Gun shooting

1

I have go a gun that looks like it shoots but no bullets come out of the gun. I dont know how to do this and I am sort of new to flash. Could you please fill in any missing code and anything else you want on the attached file. Any help on this would be gr8. cheers

2

Man you are really a beginner! If i were to help you i would be better of making something from scratch than using your example!But i am currently busy with my exams, so i am just gonna give some tips now

1)your bullet depletion code is the silliest i have seen so far…onClipEvent(enterFrame){} executes all the code in the braces every game loop…that is everytime the playhead reads that frame. So if you have multiple statements put them in one enterFrame function only:


onClipEvent(enterFrame)
{
 if(condition1)
   statement
 else if(condition2)
   statement
...
...
}

but a game designer isn’t a spriter, he should be more of a programmer, and as a programmer you should find the shortest and most flexible route available to you. For example, the above scenario can be minimised as:



onClipEvent(enterFrame)
{
 for(i=50;i>0;i--) //i starts at 50, and as long as it is greater than 50, lower it by 1
  {
   if(ammo==i)
     _root.bullets.gotoAndStop(50-i) //so if, say you have 45 ammo, it will stop at 50-45=5th frame!!
  }
}

2)Your main problem is however, that you cant use attachMovie() properly! Your bullet depletion should have been done with attachMovie, and removeMovieClip() and not with a 50 frame animation, since code gives you greater flexibility than animation! Anyway, the same attachMovie is again required to actually fire a bullet, but rather than stating it here, search google for examples on it…you will learn faster!

if you have problems understanding something, feel free to ask me!

3

thanks for the help. I did say that i was new to flash :slight_smile: Could you make me a quick gun that turns and add a bullet so I can understand it better plz (I will start from scratch dont worry)

4

As i said earlier, i am a bit busy now with my exam, so i cant really help you, but heres a very nice example that, if you can understand, will teach you a lot of things:

http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2008/03/27/create-a-flash-game-like-bloons-tutorial/

5

thank you very much you have been a good help and good luck with ur exams :slight_smile: