Easing applied to a custom cursor and random MC generation

[NiallTL]

I'm needing help for something.

First thing: I have a custom cursor (instance name cursor_mc) and when you move it, like any other cursor, when you stop, it stops. What I'd like to do is applye slight easing to the cursor, like in particle blaster. Any help on that one?

Second: I have a small movieclip (instance name pickup) and I would like to be able to generate random numbers of them that fall down the screen until they dissappear off it, and my character has to pick them up in the air to raise his score.

Any code I could have for that?

[Gaz]

Originally Posted by NiallTL

I'm needing help for something.

First thing: I have a custom cursor (instance name cursor_mc) and when you move it, like any other cursor, when you stop, it stops. What I'd like to do is applye slight easing to the cursor, like in particle blaster. Any help on that one?

Well you can move the cursor to your mouse position using:

mycursor._x = _xmouse;
mycursor._y = _ymouse;

Where "mycursor" is the instance name of your cursor.

For some basic easing try something like:

xdif = _xmouse - mycursor._x;
ydif = _ymouse - mycursor._y;
mycursor._x += xdif/15;
mycursor._y += ydif/15;

(change the 2s to alter how quickly it eases)

Originally Posted by NiallTL

Second: I have a small movieclip (instance name pickup) and I would like to be able to generate random numbers of them that fall down the screen until they dissappear off it, and my character has to pick them up in the air to raise his score.

Any code I could have for that?

First you need to give the movieclip an identifier.

1. Right click on it in the library and hit "linkage"
2. Tick "export for actionscript".
3. Type a name in the identifier box.

For this example I'll call it "poo".

To put them on the stage after a random time use something like this on your main timeline:

On 1st frame:

startTime = getTimer();
i = 0;

On 2nd frame:

if(getTimer()-startTime>1000){
    i++;
    attachMovie("poo", "poo"+i, i);
    startTime=getTimer();
}

This will give our falling poos instance names of poo1, poo2 etc.

Note: you could also put the code I mentioned earlier to move the cursor on this 2nd frame too).

On 3rd frame:

gotoAndPlay(2);

(replace the 2 with what ever frame your 2nd frame actually was)

Then what you need is some code on the poo movie clip to:

on load:
give it a random _x position

on enter frame:
increase it's _y position.
perform a hittest to see if it colided with your cursor.
check if it went off the screen and needs to be deleted.


Hope this helps!

[nàme]

Originally Posted by Gaz

Well you can move the cursor to your mouse position using:

mycursor._x = _xmouse;
mycursor._y = _ymouse;

Where "mycursor" is the instance name of your cursor.

For some basic easing try something like:

xdif = _xmouse - mycursor._x;
ydif = _xmouse - mycursor._y;
mycursor._x += xdif/2;
mycursor._y += ydif/2;

(change the 2s to alter how quickly it eases)




First you need to give the movieclip an identifier.

1. Right click on it in the library and hit "linkage"
2. Tick "export for actionscript".
3. Type a name in the identifier box.

For this example I'll call it "poo".

To put them on the stage after a random time use something like this on your main timeline:

On 1st frame:

startTime = getTimer();
i = 0;

On 2nd frame:

if(getTimer()-startTime>1000){
    i++;
    attachMovie("poo", "poo"+i, i);
    start=getTimer();
}

This will give our falling poos instance names of poo1, poo2 etc.

Note: you could also put the code I mentioned earlier to move the cursor on this 2nd frame too).

On 3rd frame:

gotoAndPlay(2);

(replace the 2 with what ever frame your 2nd frame actually was)

Then what you need is some code on the poo movie clip to:

on load:
give it a random _x position

on enter frame:
increase it's _y position.
perform a hittest to see if it colided with your cursor.
check if it went off the screen and needs to be deleted.


Hope this helps!

yea ok... i would hate to have to write that

[Bigmutha]

Originally Posted by Gaz

Well you can move the cursor to your mouse position using:

mycursor._x = _xmouse;
mycursor._y = _ymouse;

Where "mycursor" is the instance name of your cursor.

For some basic easing try something like:

xdif = _xmouse - mycursor._x;
ydif = _xmouse - mycursor._y;
mycursor._x += xdif/2;
mycursor._y += ydif/2;

(change the 2s to alter how quickly it eases)




First you need to give the movieclip an identifier.

1. Right click on it in the library and hit "linkage"
2. Tick "export for actionscript".
3. Type a name in the identifier box.

For this example I'll call it "poo".

To put them on the stage after a random time use something like this on your main timeline:

On 1st frame:

startTime = getTimer();
i = 0;

On 2nd frame:

if(getTimer()-startTime>1000){
    i++;
    attachMovie("poo", "poo"+i, i);
    start=getTimer();
}

This will give our falling poos instance names of poo1, poo2 etc.

Note: you could also put the code I mentioned earlier to move the cursor on this 2nd frame too).

On 3rd frame:

gotoAndPlay(2);

(replace the 2 with what ever frame your 2nd frame actually was)

Then what you need is some code on the poo movie clip to:

on load:
give it a random _x position

on enter frame:
increase it's _y position.
perform a hittest to see if it colided with your cursor.
check if it went off the screen and needs to be deleted.


Hope this helps!

Wow, I thought you only knew a little AS.

Originally Posted by Gaz

For this example I'll call it "poo".

I actually laughed when I saw this.

[NiallTL]

Yeah.... slight problem Gaz.
None of that worked. At all.
I am not best pleased

I'm currently PM'ing you the file to see if you can help a tad.

[Gaz]

Originally Posted by NiallTL

Yeah.... slight problem Gaz.
None of that worked. At all.
I am not best pleased

I'm currently PM'ing you the file to see if you can help a tad.

Oops! Well I wrote it off the top of my head, hang on I'll give it a try.

[Gaz]

Ah yeah I found a couple of typos (fixed now).

You can see the code in action here:

Watch Out For Poo! - The Game Homepage

I also attached the .fla to this post.

- If that doesn't make you best pleased I don't know what will

[nàme]

Originally Posted by Gaz

Ah yeah I found a couple of typos (fixed now).

You can see the code in action here:

Watch Out For Poo! - The Game Homepage

I also attached the .fla to this post.

- If that doesn't make you best pleased I don't know what will

lol. the goal is to get covered completely... i won

[cheese toast]

the name is very deceptive! you're meant to 'Get hit by poo!' lmfao..

[NiallTL]

Thanks so much Gaz, I'll try it out when I get onto my own computer I'll credit you for helping in my game

Who knows, if I extend my game a bit I might get a frontpage on TGH when I submit!

Ah, hopes and dreams

I'll report back when I've tried all the stuff out.