# Shooting, Moving, and Losing

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shooting-moving-and-losing/252600>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 21, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shooting-moving-and-losing/252600 "2008-02-21T16:40:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Htwagstaff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Htwagstaff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Htwagstaff)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shooting-moving-and-losing/252600/1 "2008-02-21T16:40:29Z")

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I am a beginner at programming and i was told the best way to start space invaders. i say, okay. so all that i have down so far is a ship withe the following code

onClipEvent (enterFrame){

```
Mouse.hide();// this just hides the mouse

this._x=_root._xmouse;// this makes it follow the mouse left and right
// there usually is a this._y=root._ymouse but we dont want to go up at all. just left and right.

```

}

So the next step for me is to make it when i hit space, it fires a bullet. i have no actionscript skill but i can do anything in flash so if there is animation (i have no idea if there is) i can easily do it.

What little progress i have made is on the Download attachment.

Thank you.