Hi iwe been following a tutorial on how to make a vertical shooter in AS2 on:http://www.mrsunstudios.com/2009/01/tutorial-make-a-vertical-shooter-in-as2-part-2/
Annoying thing is, I cant get the final step on part two to work (where you make the bullets fire in intervals) I´ve tried looking at the source file but its in AS3 :stare::ponder:
this is the script so far:
[COLOR=Green]var mainSpeed:Number = 5;//how fast the main guy can move
onEnterFrame = function(){ //this function will run every frame (needed for moving the character
if(Key.isDown(37) || Key.isDown(65)){ //if the “A” key or Left Arrow Key is Down
mcMain._x -= mainSpeed;//then the move the guy left
}
if (Key.isDown(38) || Key.isDown(87)){//if the “W” key or Up Arrow Key is Down
mcMain._y -= mainSpeed; //then move the guy up
}
if(Key.isDown(39) || Key.isDown(68)){//if the “D” key or Right Arrow Key is Down
mcMain._x += mainSpeed; //then move the guy to the right
}
if(Key.isDown(40) || Key.isDown(83)){//if the “S” key or Down Arrow Key is Down
mcMain._y += mainSpeed; //then move the guy down
}
//keeping the main character within bounds
if(mcMain._x <= 0){
mcMain._x += mainSpeed;
}
if(mcMain._y <= 0){
mcMain._y += mainSpeed;
}
if(mcMain._x >= Stage.width - mcMain._width){
mcMain._x -= mainSpeed;
}
if(mcMain._y >= Stage.height - mcMain._height){
mcMain._y -= mainSpeed;
}
[COLOR=Red]
//this is where im confused, i need to add this:[/COLOR]
if(Key.isDown(32)[/COLOR][COLOR=Red] && shootAllow[/COLOR]){//if the space bar is pressed
[COLOR=Green][COLOR=Red]//and this somewere!:[/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=Red] shootAllow = false;[/COLOR]
[COLOR=Green]
//BULLET TIMING VARIABLES
var cTime:Number = 0;//the amount of frames that has elapsed since last bullet shot
var cLimit:Number = 12;//amount of frames needed to shoot another bullet
var shootAllow:Boolean = false;//whether or not main can shoot
var bulletID:Number = Math.random(); //create a variable that we’ll use at the bullet’s id
//then attach a bullet to the stage
_root.attachMovie(‘mcBullet’, ‘Bullet’+bulletID,_root.getNextHighestDepth());
//setting the coordinates of the bullet to be the same as the main character
_root[‘Bullet’+bulletID]._x = mcMain._x + mcMain._width/2 - _root[‘Bullet’+bulletID]._width/2;
_root[‘Bullet’+bulletID]._y = mcMain._y;
_root[‘Bullet’+bulletID].onEnterFrame = function(){
//giving the bullet some actions
this._y -= 10; //moving the bullet
if(this._y < -1 * this._height){//if the bullet goes off stage
//then destroy it
this.removeMovieClip();
}
}
cTime ++;//increment the time
if(cTime == cLimit){//if enough time has elapsed
shootAllow = true;//allow shooting again
cTime = 0;//reset the time
}
}
}[/COLOR]
