Comments on: AS3 Flash Games for Beginners: Scores, HUDS, and User Interface

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:01:47 +0000

I added a new function called die() to my Ship class so that my ship can be removed when it dies. I made it just like all of the objects when they are removed from the stage…

public function die():void {
if(stageRef.contains(this)) {
removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);
//
stageRef.removeChild(this);
}
}

….

and I added to the Engine class…

var lose:Boolean=false;

and I have an if statement in my Engine loop function…

if (hud.s_hits>10 && !lose) {
ourShip.die();
lose=true;
}
————————————————————–
this removes the ourShip object from the screen, but…
*the enemy ships can still find the ourShip object and fire a stinger bullet
*all of the hitTests still work as if the ship is just standing still at the place that it died…

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can anyone explain why this is happening?

basically…
even though I remove the ship… everything acts as if the ship were still there…

Thanks

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:39:29 +0000

I added a new function called die() to my ourShip class… as shown,

public function die():void {
if(stageRef.contains(this)) {
//
removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop);
//
var explosion:Explosion=new Explosion(stageRef,1,x,y);
stageRef.addChild(explosion);
stageRef.removeChild(this);
}
}

By: Sean Longmire

Sean Longmire — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:11:52 +0000

Hi there, great tutorial! Any idea how i would alter the code to set a limit to the score, so for example when he got hit 20 times it would be “Game Over”?

By: klutchego

klutchego — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:08:54 +0000

Dude your tutorial is great!. What about making a tutorial like chess game. I really need to know how it looks like the code in flash as3..Help please!:D

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:19:26 +0000

I am having a 1120 compile error saying
public var s_hits
public var s_kills

kills.text = “0″;
hits.text = “0″;
score.text = “0″;

are not defined, is s_ a cs3 thing? i am using cs5.5

By: Rahil627

Rahil627 — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:17:30 +0000

Oh! I forgot to mention. The code portions on this article converts some of the characters to html code. For example: if (y – 15 < target.y && y + 15 > target.y)

By: Rahil627

Rahil627 — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:13:47 +0000

I also wanted to thank you for this wonderful ‘basics series’ tutorial Jonathan. I can only reverberate the praises you’ve received from the other comments. Mainly, that your tutorial is well written, clear, and fun.

If I don’t get too sidetracked by another project, I should have a cool example soon.

By: Naushad

Naushad — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:52:51 +0000

How to add more interface(new game,pause,stop)

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:00:08 +0000

Glad to see you can no longer infinitely kill a given enemy, even if the functionality *was* added in a bit late.

By: Ladman

Ladman — Wed, 04 May 2011 02:56:01 +0000

figured it all out, it would help if i made my HUD a MC!!!!