Spawning Enemies

programming
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Ok, so heres my enemy code, on the main frame:
ActionScript Code:
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] enemy = [COLOR=#0000ff]attachMovie[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“zombie”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#ff0000]“zombie”[/COLOR]+zombienum, [COLOR=#000080]1000[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_x[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000ff]random[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_y[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000ff]random[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]+[COLOR=#0000ff]Stage[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]height[/COLOR];
enemy.[COLOR=#000080]health[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]100[/COLOR];
enemy.[COLOR=#000080]dead[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000]false[/COLOR];
enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]onEnterFrame[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000]function[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
enemy.[COLOR=#000080]body[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]fist[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]play[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
myRadians = [COLOR=#0000ff]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]atan2[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]player._y-enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_y[/COLOR], player._x-enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_x[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
myDegrees = [COLOR=#0000ff]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]round[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
myRadians = [COLOR=#0000ff]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]atan2[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]player._y-enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_y[/COLOR], player._x-enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_x[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
myDegrees = [COLOR=#0000ff]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]round[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#0000ff]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]_rotation[/COLOR] = myDegrees;
enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_x[/COLOR] += [COLOR=#0000ff]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]cos[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]*zombiespeed;
enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_y[/COLOR] += [COLOR=#0000ff]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]sin[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]*zombiespeed;
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
myRadians = [COLOR=#0000ff]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]atan2[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]castle._y-enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_y[/COLOR], castle._x-enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_x[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
myDegrees = [COLOR=#0000ff]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]round[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#0000ff]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]_rotation[/COLOR] = myDegrees;
enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_x[/COLOR] += [COLOR=#0000ff]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]cos[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]*zombiespeed;
enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_y[/COLOR] += [COLOR=#0000ff]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]sin[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]*zombiespeed;
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
enemy.[COLOR=#000080]health[/COLOR] -= gundamage;
[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] recoilX = enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_x[/COLOR] += [COLOR=#0000ff]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]cos[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]*recoil;
[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] recoilY = enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]_y[/COLOR] += [COLOR=#0000ff]Math[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]sin[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR]*recoil;
[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] blood = [COLOR=#0000ff]_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]attachMovie[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]“blood”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#ff0000]“blood”[/COLOR]+depth, depth++[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
blood.[COLOR=#0000ff]_rotation[/COLOR] = player.[COLOR=#0000ff]_rotation[/COLOR]+[COLOR=#000080]180[/COLOR];
blood.[COLOR=#0000ff]_x[/COLOR] = recoilX;
blood.[COLOR=#0000ff]_y[/COLOR] = recoilY;
enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]play[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
enemy.[COLOR=#0000ff]gotoAndPlay[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
enemy.[COLOR=#000080]dead[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000]true[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR];
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What I need is a way to be able to create a variable with # of enemies and be able to generate them all with AS. I know that I should be using a for loop and a variable with number of enemies, I just cant seem to wrap my head around how to do it.

what i want is:
ActionScript Code:
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT]numenemies=[COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR];
nummaxenemies=[COLOR=#000080]5[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#808080]//attach random enemies here[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#808080]*//code above to control all the enemies *[/COLOR]

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any help would be great :slight_smile: