hitTest?

programming flash
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Can anyone tell me why my hitTest doesn’t work?

Trying to make a knockout fighting game…

Any reference / Tutorial / assistance would be a HUGE help!

Thanks all!

This is the code i put together thus far…


Mouse.hide();
var clicked = false;

fists_mc.onMouseDown = function() {
        //punches left on first mouse click
        if (clicked == false) {
        fists_mc.left.gotoAndPlay(2);
        clicked = true;
        }
        //punches right on second mouse click
        else if (clicked == true) { 
        fists_mc.right.gotoAndPlay(2);
        clicked = false;
        }
        //THIS IS THE PART THAT IS NOT WORKING... Would like to have character "contact_mc" react to being hit... This aint doing it? trace('hit'); not working either. Any ideas here?
        if ((fists_mc.left.hitLeft.hitTest(_root.contact_mc.h  itMe_mc.hitFace_mc)==true) || (fists_mc.right.hitRight.hitTest(_root.contact_mc.  hitMe_mc.hitFace_mc)==true)) {
        _root.contact_mc.hitMe_mc.gotoAndPlay(2);
        trace ('hit');
        }
}

fists_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
        //stick the hands to the cursor
        this._x = _root._xmouse;
        this._y = _root._ymouse;
}