# Flash Game Help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-game-help/14179>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 23, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-game-help/14179 "2003-02-23T00:22:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MzzM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/67e7ee/32.png) [@MzzM](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MzzM)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-game-help/14179/1 "2003-02-23T00:22:15Z")

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Hi there, this is my first post n am new here so plz b nice I:-)

Im tryin 2 make a flash game of a space ship that moves using the arrow keys. i have managed 2 simulate a gravity effect and assign the arrow keys to their proper direction eg: left:rotate left, right:rotate right and up:accelerate.

my problem is that my ship will not accelerate in the direction in which it is facing.

the code for my ship so far is:

onClipEvent (load) {  
moveSpeed = 5;  
}  
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP) and this.\_y\>=35) {  
this.\_y -= 5;  
}  
}  
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (this.\_y\<=395) {  
this.\_y = \_y+2;  
}  
}  
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (this.hitTest(\_root.ground)) {  
\_root.gotoAndStop(2);  
}  
}  
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {  
\_root.ship.\_rotation = \_root.ship.\_rotation+12.5;  
\_root.ship.\_rotation = \_root.ship.\_rotation;  
}  
}  
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {  
\_root.ship.\_rotation = \_root.ship.\_rotation-12.5;  
\_root.ship.\_rotation = \_root.ship.\_rotation;  
}  
}

i no im no pro in this field of flash mx style pain and most of this code is probably just bollox, but ive been tryin 4 a good while now, n ive searched high and low for a tutorial but 2 no avail.

i hope you understand wat im tryin 2 get at, coz i dont ave a clue :goatee: :pirate:

Please help, Please!!!

thanks

> ‘’‘You Might as well kill yourself, your already dead.’‘’

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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:** [February 23, 2003, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-game-help/14179/2 "2003-02-23T09:36:54Z")

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Hey again, have included the flash file so far. please help, please please please someone!!!

Z.