes a new instance of the PlayerShip...
addChild( playerShip ); //...And this adds it to the game.
playerShip.x = mouseX; //These two variables place the "playerShip" on-screen...
playerShip.y = mouseY; //...at the position of the mouse.
///*
//This sets up the player's laser shots:
playerShot = new Array(); //sets the "army" as a NEW instance of array.
var goodShot = new goodLaser( playerShip.x, playerShip.y); //This will create new enemies. There's new var newEnemy statement, hence we call THIS a var.
playerShot.push ( goodShot ); //the new enemy is added to the army.
addChild( goodShot ); //the new enemy is added to the game.
//*/
//This sets up the gameTimer, where a lot of the action takes place.
gameTimer = new Timer( 25 );
gameTimer.addEventListener( TimerEvent.TIMER, onTick );
gameTimer.start();
}
//This function contains the things that happen during the game (player movement, enemy swarms, etc.)
public function onTick( timerEvent:TimerEvent ):void
{
//This "if" statement is where the array that contains the enemy ships is initialized.
if ( Math.random() < 0.05 ) //This sets the number of ships showing up at once.
{
var randomX:Number = Math.random() * 800 //Generates a random number between 0 and 1.
var newEnemy:Enemy = new Enemy ( randomX, -15 ); //This shows where the enemy starts out--at a random position on the X plane, but at a certain points on the Y plane.
army.push( newEnemy ); //This adds the new enemy to the "army" Array.
addChild( newEnemy ); //This makes the new enemy part of the game.
}
//This "for" statement sends the enemies downward on the screen.
for each (var enemy:Enemy in army) //Every time an enemy is added to the "army" array, it's sent downward.
{
enemy.moveDown(); //This is the part that sends the enemy downward.
//And now for the collision part--the part that establishes what happens if the enemy hits the player's spaceship:
if ( playerShip.hitTestObject ( enemy ) ) //If the playerShip makes contact with the enemy...
{
gameTimer.stop(); //This stops the game.
dispatchEvent( new PlayerEvent(PlayerEvent.BOOM) ); //This triggers the game over screen in the PlayerEvent AS
}
}
//This, incidentally, is the player's movement controls:
playerShip.x = mouseX;
playerShip.y = mouseY;
///*
//And this SHOULD be the shooting controls, if the mouse function would WORK...
if ( mouseClick = true )
{
var goodShot = new goodLaser( playerShip.x, playerShip.y); //This will create new lasers. There's new variable in the statement, hence we call THIS a variable.
playerShot.push ( goodShot ); //the new laser is added to the army.
addChild( goodShot ); //the new laser is added to the game.
}
for each (var goodlaser: goodLaser in goodShot)
{
goodlaser.beamGood();
}
//*/
}
}
}
--==--
Sorry if the brackets are coming in uneven, I just wanted to outline the code in its entirety, and show the parts I added where things started going wrong, so someone can tell me what I need to do to make this work.
Basically, everything else works...but when I work on the things connected to the mouse clicking and the array with the lasers, the program stops working. The error seems to be connected to the functions "mouseGoUp" and "mouseGoDown," but I'm not sure how to fix that.
This assignment is due March 8. Can someone help me, please?
Add this import flash.events.MouseEvent; to the top of your class and it should work. You need to import everything you use. That's why you get that error.
As well as importing MouseEvent, in the initialisation of your game, you should add event listeners to the stage which listen for the MOUSE_DOWN and MOUSE_UP events:
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseGoDown);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseGoUp);
What would be simpler, though, would be to do away with the 'mouseClick' variable and have just a single MouseEvent listener which listens for the MOUSE_DOWN event and trigger your missle launch from the handler.
I had a game like this if you want the entire source i can give it to you but the main parts are
var delayCounter:int = 0;
var mousePressed:Boolean = false;
var delayMax:int = 5;//How rapid the fire is
var playerSpeed:int = 5;
var bulletList:Array = [];
var bullet:Bullet;
var upPressed:Boolean = false;
var downPressed:Boolean = false;
var leftPressed:Boolean = false;
var rightPressed:Boolean = false;
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,mouseDownHandler,false,0,true);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,mouseUpHandler,false,0,true);
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,loop,false,0,true);
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, fl_SetKeyPressed);
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, fl_UnsetKeyPressed);
function loop(e:Event):void
{
player.rotation = Math.atan2(mouseY - player.y,mouseX - player.x) * 180 / Math.PI + 90;
if (bulletList.length > 0)
{
for each (bullet in bulletList)
{
bullet.bulletLoop();
}
}
if (mousePressed)
{
delayCounter++;
if ((delayCounter == delayMax))
{
shootBullet();
delayCounter = 0;
}
}
if (upPressed)
{
player.y -= playerSpeed;
}
if (downPressed)
{
player.y += playerSpeed;
}
if (leftPressed)
{
player.x -= playerSpeed;
}
if (rightPressed)
{
player.x += playerSpeed;
}
}
function mouseDownHandler(e:MouseEvent):void
{
mousePressed = true;
}
function mouseUpHandler(e:MouseEvent):void
{
mousePressed = false;
}
function shootBullet():void
{
var bullet:Bullet = new Bullet(stage,player.x,player.y,player.rotation - 90);
bulletList.push(bullet);
stage.addChildAt(bullet,1);
}
function fl_SetKeyPressed(event:KeyboardEvent):void
{
if (event.keyCode == 87)
{
upPressed = true;
}
if (event.keyCode == 83)
{
downPressed = true;
}
if (event.keyCode == 65)
{
leftPressed = true;
}
if (event.keyCode == 68)
{
rightPressed = true;
}
}
function fl_UnsetKeyPressed(event:KeyboardEvent):void
{
if (event.keyCode == 87)
{
upPressed = false;
}
if (event.keyCode == 83)
{
downPressed = false;
}
if (event.keyCode == 65)
{
leftPressed = false;
}
if (event.keyCode == 68)
{
rightPressed = false;
}
}
BULLET CLASS
package
{
import flash.display.Stage;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.Event;
public class Bullet extends MovieClip
{
private var stageRef:Stage;
private var speed:Number = 10;//speed that the bullet will travel at
private var xVel:Number = 5;
private var yVel:Number = 5;
private var rotationInRadians = 0;
public function Bullet(stageRef:Stage, X:int, Y:int, rotationInDegrees:Number):void
{
this.stageRef = stageRef;
this.x = X;
this.y = Y;
this.rotation = rotationInDegrees;
this.rotationInRadians = rotationInDegrees * Math.PI / 180;
}
public function bulletLoop():void
{
xVel = Math.cos(rotationInRadians) * speed;
yVel = Math.sin(rotationInRadians) * speed;
x += xVel;
y += yVel;
if (x > stageRef.stageWidth || x < 0 || y > stageRef.stageHeight || y < 0)
{
deleteBullet();
}
}
public function deleteBullet()
{
this.visible=false
this.x=9999
this.y=9999
}
}
}

AS3 Turret and bullet error

I have been struggling with a as3 and flash game that i am trying to make. Everything looks fine, but still the bullet are stuck inside the cannon. When i use my mouse to shoot, instead of going out to a location, it just get stuck inside the cannon:
Got 3 as3 documents, and one flash document:
Ships.as
package{
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.geom.Point;
public class Ship extends Sprite{
private var speed:int;
private var target:Point;
function Ship(){
speed=2+Math.random()*5;
//trace("Made a Ship!");
//set the target for the ships
target = new Point(Math.random()*500, Math.random()*500);
//target.x = Math.random()*500;
//target.y = Math.random()*500;
//addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update);
}
function update(){
//Set the ships to point the target
var dx = target.x - x;
var dy = target.y - y;
var angle = Math.atan2(dy, dx)/Math.PI*180;
rotation = angle;
x=x+Math.cos(rotation/180*Math.PI)*speed;
y=y+Math.sin(rotation/180*Math.PI)*speed;
//New target
var hyp = Math.sqrt((dx*dx)+(dy*dy));
if(hyp < 5){
target.x = Math.random()*500;
target.y = Math.random()*500;
}
}
}
}
Game.as
package{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.Event;
public class Game extends MovieClip{
var ships:Array;
public function Game(){
trace("Made that game!");
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);
//set up the ship array
ships = new Array();
}
function loop(e:Event){
if(numChildren<10){
var s = new Ship();
addChild(s);
s.x = Math.random()*stage.stageWidth;
s.y = Math.random()*stage.stageHeight;
s.rotation = Math.random()*360;
//Add the ship to the list of ships
ships.push(s);
}
//Make a for loop to iterate through all the ship
for(var count=0; count<ships.length; count++){
ships[count].update();
//Add a new for loop to go through all the bullets
}
}
}
}
}
}
Turret.as
package{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
public class Turret extends MovieClip{
//Properties goes here
var shotCooldown:int;
var bullets:Array;
const MAX_COOLDOWN = 10;
public function Turret(){
//Set the Shot Cooldown
shotCooldown = MAX_COOLDOWN;
bullets = new Array();
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update);
addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, initialise);
}
function initialise(e:Event)
{
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fire);
}
function fire(m:MouseEvent)
{
//If we are allowed to shoot
if(shotCooldown<=0)
{
//Reset the Shot Cooldown
shotCooldown=MAX_COOLDOWN;
//Spawn a Bullet
var b = new Bullet();
b.rotation = rotation;
b.x = x;
b.y = y;
//Add the bullet to the list of bullets
bullets.push(b);
parent.addChild(b);
play();
}
}
function update(e:Event)
{
//Reduce the Shot Cooldown by 1
//shotCooldown=shotCooldown-1;
//shotCooldown-=1;
shotCooldown--;
if(parent != null)
{
var dx = parent.mouseX - x;
var dy = parent.mouseY - y;
var angle = Math.atan2(dy, dx) / Math.PI * 180;
rotation = angle;
}
}
}
}
They are stuck in place maybe because you are not moving them at all? If you are then please show me where. Try adding to the turret's enter frame event the following code:
for (var a:int = 0; bullets.length > a ; a++)
{
var temp:MovieClip;
temp = bullets[a] as Bullet;
var vel:Point = new Point();
vel.x = temp.target.x-temp.x;
vel.y = temp.target.y-temp.y;
vel.normalize(4);
temp.x += vel.x;
temp.y += vel.y;
}
And make an as file for the Bullet Class and add this:
package
{
import flash.geom.Point;
public class Bullet extends MovieClip
{
public var target:Point = new Point();
public function Bullet()
{
target.x = stage.mouseX;
target.y = stage.mouseY;
}
}
}
In Turret class bullets are added to the stage and array but doesn't have updated every frame like ships. See your own comment about updating bullets!