# First game project... need help on collision detection

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-game-project-need-help-on-collision-detection/66039>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [October 1, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-game-project-need-help-on-collision-detection/66039 "2004-10-01T20:04:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ricardinho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Ricardinho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ricardinho)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-game-project-need-help-on-collision-detection/66039/1 "2004-10-01T20:04:11Z")

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posted in flash MX forum to but no one seems to be able to help sooo… heres the problem… its a simple game where you shoot and stuff should die… but when using the collision detection method no detection is made so nothing dies… tried many different ways but nothing works… so here is the bare .fla file and please help… ive completed the whole setup i just need to be able to start KILLING Ⓜ … 😉 cheers

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-game-project-need-help-on-collision-detection/66039/2 "2004-10-01T20:06:14Z")

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[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71590](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71590)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-game-project-need-help-on-collision-detection/66039/3 "2004-10-02T03:06:49Z")

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Have u tried to using an onMouseDown just to test if it works before using the hitTest?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-game-project-need-help-on-collision-detection/66039/4 "2004-10-02T11:05:39Z")

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onMouseDown to test what? i dont understand

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2004, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-game-project-need-help-on-collision-detection/66039/5 "2004-10-03T07:36:08Z")

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Sorry i didn’t look at ur fla, that wouldn’t apply to ur game nvm