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Bounds
Hello,

I have a big problem in my game. I can not make bounds! In a way I can but not in this case. The problem that it's the background that is moving, not the car. So I would really appreciate if someone could explain me how to do it.

Thanks.

Here is the script I put on the background (the car is called "bil") :

onClipEvent (load) {
speed = 8;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (key.isdown(key.LEFT)) {
_x += speed;
}
if (key.isdown(key.RIGHT)) {
_x -= speed;
}
if (key.isdown(key.DOWN)) {
_y -= speed;
}
if (key.isdown(key.UP)) {
_y += speed;
}
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (_root.bil.hitTest(_root.Wall4) or _root.bil.hitTest(_root.wall5) or _root.bil.hitTest(_root.wall6) or _root.bil.hitTest(_root.wall7) or _root.bil.hitTest(_root.wall8) or _root.bil.hitTest(_root.wall9) or _root.bil.hitTest(_root.wall10) or _root.bil.hitTest(_root.wall11) or _root.bil.hitTest(_root.wall12)) {
speed = 0.1;
} else {
speed = 8;
}
}

And this one on the car :

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
_rotation = 90;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
_rotation = 270;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
_rotation = 0;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
_rotation = 180;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT) && Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
_rotation = 45;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT) && Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
_rotation = 315;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT) && Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
_rotation = 135;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT) && Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
_rotation = 225;
}
}

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hey ,

i have a mc called pic ,i am tring to have it appear at the _x pos when it scrolls out of the 300 width area to start over again ..
here is what i have for the arrow keys ..

*********i didnt add any of the code examples for the _x pos ..but the stage is 300x50

Code:
myListener = new Object();
myListener.onKeyDown = function() {
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I've attached the test app.

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PHP Code:

function onZoomAdjust(pct:Number):void {
var cx = stage.stageWidth/2 - map.x //determine center point of map on x
var cy = stage.stageHeight/2 - map.y
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anyone?

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Eric Ehle

bb:
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Code:

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I have a movie that is 650X440 and there are background elements that are approximately 1600X1200.

The 650X440 portion is in the vertical and horizontal center of the 1600X1200 area.

When I test the movie in the Flash Player, the 650x440 portion remains CENTERED in the player without scaling no matter what I do with the window. In addition, since the background elements are so large, there is a seamless BG behing the 650x440 portion that maintains its position as well.

If I embed this in HTML, all I get is the 650x440 window with the BG color of the movie outside the bounds of the 650x440 movie window.

Is there a way to have the html show the full bounds of the 1600x1200 box and keep the content, which is contained within the 650x440 movie box, centered in the browser window.

I do not want to have to scale the movie at all. I am using pixel/screen fonts that will antialias if the movie is scaled.

Thanks in advance,
Damien

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