# Flash mx help

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-help/211498
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 2, 2007, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-help/211498 "2007-01-02T11:25:19Z")
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### Author: ![michelle\_field](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@michelle\_field](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michelle_field)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2007, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-help/211498/1 "2007-01-02T11:25:19Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to make a simple game involving you as the player to go round a maze like structure collecting items whilst avoiding the ‘bad guys’. However I am having trouble with the actionscript (hitTest) to detect when a ‘bad guy’ comes into contact with the player and therefore a lives should decrease by one and the player return to the starting position. If anyone could help it would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Michelle