# Trying to stop movement...but cant figure it out
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [September 11, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964 "2004-09-11T22:49:15Z")
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### Author:  [@saint\_cleve](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saint_cleve)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/1 "2004-09-11T22:49:15Z")
im trying to make a game where your character is moving around the screen…and i want to make it so the character stops in certain areas…like a cliff, i dont want the character to be able to walk over the cliff…i have been searching for actionscripts and whatnot…and i just cant find it…please help…
flash MX
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2004, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/2 "2004-09-12T00:25:40Z")
one method would be to test the position of your character and see if it is over a certain point, for example, say i wanted to make sure that my character wouldn’t go to a point where it’s \_x value is less than 100 and it’s \_x is greater than 200, i could do something like this:
```auto
onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
if (this._x < 100) {
this._x = 100;
} else if (this._x > 200) {
this._x = 200;
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2004, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/3 "2004-09-12T16:25:54Z")
thats almost exactly what i am looking for…but can i make that same effect happen when my player goes ontop of another movie clip?ill post some screen shots
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2004, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/4 "2004-09-12T16:34:47Z")
this is what the scene looks like…
this is the character:
this is the ditch that i dont want the character to be able to go over top of:
this is the actionscript i have for the character so you can move him with the arrow keys:
```auto
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
this._y = this._y+10;
gotoAndStop(2);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
this._y = this._y-10;
gotoAndStop(4);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
this._x = this._x+10;
gotoAndStop(3);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
this._x = this._x-10;
gotoAndStop(5);
}
}
onClipEvent (keyUp) {
gotoAndStop(1);
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (_root.player, hitTest(_root.holeblock1)) {
gotoAndStop(1);
}
}
```
is there an AS that i can use to keep the character from going overtop of the ditch??
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/5 "2004-09-13T08:15:58Z")
do they have to be on the same layer?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/6 "2004-09-13T12:44:59Z")
what about using hitTest()?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/7 "2004-09-13T17:05:55Z")
i dont understand how to make the character stop moving with a hit test
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/8 "2004-09-13T18:22:00Z")
you just test to see if the character’s bounding box is intersecting another object’s bounding box.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/9 "2004-09-13T18:46:56Z")
huh :h:
how the heck do i do that???..
sorry…im just not very good at this stuff :puzzle:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/10 "2004-09-14T03:01:59Z")
if (mcCharacter.hitTest(mcDitch)) {
//put code to stop the Character now
trace(“you hit the Ditch and You Cannot move further”);
}
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2004, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/11 "2004-09-14T06:06:42Z")
> [@nishanthe](#):
>
> if (mcCharacter.hitTest(mcDitch)) {
> //put code to stop the Character now
> trace(“you hit the Ditch and You Cannot move further”);
> }
what is the code to stop the character??
i dont want it to say anything…i just want it to stop moving
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2004, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/12 "2004-09-14T08:58:51Z")
```auto
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (canMove) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
prevY = _y
this._y = this._y+10;
gotoAndStop(2);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
prevY = _y
this._y = this._y-10;
gotoAndStop(4);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
prevX = _x
this._x = this._x+10;
gotoAndStop(3);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
prevX = _x
this._x = this._x-10;
gotoAndStop(5);
}
}
}
onClipEvent (keyUp) {
gotoAndStop(1);
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (_root.player, hitTest(_root.holeblock1)) {
_x = prevX;
_y = prevY;
gotoAndStop(1);
}
}
```
possibly a better option here would be to go for the coordinates of the feet, this way his head can go over the cliff, but his feet cannnot - giving the effect that he can walk right upto it.
the way you would do this is:
```auto
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (_root.player, hitTest(_root.player._x, _root.player_y, true) {
_x = prevX;
_y = prevY;
gotoAndStop(1);
}
}
```
hope this helps 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/13 "2004-09-14T17:01:25Z")
now my guy wont even move.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/14 "2004-09-14T19:27:42Z")
i attached a fla of an example of what i want…
MX2004
if earlier version is needed…just ask…i can add it as MX
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2004, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/15 "2004-09-14T23:23:11Z")
mx would be useful for me.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/16 "2004-09-15T00:14:44Z")
ok…here is the MX version…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/17 "2004-09-15T18:35:23Z")
after a long day off frantic searching of how to stop a characters movement…i finally came up with a solution.
here is the code that made the character move:
```auto
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
this._y = this._y+10;
gotoAndStop(2);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
this._y = this._y-10;
gotoAndStop(3);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
this._x = this._x+10;
gotoAndStop(4);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
this._x = this._x-10;
gotoAndStop(5);
}
}
```
and here is what i came up with to stop the chracter from moving:
```auto
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
this._y = this._y+10;
gotoAndStop(2);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
this._y = this._y-10;
gotoAndStop(3);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
this._x = this._x+10;
gotoAndStop(4);
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
this._x = this._x-10;
gotoAndStop(5);
}
if (this.hitTest(_root.stopright)){
this._x = this._x-10;
gotoAndStop(4);
}
if (this.hitTest(_root.stopleft)){
this._x = this._x-10;
gotoAndStop(5);
}
if (this.hitTest(_root.stopup)){
this._y = this._y-10;
gotoAndStop(3);
}
if (this.hitTest(_root.stopdown)){
this._y = this._y+10;
gotoAndStop(2);
}
}
```
finally…now…if anyone knows a better way…please let me know
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-movement-but-cant-figure-it-out/63964/18 "2004-09-25T01:55:10Z")
i want a MC that has an odd shape to it…everytime i try to get the character to stop on a MC it works, but its always a straight line…i want a more organic shape … i know that it is possible…i have seen it done before…but i cant get anyone to hel me out with it…
PLEASE help me…