Moving object in AS3 while it is translated by Matrix3D - actionscript-3

First, please look at my SWF: http://krakow45.pl/spec/warcaby/Warcaby3D.html
You can move pawns and it works pretty well. But the problem starts whem you translate game board (by pressing any of direction keys). After this you cant move pawns. Here is little piece of my code:
translation:
case Keyboard.LEFT:
_matrix = new Matrix3D();
_matrix.appendTranslation(0, -200, 0);
_matrix.appendRotation(_rot++, Vector3D.X_AXIS);
_matrix.appendTranslation(0, 200, _depth);
_table._board.transform.matrix3D = _matrix;
break;
moving the pawn:
private function MouseDown(event:MouseEvent):void
{
var pawn:Pawn = event.currentTarget as Pawn;
_xPos = pawn._xPos;
_yPos = pawn._yPos;
_txt.text = pawn._xPos + " - " + pawn._yPos + "\n";
pawn.startDrag();
}

Ok, I solved this by using something like this: (against startStag() )
private var _clicked:Boolean
private var _currentPawn:Pawn
private function MouseDown(event:MouseEvent):void
{
_clicked = true;
_currentPawn = event.currentTarget as Pawn;
// rest of my code
}
private function MouseMove(event:MouseEvent):void
{
if(_clicked)
{
_currentPawn.x = mouseX;
_currentPawn.y = mouseY;
}
}
private function MouseUp(event:MouseEvent):void
{
_clicked = false;
// rest of my code
}

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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 {
}
}

Added child stays invisible even though its container is visible

I have been struggling for a couple of days with an issue in Flash CS4. I am re-structuring an old game project into a Main class which handles the mainMenu, playGame, etc. functions. I have a ship added from the "game", which is added by Main.
The issue is "myShip" works as expected, except it's never visible. I've checked a lot of times, and both myShip and its containter (game) visible properties are always true. Alpha values are not the problem either, nor layers nor depth. Every other child I've added from "game" works just fine, but "myShip" refuses to be visible.
Any ideas as to why this could happen? I do not know how what to try next to solve the problem. Any help would be very appreciated. The code for the Main, Game and Ship class is below.
Thank you!
Code from the Main class:
public class Main extends Sprite {
public var mainMenuDisplay:MainMenuDisplay;
public var game:Game;
public var gameOverMenu:GameOverMenu;
public function Main() {
showMainMenu();
}
public function showMainMenu() {
mainMenuDisplay = new MainMenuDisplay(this);
gameOverMenu=remove_movie_clip(gameOverMenu);
addChild(mainMenuDisplay);
}
public function showGameOver() {
gameOverMenu = new GameOverMenu(this);
game=remove_movie_clip(game);
addChild(gameOverMenu);
}
public function playTheGame() {
game = new Game(this);
mainMenuDisplay = remove_movie_clip(mainMenuDisplay);
gameOverMenu=remove_movie_clip(gameOverMenu);
stage.addChild(game);
}
private function remove_movie_clip(clip:*) {
if (clip) {
removeChild(clip);
}
return null;
}
}
Code from the Game class:
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Stage;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import com.coreyoneil.collision.CollisionList;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import com.greensock.*;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.display.SpreadMethod;
import flash.display.GradientType;
import flash.geom.Matrix;
import com.sounds.music.Music_mainMusic;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
import flash.ui.Keyboard;
import flash.display.DisplayObject;
public class Game extends MovieClip {
var mainClass:Main;
//Main menu
//var mainMenuDisplay:MainMenuDisplay = new MainMenuDisplay();
//static var inMenu:Boolean = true;
//
//Ship variables
static var myShip:Ship = new Ship();
var myDirectionBar:Direction_bar = new Direction_bar();
//
//Enemy variables
static var enemyShipTimer_1:Timer;
//
//PowerUp variables
static var powerUpTimer:Timer;
static var nuking:Boolean;
//
//Wall generation variables
static var wall_mov_speed:Number;
var randomize:Number = 1;
var wallArray:Array = new Array();
var index:int = 0;
//
//Wall collision variables (powered by CDK by Corey O'Neil)
var myWallCollisionList:CollisionList; // = new CollisionList(myShip);
var wall_collisions:Array = new Array();
//
//Score variables
static var score:Number;
static var scoreText:TextField = new TextField();
var scoreFormat = new TextFormat("LCD5x8H", 20, 0x0066FF, true);
var distance_score_counter:int;
//
//Health variables
static var healthMeter_1:HealthMeter = new HealthMeter();
//
//Game modes
//var levelSelectDisplay:LevelSelectDisplay = new LevelSelectDisplay();
//**NOTE: These are extremely important, because they are the functions, which in reality are attributes, that allow us to call,
//from an Event Listener, a function in which we have a parameter to pass. This way we call these variables instead of the
//function we are interested in, these will call it for us.
//var functionLevelSelect_1:Function = selectedLevel(1);
//var functionLevelSelect_2:Function = selectedLevel(2);
//var functionLevelSelect_3:Function = selectedLevel(3);
//var functionLevelSelect_4:Function = selectedLevel(4);
//var functionLevelSelect_5:Function = selectedLevel(5);
//The level composition (that's the numbers of the frame in the MC of the Walls, each number is a type. The last one stores all of them.
//var level_1_composition:Array = [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1];
//var level_2_composition:Array = [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1];
//var level_3_composition:Array = [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1];
//var level_4_composition:Array = [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1];
//var storyModeLevelCompositions:Array = new Array(level_1_composition, level_2_composition, level_3_composition, level_4_composition);
//
var levelPlaying:int = 0;
var wallPieceCount:int = 0;
//
//Pause variables
var pauseScreen:PauseScreen = new PauseScreen();
//This variables states whether we are in pause or not
static var isPause:Boolean = false;
//This other tells us if we can pause at the moment or not
static var isPauseable:Boolean = false;
//
//Game Over, new Game and Game menu variables
//static var gameOverMenu:GameOverMenu = new GameOverMenu();
static var inGameStopping:Boolean = false;
//
//Transition screen variables
var darkening:Boolean;
//NOTE: We do it this way because, when putting an Enter Frame event listener onto the function funcTransition,
//which has a pass variable, the variable changed all the time to true, giving us problems.
//Background graphics variables
var color1:uint = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF + 1);
var color2:uint = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF + 1);
var colors:Object = {left:color1, right:color2};
var newColor1:uint = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF + 1);
var newColor2:uint = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF + 1);
var newColors:Object = {left:newColor1, right:newColor2};
var mySprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
//
//Music variables
var myMainMusic:Music_mainMusic = new Music_mainMusic();
//
//Credits variables
//var myCredits:Credits = new Credits();
//var myVersion:VersionDisplay = new VersionDisplay();
//
//Other variables
//var initThingy:Boolean;
var initTransition:Boolean = true;
var allPurposeCounter:int = 0;
var myTransitionScreen:TransitionScreen = new TransitionScreen();
//
//New necessary variables
//
public function Game(passedClass:Main) {
mainClass = passedClass;
if (stage) {
init(null);
}else{
this.addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
}
}
public function init(e:Event) {
this.removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
this.parent.addChild(this);
//Necessary initial booting:
mySprite.x = 0;
mySprite.y = 0;
stage.addChildAt(mySprite, 1);
drawGradient();
animateBackground();
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*mainMenuDisplay.x = 400 - mainMenuDisplay.width/2;
mainMenuDisplay.y = 240 - mainMenuDisplay.height/2;
stage.addChild(mainMenuDisplay);*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*levelSelectDisplay.x = 400 - levelSelectDisplay.width/2;
levelSelectDisplay.y = 240 - levelSelectDisplay.height/2;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = false;
stage.addChild(levelSelectDisplay);*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Transitions
myTransitionScreen.visible = false;
stage.addChild(myTransitionScreen);
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//myCredits.x = 20;
//myCredits.y = 438;
//stage.addChild(myCredits);
//myVersion.x = 710;
//myVersion.y = 438;
//stage.addChild(myVersion);
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//myMainMusic.play(0,99999);
initGame(null);
//mainMenuIdleState();
//
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*function mainMenuIdleState(){
stage.addChild(mainMenuDisplay);
stage.addChild(levelSelectDisplay);
inMenu = true;
mainMenuDisplay.visible = true;
mainMenuDisplay.mainMenuPlayStoryButton_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, level_select);
mainMenuDisplay.mainMenuPlayEndlessButton_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, endless_mode_selected);
}*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*function endless_mode_selected(e:Event){
levelPlaying = 0;
initGame(null);
}*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*function level_select(e:Event){
mainMenuDisplay.visible = false;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = true;
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton1_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_1);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton2_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_2);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton3_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_3);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton4_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_4);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButtonBack_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_5);
}
function selectedLevel(level:int):Function {
switch (level){
case 1:
return function(e:MouseEvent):void {
//trace("1 clicked");
levelPlaying = 1;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = false;
initGame(null);
}
break;
case 2:
return function(e:MouseEvent):void {
//trace("2 clicked");
levelPlaying = 2;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = false;
initGame(null);
}
break;
case 3:
return function(e:MouseEvent):void {
//trace("3 clicked");
levelPlaying = 3;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = false;
initGame(null);
}
break;
case 4:
return function(e:MouseEvent):void {
//trace("4 clicked");
levelPlaying = 4;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = false;
initGame(null);
}
break;
default:
return function(e:MouseEvent):void {
//trace("back clicked");
levelPlaying = 0;
levelSelectDisplay.visible = false;
mainMenuDisplay.visible = true;
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton1_instance.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_1);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton2_instance.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_2);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton3_instance.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_3);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButton4_instance.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_4);
levelSelectDisplay.levelSelectButtonBack_instance.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, functionLevelSelect_5);
}
break;
}
}*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function initGame(e:Event):void{
//This has so many redundancies, when everything is done, START CLEANING THIS!
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Main menu
//mainMenuDisplay.visible = false;
//inMenu = false; THIS GOES AT THE END TO PREVENT PROBLEMS
//directNewGame tells us if we come from the newGame function (and thus we do not go through the mainMenuIdleState
//function and this instances have not been placed on stage) or not. If we come from the main menu, we DO need to
//remove them.
//
trace(myShip);
//Ship
myShip.x = -10; //Before there were numbers to implement stage.stageWidth/2;
myShip.y = 200; //Before there were numbers to implement stage.stageHeight/2;
myShip.visible = true;
//mainClass.addChild(myShip);
this.addChild(myShip);
//We make sure the ship doesn't enter to stage with 0 health
//(problems of working with only one instance of ship due to the static var references)
Ship.health = 100;
//Check "NOTE" below
myShip.alpha = 0.35;
myShip.visible = true;
//
trace(myShip.visible);
//Direction bar
myDirectionBar.x = stage.stageWidth/2;
myDirectionBar.y = stage.stageHeight/2;
this.addChild(myDirectionBar);
//
//Timers (enemies)
enemyShipTimer_1 = new Timer(1000)
enemyShipTimer_1.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, spawn_enemies);
enemyShipTimer_1.start();
//
//Timer (powerUps)
powerUpTimer = new Timer(10000);
powerUpTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, spawn_powerUp);
powerUpTimer.start();
//
//PowerUps (other)
nuking = false;
//
myWallCollisionList = new CollisionList(myShip);
//Initial movement speed of the walls
wall_mov_speed = 8;
//Calling to the generating/adequating wallArray function
adequateArrayOfWalls(true);
wallArray[0].gotoAndStop(1);
wallArray[1].gotoAndStop(1);
myWallCollisionList.addItem(wallArray[0].theActualWall);
myWallCollisionList.addItem(wallArray[1].theActualWall);
//Collision managements
wall_collisions = 0 as Array;
//NOTE: Here we limit the alpha value to consider for collision just to make sure the game doesn't start with you killed, and that you are "invincible"
//for some time
myWallCollisionList.alphaThreshold = 0.95;
//
//Adding score format and text
scoreText.defaultTextFormat = scoreFormat;
scoreText.x = 700;
scoreText.y = 10;
score = 0;
scoreText.text = String(score);
stage.addChild(scoreText);
distance_score_counter = 0;
scoreText.visible = true;
//
//Adding health meter
healthMeter_1 = new HealthMeter();
healthMeter_1.x = 10;
healthMeter_1.y = 10;
stage.addChild(healthMeter_1);
//
//Adding the Pause screen & other pause variables
pauseScreen.x = 400 - pauseScreen.width/2;
pauseScreen.y = 240 - pauseScreen.height/2;
pauseScreen.visible = false;
stage.addChild(pauseScreen);
isPauseable = true;
//Adding a key managing event (for pausing, menu, etc.)
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, keyManaging);
//
/*//Adding a Game Over Menu
gameOverMenu = new GameOverMenu();
gameOverMenu.x = 400 - gameOverMenu.width/2;
gameOverMenu.y = 240 - gameOverMenu.height/2;
gameOverMenu.visible = false;
stage.addChild(gameOverMenu);
gameOverMenu.playAgainButton_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, newGame);
gameOverMenu.backToMenuButton_instance.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, backToTheMenu);
//*/
//Shield
//
//Event listeners
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update_game);
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*//Credits
myCredits.visible = false;
myVersion.visible = false;
//
initThingy = true;
inMenu = false;*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
}
function update_game(e:Event){
myShip.visible = true;
//Look the adequate array function for more info. We are just moving the two pieces of the array on stage
wallArray[(index - 1)].x -= wall_mov_speed;
wallArray[index].x -= wall_mov_speed;
if(wallArray[index].x < 0){
spawn_wall_piece();
}
//
if(index == 5){
//We call this function for cleaning
adequateArrayOfWalls(false);
}
if(wall_mov_speed < 20){
wall_mov_speed += 0.003;
}
wall_collisions = myWallCollisionList.checkCollisions();
if(wall_collisions.length > 0){
trace("hit!");
if(myShip.visible == true){
//We only kill the ship if it's visible, if not, it means it is already dead
Ship.receiveDamage(Ship.max_health);
}
wall_collisions = 0 as Array;
}
if(distance_score_counter >= 10){
distance_score_counter = 0;
updateScore(1);
}
distance_score_counter++;
//NOTE2: We use this nuke variable in order not to make the "nuke()" function static, type in which we couldn't handle the stage property
//And we also make this variable false here so as to eliminate not only a single enemy but all on stage
Enemy1.enemies_1Nuked = false;
if(nuking == true){
Enemy1.enemies_1Nuked = true;
nuking = false;
}
//We put these all the time at the front so we can see them and the walls don't overpass them
scoreText.parent.setChildIndex(scoreText, scoreText.parent.numChildren - 1);
healthMeter_1.parent.setChildIndex(healthMeter_1, healthMeter_1.parent.numChildren - 1);
pauseScreen.parent.setChildIndex(pauseScreen, pauseScreen.parent.numChildren -1);
//gameOverMenu.parent.setChildIndex(gameOverMenu, gameOverMenu.parent.numChildren - 1);
var n:uint = stage.numChildren;
for(var i=0; i < n; i++){
if(stage.getChildAt(i) is Enemy1){
var anEnemy1:Enemy1 = Enemy1(stage.getChildAt(i));
anEnemy1.parent.setChildIndex(anEnemy1, anEnemy1.parent.numChildren -1);
}
else if(stage.getChildAt(i) is PowerUp){
var aPowerUp:PowerUp = PowerUp(stage.getChildAt(i));
aPowerUp.parent.setChildIndex(aPowerUp, aPowerUp.parent.numChildren -1);
}
}
//Done like this due to the impossibility of calling a function inside an static one (in this case, gameOver)
if(inGameStopping == true){
funcEasing();
}
//Probably not necessary later
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*if(initThingy == true){
stage.focus = stage;
initThingy = false;
}*/
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
}
function spawn_enemies(e:Event){
var myEnemy1:Enemy1 = new Enemy1();
stage.addChild(myEnemy1);
}
function spawn_wall_piece(){
index++;
wallArray[index].x = (wallArray[index - 1].x + wallArray[index - 1].width);
wallArray[index].y = 0;
stage.addChild(wallArray[index]);
myWallCollisionList.addItem(wallArray[index].theActualWall);
myWallCollisionList.removeItem(wallArray[index - 2].theActualWall);
stage.removeChild(wallArray[index - 2]);
}
function adequateArrayOfWalls(init:Boolean):void{
//This only executes if we are initialitizing the array
if(init == true){
for(index = 0; index < 10; index++){
var aWall:Walls = new Walls();
//We check if we got special blocks next (e.g. "ramp caves"). Then we only allow a certain type of blocks to come.
//If no special block is detected, then we just randomize the next one, except for those that are not allowed to
//show up unless a previous special one appeared.
if(randomize == 9 || randomize == 15){
randomize = 15 + Math.floor(Math.random()*1 + 1);
}else{
randomize = Math.floor(Math.random()*14 + 1);
}
aWall.gotoAndStop(randomize);
//TheActualWall is the raw shape of the wall, where the ship collides, and it is what we push into collisionList,
//but not into the wallArray which includes the Walls (comprised by graphics and actual walls)
aWall.theActualWall.gotoAndStop(randomize);
wallArray.push(aWall);
}
wallArray[0].gotoAndStop(1);
wallArray[0].theActualWall.gotoAndStop(1);
stage.addChild(wallArray[0]);
wallArray[1].x = 800;
wallArray[1].y = 0;
stage.addChild(wallArray[1]);
//if not, then we are just cleaning it and rearranging it so it doesn't grow bigger and bigger
}else{
for(var a:Number = 0; a < index - 1; a++){
wallArray.splice(0,1);
}
for(a = index - 1; a < (10-2); a++){
var aWall2:Walls = new Walls();
if(randomize == 9 || randomize == 15){
randomize = 15 + Math.floor(Math.random()*1 + 1);
}else{
randomize = Math.floor(Math.random()*14 + 1);
}
aWall2.gotoAndStop(randomize);
aWall2.theActualWall.gotoAndStop(randomize);
wallArray.push(aWall2);
}
}
//Then, either way, we tell index to be 1 since the reference in the function is [index - 1] and [index], so it starts with [0] and [1]
index = 1;
}
static function updateScore(points:Number){
score += points;
scoreText.text = score.toString();
}
static function resetScore(){
score = 0;
scoreText.text = score.toString();
}
function spawn_powerUp(e:Event){
var pU:PowerUp = new PowerUp();
stage.addChild(pU);
}
static function gameOver(){
wall_mov_speed = 8;
//gameOverMenu.end_game_score_display.text = score.toString();
//gameOverMenu.visible = true;
scoreText.visible = false;
enemyShipTimer_1.stop();
powerUpTimer.stop();
inGameStopping = true; //In game stopping only influentiates in the easing speed effect
isPauseable = false;
}
function funcEasing(){
if(wall_mov_speed >= 0.1){
wall_mov_speed /= 1.07;
}else{
wall_mov_speed = 0;
removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update_game);
initTransition = true;
darkening = true; //See notes on variable declaration.
funcTransition(null);
}
}
function funcTransition(e:Event){
if(initTransition == true){
myTransitionScreen.init(darkening);
myTransitionScreen.parent.setChildIndex(myTransitionScreen, stage.numChildren - 1);
myTransitionScreen.parent.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, funcTransition);
initTransition = false;
allPurposeCounter = 0;
}
if((darkening == true && myTransitionScreen.alpha == 1) || (darkening == false && myTransitionScreen.alpha == 0)){
trace("fsdfa");
allPurposeCounter++;
trace(allPurposeCounter);
if(allPurposeCounter >= 20){
myTransitionScreen.parent.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, funcTransition);
initTransition = true;
allPurposeCounter = 0;
if(darkening == true){ //This means if we are now with a black screen coming from the game, which is when we will end our game process
endGameProcess();
}
}
}
}
function endGameProcess(){
mainClass.showGameOver();
}
function newGame(e:Event){
darkening = true; //See notes on variable declaration.
initTransition = true;
funcTransition(null);
}
//Check To-Do List below
function funcPause(pMode:String){
if(pMode == "pausing"){
pauseScreen.visible = true;
removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update_game);
myShip.thePause("pausing");
//Check and stop the childs on stage (emitted by stage, so particles don't count)
var n:uint = stage.numChildren;
for(var i=0; i < n; i++){
if(stage.getChildAt(i) is Enemy1){
var anEnemy1:Enemy1 = Enemy1(stage.getChildAt(i));
anEnemy1.thePause("pausing");
}
else if(stage.getChildAt(i) is Trail){
var aTrailUnit:Trail = Trail(stage.getChildAt(i));
aTrailUnit.thePause("pausing");
}
else if(stage.getChildAt(i) is PowerUp){
var aPowerUp:PowerUp = PowerUp(stage.getChildAt(i));
aPowerUp.thePause("pausing");
}
}
enemyShipTimer_1.stop();
powerUpTimer.stop();
isPause = true;
isPauseable = false;
}else if(pMode == "unpausing"){
pauseScreen.visible = false;
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update_game);
myShip.thePause("unpausing");
//Check and re-run the childs on stage (emitted by stage, so particles don't count)
var m:uint = stage.numChildren;
for(var j=0; j < m; j++){
if(stage.getChildAt(j) is Enemy1){
var anotherEnemy1:Enemy1 = Enemy1(stage.getChildAt(j));
anotherEnemy1.thePause("unpausing");
}
else if(stage.getChildAt(j) is Trail){
var anotherTrailUnit:Trail = Trail(stage.getChildAt(j));
anotherTrailUnit.thePause("unpausing");
}
else if(stage.getChildAt(j) is PowerUp){
var anotherPowerUp:PowerUp = PowerUp(stage.getChildAt(j));
anotherPowerUp.thePause("unpausing");
}
}
enemyShipTimer_1.start();
powerUpTimer.start();
isPause = false;
isPauseable = true;
}
}
//Key pressing management
function keyManaging(e:KeyboardEvent){
var key:uint = e.keyCode;
trace("algo");
switch (key){
case Keyboard.P:
if(isPause == false && isPauseable == true){
funcPause("pausing");
}else if (isPause == true){
funcPause("unpausing");
}
break;
case Keyboard.M:
//go back to menu: still to complete
//Has to be only possible to do while in the pause menu
trace("going back to menu");
//
break;
}
}
//
//Background color management
function drawGradient():void {
var m:Matrix = new Matrix();
m.createGradientBox(805, 485, 0, 0, 0);
mySprite.graphics.clear(); // here we clean it
mySprite.graphics.beginGradientFill(GradientType.LINEAR, [colors.left, colors.right], [1, 1], [0x00, 0xFF], m, SpreadMethod.REFLECT);
mySprite.graphics.drawRoundRect(0,0,805,485, 0);
stage.setChildIndex(mySprite, 1);
}
function animateBackground(){
TweenMax.to(colors, 3, {hexColors:{left:newColor1, right:newColor2}, onUpdate:drawGradient, onComplete:reRandomize});
}
function reRandomize(){
color1 = newColor1;
color2 = newColor2;
newColor1 = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF + 1);
newColor2 = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF + 1);
animateBackground();
}
}
}
Code from Ship:
public class Ship extends MovieClip {
public function Ship() {
if (stage) {
init(null);
}else{
this.addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
}
}
public function init(e:Event) {
this.removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, update_ship);
}
public function update_ship(e:Event){
x_vel = Direction_bar.dX*power;
y_vel = Direction_bar.dY*power;
this.x += x_vel;
this.y += y_vel;
if((10 < Math.abs(Direction_bar.dX) || 10 < Math.abs(Direction_bar.dY)) || ((0.9 < Math.abs(x_vel)||(0.9 < Math.abs(y_vel))))){
this.rotation = Direction_bar.point_direction;
}
rotation_now = this.rotation;
if(myShield != null){
if(myShield.visible == true){
myShield.alpha -= 0.0005;
if(myShield.alpha == 0){
myShield.visible = false;
myShield.alpha = 1;
}
}
}
}
Some basics that you have to know in order to understand what's going on.
It's a very common mistake to add things to stage.
Here's what the documentation of addChild says
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/display/DisplayObjectContainer.html#addChild%28%29
objects should not be added to the Stage, directly, at all
I guess people add DispalyObjects to stage because they think it is
"the stage" that they see and interact with in the Flash authoring
environment. But it's not. stage.addChild() is not the same
thing as dragging a symbol from the library onto the screen. What by
default represents the main time line is the root property.
However, if you add anything to stage directly, its root property and its stage property both reference the same object,
which is regularly only referenced by stage. stage is some
container that your .swf is added to when running in the flash
player.
The documentation of addChildAt says this about the index:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/display/DisplayObjectContainer.html#addChildAt%28%29
The child is added at the index position specified. An index of 0 represents the back (bottom) of the display list for this
DisplayObjectContainer object.
Applying these basics, the following happens:
FlashPlayer creates the stage object, instantiates your main class
and adds that instance to stage, it is the child with the index 0.
Among other things, stage.addChildAt(mySprite, 1); is executed,
adding mySprite as a second child to stage. With index of 1 it is
rendered in front of the object that is at index 0, which happens to
be the instance of your main class AKA your .swf file. I hope that
anything being rendered "outside the .swf file" illustrates well
enough why adding things to stage is not recommended.
Later, this.addChild(myShip); happens. (Which is actually the
proper way to do it; no need to use this here:addChild(myShip);
is all you need.) and adds the ship to the display list. Assuming all
of its parents are added to the display list as well, it will be
displayed.
But you still cannot see it, because you added mySprite in front of
the instance of your main class and filled it with a content in
drawGradient() which covers up everything else.
In all honesty, the best solution would be to start over from scratch.
Working with this code will not help you in any way. Even working yourself through it and making it work somehow will not make you understand anything better (except for how not to do things). It seems like the only motivation to modify this code to use classes was for the sake of doing it. Forcing such old code into the object oriented paradigm will not work very well. The benefits of oop will not be apparent, making this experience even more frustrating.
Last but not least, do not roll your own transition code. There are many libraries that do this (including flash's own Tween class http://www.republicofcode.com/tutorials/flash/as3tweenclass/ or the popular tweenlite http://greensock.com/tweenlite)
You could try adding an ADDED_TO_STAGE event. See this excellent explanation from the master of game programming
Understanding ADDED_TO_STAGE Event

I am creating an auto solve function for a sliding puzzle

I am new to actionscript and I am trying to make a "cheat" way of completing a sliding puzzle where when I click the [s] key it calls a solve puzzle function which makes a for loop put all the puzzle pieces in the correct location. This function must call a for loop, those were the instructions I was given. Could anyone help me understand the code that I need to make this happen. I have already made the function and it does properly call when I hit the s key but everything past that doesn't seem to make the code actually move the pieces. Thank you for any help I can get.
package {
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.geom.*;
import flash.utils.Timer;
public class SlidingPuzzle extends MovieClip {
// space between pieces and offset
static const pieceSpace:Number = 2;
static const horizOffset:Number = 50;
static const vertOffset:Number = 50;
// number of pieces
static const numPiecesHoriz:int = 5;
static const numPiecesVert:int = 5;
// random shuffle steps
static const numShuffle:int = 200;
// animation steps and time
static const slideSteps:int = 10;
static const slideTime:int = 250;
// size of pieces
private var pieceWidth:Number;
private var pieceHeight:Number;
// game pieces
private var puzzleObjects:Array;
// tracking moves
private var blankPoint:Point;
private var slidingPiece:Object;
private var slideDirection:Point;
private var slideAnimation:Timer;
public function startSlidingPuzzle() {
// blank spot is the bottom right
blankPoint = new Point(numPiecesHoriz-1,numPiecesVert-1);
// load the bitmap
loadBitmap("oceanshore.jpg");
// event to complete the puzzle for you.
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, solvePuzzle);
}
// get the bitmap from an external source
public function loadBitmap(bitmapFile:String) {
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadingDone);
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(bitmapFile);
loader.load(request);
}
// bitmap done loading, cut into pieces
public function loadingDone(event:Event):void {
// create new image to hold loaded bitmap
var image:Bitmap = Bitmap(event.target.loader.content);
pieceWidth = image.width/numPiecesHoriz;
pieceHeight = image.height/numPiecesVert;
// cut into puzzle pieces
makePuzzlePieces(image.bitmapData);
// shuffle them
shufflePuzzlePieces();
}
// cut bitmap into pieces
public function makePuzzlePieces(bitmapData:BitmapData) {
puzzleObjects = new Array();
for(var x:uint=0;x<numPiecesHoriz;x++) {
for (var y:uint=0;y<numPiecesVert;y++) {
// skip blank spot
if (blankPoint.equals(new Point(x,y))) continue;
// create new puzzle piece bitmap and sprite
var newPuzzlePieceBitmap:Bitmap = new Bitmap(new BitmapData(pieceWidth,pieceHeight));
newPuzzlePieceBitmap.bitmapData.copyPixels(bitmapData,new Rectangle(x*pieceWidth,y*pieceHeight,pieceWidth,pieceHeight),new Point(0,0));
var newPuzzlePiece:Sprite = new Sprite();
newPuzzlePiece.addChild(newPuzzlePieceBitmap);
addChild(newPuzzlePiece);
// set location
newPuzzlePiece.x = x*(pieceWidth+pieceSpace) + horizOffset;
newPuzzlePiece.y = y*(pieceHeight+pieceSpace) + vertOffset;
// create object to store in array
var newPuzzleObject:Object = new Object();
newPuzzleObject.currentLoc = new Point(x,y);
newPuzzleObject.homeLoc = new Point(newPuzzlePiece.x,newPuzzlePiece.y);
newPuzzleObject.piece = newPuzzlePiece;
newPuzzlePiece.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,clickPuzzlePiece);
puzzleObjects.push(newPuzzleObject);
}
}
}
//make the puzzle solve itself
public function solvePuzzle(evt:KeyboardEvent)
{
if (evt.keyCode == 83)
{
for(var i:int = 0; i<puzzleObjects.length; i++)
{
}
}
}
// make a number of random moves
public function shufflePuzzlePieces() {
for(var i:int=0;i<numShuffle;i++) {
shuffleRandom();
}
}
// random move
public function shuffleRandom() {
// loop to find valid moves
var validPuzzleObjects:Array = new Array();
for(var i:uint=0;i<puzzleObjects.length;i++) {
if (validMove(puzzleObjects[i]) != "none") {
validPuzzleObjects.push(puzzleObjects[i]);
}
}
// pick a random move
var pick:uint = Math.floor(Math.random()*validPuzzleObjects.length);
movePiece(validPuzzleObjects[pick],false);
}
public function validMove(puzzleObject:Object): String {
// is the blank spot above
if ((puzzleObject.currentLoc.x == blankPoint.x) &&
(puzzleObject.currentLoc.y == blankPoint.y+1)) {
return "up";
}
// is the blank spot below
if ((puzzleObject.currentLoc.x == blankPoint.x) &&
(puzzleObject.currentLoc.y == blankPoint.y-1)) {
return "down";
}
// is the blank to the left
if ((puzzleObject.currentLoc.y == blankPoint.y) &&
(puzzleObject.currentLoc.x == blankPoint.x+1)) {
return "left";
}
// is the blank to the right
if ((puzzleObject.currentLoc.y == blankPoint.y) &&
(puzzleObject.currentLoc.x == blankPoint.x-1)) {
return "right";
}
// no valid moves
return "none";
}
// puzzle piece clicked
public function clickPuzzlePiece(event:MouseEvent) {
// find piece clicked and move it
for(var i:int=0;i<puzzleObjects.length;i++) {
if (puzzleObjects[i].piece == event.currentTarget) {
movePiece(puzzleObjects[i],true);
break;
}
}
}
// move a piece into the blank space
public function movePiece(puzzleObject:Object, slideEffect:Boolean) {
// get direction of blank space
switch (validMove(puzzleObject)) {
case "up":
movePieceInDirection(puzzleObject,0,-1,slideEffect);
break;
case "down":
movePieceInDirection(puzzleObject,0,1,slideEffect);
break;
case "left":
movePieceInDirection(puzzleObject,-1,0,slideEffect);
break;
case "right":
movePieceInDirection(puzzleObject,1,0,slideEffect);
break;
}
}
// move the piece into the blank spot
public function movePieceInDirection(puzzleObject:Object, dx,dy:int, slideEffect:Boolean) {
puzzleObject.currentLoc.x += dx;
puzzleObject.currentLoc.y += dy;
blankPoint.x -= dx;
blankPoint.y -= dy;
// animate or not
if (slideEffect) {
// start animation
startSlide(puzzleObject,dx*(pieceWidth+pieceSpace),dy*(pieceHeight+pieceSpace));
} else {
// no animation, just move
puzzleObject.piece.x = puzzleObject.currentLoc.x*(pieceWidth+pieceSpace) + horizOffset;
puzzleObject.piece.y = puzzleObject.currentLoc.y*(pieceHeight+pieceSpace) + vertOffset;
}
}
// set up a slide
public function startSlide(puzzleObject:Object, dx, dy:Number) {
if (slideAnimation != null) slideDone(null);
slidingPiece = puzzleObject;
slideDirection = new Point(dx,dy);
slideAnimation = new Timer(slideTime/slideSteps,slideSteps);
slideAnimation.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER,slidePiece);
slideAnimation.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE,slideDone);
slideAnimation.start();
}
// move one step in slide
public function slidePiece(event:Event) {
slidingPiece.piece.x += slideDirection.x/slideSteps;
slidingPiece.piece.y += slideDirection.y/slideSteps;
}
// complete slide
public function slideDone(event:Event) {
slidingPiece.piece.x = slidingPiece.currentLoc.x*(pieceWidth+pieceSpace) + horizOffset;
slidingPiece.piece.y = slidingPiece.currentLoc.y*(pieceHeight+pieceSpace) + vertOffset;
slideAnimation.stop();
slideAnimation = null;
// check to see if puzzle is complete now
if (puzzleComplete()) {
clearPuzzle();
gotoAndStop("gameover");
}
}
// check to see if all pieces are in place
public function puzzleComplete():Boolean {
for(var i:int=0;i<puzzleObjects.length;i++) {
if (!puzzleObjects[i].currentLoc.equals(puzzleObjects[i].homeLoc)) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
// remove all puzzle pieces
public function clearPuzzle() {
for (var i in puzzleObjects) {
puzzleObjects[i].piece.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,clickPuzzlePiece);
removeChild(puzzleObjects[i].piece);
}
puzzleObjects = null;
}
}
First, program must know where to place the objects, for them to placed correctly. And best way to do it, is to record piece's initial positions.
Before you set piece's new location, create the Object and take it's initial location.
newPuzzleObject.initialLoc = new Point(newPuzzlePiece.x,newPuzzlePiece.y);
Object creation must come before this part, before piece's initial position changed;
// set location
newPuzzlePiece.x = x*(pieceWidth+pieceSpace) + horizOffset;
newPuzzlePiece.y = y*(pieceHeight+pieceSpace) + vertOffset;
And at the solvePuzzle, place them all back to their initial location.
for(i:uint; i < puzzleObjects.length; i++)
{
puzzleObjects[i].x = puzzleObjects[i].initialLoc.x;
puzzleObjects[i].y = puzzleObjects[i].initialLoc.y;
}

Using the Feathers ScreenNavigator with Starling and Signals

I'm new to Flash, Starling, and Feathers and am giving myself a kind of crash course, but am getting confused. I simply want my root starling class to initiate my game screen. I apologize if this is noobish. I really do want to understand.
I am not sure what dispatches FeathersEventType.INITIALIZE and I'm having trouble dispatching it manually. Any pointers in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
In my Main.as (my Document Class), I instantiate starling, wait for the Root to be created, and then call its Start function (saw this in an example of how to show an initial background, not sure if it's best practice).
this.mStarling = new Starling(Root, this.stage, viewPort);
... //set background from embed
mStarling.addEventListener(starling.events.Event.ROOT_CREATED,
function(event:Object, app:Root):void
{
mStarling.removeEventListener(starling.events.Event.ROOT_CREATED, arguments.callee);
removeChild(background);
background = null;
var bgTexture:Texture = Texture.fromEmbeddedAsset(
backgroundClass, false, false);
//app.start(bgTexture, assets);
app.start(bgTexture, assets) // call the START on my root class
mStarling.start();
});
Here's my Root class (which is the root class passed to Starling)
public function Root()
{
if (verbose) trace(this + "Root(" + arguments);
super();
this.addEventListener(FeathersEventType.INITIALIZE, initializeHandler);
}
// this is not being called
private function initializeHandler(e:Event):void
{
this._navigator.addScreen(GAME_SCREEN, new ScreenNavigatorItem(GameScreen,
{
complete: MAIN_MENU
}));
}
public function start(background:Texture, assets:AssetManager):void
{
sAssets = assets; // assets loaded on document class
addChild(new Image(background)); // passed from doc class
this._navigator = new ScreenNavigator();
this.addChild(this._navigator);
var progressBar:ProgressBar = new ProgressBar(300, 20);
progressBar.x = (background.width - progressBar.width) / 2;
progressBar.y = (background.height - progressBar.height) / 2;
progressBar.y = background.height * 0.85;
addChild(progressBar);
// Progress bar while assets load
assets.loadQueue(function onProgress(ratio:Number):void
{
progressBar.ratio = ratio;
if (ratio == 1)
Starling.juggler.delayCall(function():void
{
gameScreen = new GameScreen();
trace("got this far" + gameScreen);
gameScreen.GAME_OVER.add(gotoGameOverScreen);
gameOverScreen = new GameOverScreen();
gameOverScreen.PLAY_AGAIN.add(gotoGameScreen);
progressBar.removeFromParent(true);
// This is where I'd like the GAME_SCREEN to show.
// now would be a good time for a clean-up
System.pauseForGCIfCollectionImminent(0);
System.gc();
}, 0.15);
});
This is part of my Root Class
public function start(background:Texture, assets:AssetManager):void
{
stageW= int(stage.stageWidth);
stageH = int(stage.stageHeight);
sAssets = assets;
bgIma=new Image(background);
bgIma.height=g.stageH * 0.4;
bgIma.scaleX=bgIma.scaleY;
bgIma.x=(g.stageW-bgIma.width)>>1;
bgIma.y=(g.stageH-bgIma.height)>>1;
addChild(bgIma);
var progressBar:ProgressBar = new ProgressBar(175, 20);
progressBar.x = (g.stageW - progressBar.width) >> 1;
progressBar.y = (g.stageH - progressBar.height) >> 1;
progressBar.y = g.stageH * 0.8;
addChild(progressBar);
assets.loadQueue(function onProgress(ratio:Number):void
{
progressBar.ratio = ratio;
if (ratio == 1)
Starling.juggler.delayCall(function():void
{
progressBar.removeFromParent(true);
removeChild(bgIma);
bgIma=null;
addedToStageHandler();
addSounds();
System.pauseForGCIfCollectionImminent(0);
System.gc();
}, 0.15);
});
}
protected function addedToStageHandler(event:starling.events.Event=null):void
{
this._navigator = new ScreenNavigator();
_navigator.autoSizeMode = ScreenNavigator.AUTO_SIZE_MODE_CONTENT;
this.addChild( this._navigator );
this._transitionManager = new ScreenFadeTransitionManager(_navigator);
this._navigator.addScreen( "Fluocode", new ScreenNavigatorItem(Fluocode));
this._navigator.addScreen( "Main", new ScreenNavigatorItem(AppMain));
this._navigator.showScreen("Fluocode");
this._transitionManager.duration = 0.5;
this._transitionManager.ease = Transitions.EASE_IN;
}

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/