# \_alpha setting disappear after gotoAndPlay(1)?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-alpha-setting-disappear-after-gotoandplay-1/246564>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 12, 2007, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-alpha-setting-disappear-after-gotoandplay-1/246564 "2007-12-12T10:36:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![keitai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@keitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keitai)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-alpha-setting-disappear-after-gotoandplay-1/246564/1 "2007-12-12T10:36:55Z")

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Hi,

On frame 1 i have

```auto

var mc_top:MovieClip;
mc_top._alpha = 68;

```

And after our hero dies i have this code in frame labeled “die”

```auto

gotoAndPlay(1);

```

also tried

```auto

gotoAndStop(1);

```

But now the \_alpha setting isn’t shown???

Any ideas?