HELP: PORTALS

[Angelcape]

i'm making a 2d side-scroller and i need some help.

I've tried to get to the next map (using play();) by these means:


onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
thingthing = 0
if (this.hitTest(_root.char)) {
thingthing==1
}
if (thingthing==1){
if(Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
play();
}
}
}

to the movie clip portal

and

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this.hitTest(_root.char)) {
if(Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
play();
}
}
}

and

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this.hitTest(portal)) {
if(Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
play();
}
}



and etc. to the character but still, i can't get it to move onto the next map. does anyone know how?

What i want:

when you touch the portal, if you press up, it executes the script:

play();

thank you, and please respond quickly![/code]

[Angelcape]

*BUMP* i'm desparate for help here, so please, i need views

[kglad]

play() what? there must be a movieclip timeline that you want to advance. use that movieclip's instance name and apply the play() method to that instance name.

[Angelcape]

i want to move to the next frame, like when you press a button;

on (release) {
play();
}

then instead, i want it when the character is touching/on/in/etc. the other movie clip, when you press up, it goes to the next frame/plays

[kglad]

re-read my message.

[Guest]

I don't get the complete meaning of what you are doing here, but the first thing i see is, that you probably missing a "this" in you're play() statement - like this:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this.hitTest(portal)) {
if(Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
this.play();
}
}
}

Is it a matter of moving to the next frame, there is a MovieClip-function called "nextFrame", which probaly could be of great help - see:

http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/8/main/00002486.html

[kglad]

"this" is the only movieclip reference you can be sure is NOT correct.

[Angelcape]

ahh, i get it, so my whole code is wrong. well, i don't want the clip to play, i want to whole movie to go to another frame

[kglad · Accepted solution]

if you want the main timeline to advance, use _root:

[Angelcape]

Yay! thatnk you so much!

[Angelcape]

DARN! when i'm touching the portal, andi press up, nothing happens!

Never mind,i got it to work!

[kglad]

you're welcome.