# Bats: Eased Random Movement

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bats-eased-random-movement/73704>\
**Category:** open source\
**Created:** [December 19, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bats-eased-random-movement/73704 "2004-12-19T18:07:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Voetsjoeba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ac91a4/32.png) [@Voetsjoeba](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Voetsjoeba)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bats-eased-random-movement/73704/1 "2004-12-19T18:07:29Z")

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A file I created in response to a forum member asking how to create the effect of flies or bats to fly around randomly. Each bat has an invisible movieclip it follows with a little easing effect, while the movieclip being chased changes direction and position randomly. This creates a smooth turning effects of the bats.

[swf=http://www.voetsjoeba.com/lab/view/bats.swf]width=700 height=500[/swf]

Download: [http://downloads.voetsjoeba.com/?1099254209](http://downloads.voetsjoeba.com/?1099254209)

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**Author:** ![Casenote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Casenote](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Casenote)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bats-eased-random-movement/73704/2 "2006-04-21T18:44:56Z")

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This is really cool.

Is there any easy way to set their origin points so that they come from different areas?

Also is there a way you can direct them. As in send them back to thier origins?

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**Author:** ![bootiteq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb9ed0/32.png) [@bootiteq](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bootiteq)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bats-eased-random-movement/73704/3 "2006-04-23T07:02:42Z")

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Nice movement!

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**Author:** ![cr125rider](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/cr125rider/32/534_2.png) [@cr125rider](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cr125rider)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bats-eased-random-movement/73704/4 "2006-04-24T03:11:10Z")

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Wow this is one old thread dude! Way to bring it back. It is an “Oldie but Goodie”

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**Author:** ![vini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c77e96/32.png) [@vini](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vini)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bats-eased-random-movement/73704/5 "2006-04-24T03:28:37Z")

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Kool one:devious:

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**Author:** ![theflash](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/theflash/32/1221_2.png) [@theflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theflash)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bats-eased-random-movement/73704/6 "2006-04-24T05:55:16Z")

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yeah I liked it… cute bats 🙂

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**Author:** ![pips](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/pips/32/941_2.png) [@pips](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pips)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bats-eased-random-movement/73704/7 "2006-04-24T19:41:16Z")

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cool =D

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**Author:** ![serkios](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/serkios/32/608_2.png) [@serkios](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/serkios)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bats-eased-random-movement/73704/8 "2006-04-25T16:18:48Z")

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link is broken :’(