Make Mc Point Towards Cursor
I'm trying to rotate a MovieClip to point towards cursor.
Ive been trying ages but I still could not figure out.
This is my code: (doesen't work)
ActionScript Code:
var xdif = (mouseX - herogun.x);
var ydif = (mouseY - herogun.y);
var radAngle = Math.atan2(xdif, ydif);
herogun.rotation = ((radAngle*360 / (Math.PI)));
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Posted on: 08-06-2008, 12:00 PM
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