# Random platform generation

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-platform-generation/63013>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 2, 2004, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-platform-generation/63013 "2004-09-02T09:23:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Raziel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@Raziel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Raziel)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-platform-generation/63013/1 "2004-09-02T09:23:01Z")

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i’m currently trying to make a platform game and i’m trying to have platforms come down from the top at random positions, anybody have any idea how to accomplish this ?

i tried using attachMovieClip(); and duplicateMovieClip(); and such but i’m stuck at the randomly dropping down bit i’m afraid :S

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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:** [September 3, 2004, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-platform-generation/63013/2 "2004-09-03T07:13:00Z")

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bump?

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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:** [September 3, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-platform-generation/63013/3 "2004-09-03T21:35:53Z")

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this should get you started.

–Patrick

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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:** [September 3, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-platform-generation/63013/4 "2004-09-03T22:25:54Z")

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thanks, i built something similair during college but i just can’t get it right  
www.dreamone.nl/platforms.zip

i generates the platforms but then goes into the generation part again and removes the duplicated platforms

yes code is messy and doesn’t make sense but i was just messing around.  
doesn’t really have the feel off a platform game does it ?