# Jumping that jumps to the side ur sprite was facing **URL:** \ **Category:** programming\ **Created:** [August 27, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-that-jumps-to-the-side-ur-sprite-was-facing/62361 "2004-08-27T04:50:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KrustyJoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@KrustyJoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KrustyJoe)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-that-jumps-to-the-side-ur-sprite-was-facing/62361/1 "2004-08-27T04:50:31Z")
hello i am semi- new to flash and i am creating a platform game and i am using this script on my main sprite for direction. if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) { \_root.mainsprite.gotoAndstop(2); } if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) { \_root.mainsprite.gotoAndstop(3); } if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) { \_root.mainsprite.gotoAndstop(4); } } in the MC “mainsprite” -FRAME 1 - sprite facing right still FRAME 2 - sprite walking right FRAME 3 - sprite walking left FRAME 4 - sprite jumping right As u can see, when my man jumps the sprite faces the rightside even when my sprite is jumping to the left. I would like something like this: [http://www.gotoandplay.it/\_articles/2003/12/scrolling\_upd.php](http://www.gotoandplay.it/_articles/2003/12/scrolling_upd.php) And i have downloaded the source file… i try not to let others do my work but i tryed extracting parts from it that would help me but nothing worked. Thanks in advance -Mike ---
**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:** [August 27, 2004, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-that-jumps-to-the-side-ur-sprite-was-facing/62361/2 "2004-08-27T05:39:57Z")
```auto if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) { _root.mainsprite.gotoAndstop(2); } if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) { _root.mainsprite.gotoAndstop(3); } ``` just replace that code with this… ```auto if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) { _root.mainsprite.gotoAndstop(2); _root.mainsprite._xscale = 100; } if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) { _root.mainsprite.gotoAndstop(2); _root.mainsprite._xscale = -100; } ``` there is no need for 2 different frames for direction. You can just FLIP the current graphic using xscale. hope that helped ---
**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:** [August 27, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-that-jumps-to-the-side-ur-sprite-was-facing/62361/3 "2004-08-27T05:46:43Z")
k bout wat about my dude jumping… how would i adjust it to that… tats wat i really need would it be something like this if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) { (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) } \_root.mainsprite.gotoAndstop(4); \_root.mainsprite.\_xscale = -100; } if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) { (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) } \_root.mainsprite.gotoAndstop(4); \_root.mainsprite.\_xscale = 100; } i dun know if that would work… i’ll try ---
**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:** [August 27, 2004, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-that-jumps-to-the-side-ur-sprite-was-facing/62361/4 "2004-08-27T05:50:43Z")
i cant get it to work, you know wat i meen… it isnt going ---
**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:** [August 27, 2004, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-that-jumps-to-the-side-ur-sprite-was-facing/62361/5 "2004-08-27T06:19:22Z")
k ill make up a little FLA for ya. ::EDIT:: k there u go ---
**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:** [August 27, 2004, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-that-jumps-to-the-side-ur-sprite-was-facing/62361/6 "2004-08-27T06:26:02Z")
thanks… when im finished my game, ur getting a shoutout for sure under credits ---
**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:** [August 27, 2004, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-that-jumps-to-the-side-ur-sprite-was-facing/62361/7 "2004-08-27T06:28:46Z")
no worries dude. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2004, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-that-jumps-to-the-side-ur-sprite-was-facing/62361/8 "2004-08-27T06:43:56Z")
you see im actually trying to make a platform game but i trying to take a few features on scrolling and walking from this fla here [http://www.gotoandplay.it/\_articles/2003/12/scrolling\_upd.php](http://www.gotoandplay.it/_articles/2003/12/scrolling_upd.php) and im somehow trying to combine the hittest features from this one [http://www.gotoandplay.it/\_articles/2003/11/platform.php](http://www.gotoandplay.it/_articles/2003/11/platform.php) reeasons : hittest on first one doenst really work for things tat are floating in the air… - scrolling on first can be used to make larger maps divided into 2 parts which i need - player movements on the first one are the best ---
**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:** [August 27, 2004, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-that-jumps-to-the-side-ur-sprite-was-facing/62361/9 "2004-08-27T06:47:41Z")
sorry i didnt realize till that previous post that the link from my first post didnt work. the top link above shows amzing charactor control and is wat im trying to get… - nottice how depending on the direction the dude is facing the guy jumps that way… - thats wat ive been trying to get but have failed constantly ---
**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:** [August 27, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-that-jumps-to-the-side-ur-sprite-was-facing/62361/10 "2004-08-27T06:51:00Z")
ppp… dude sorry i didnt see that u could jump on urs… my mistake… i was pushing control and i was like hmm… this isnt wat i wanted… but then as i was exploring ur charcter i noticed the jump frame so i now know… sorry bout hassle and thanks for help… next stop : trying to get my map to scroll like those above