I have a snow globe image on the stage and a movie clip that surrounds the inside of the globe called area_mc. I need my snowflakes to only float around in area_mc (my snow globe). Right Now I have all my flakes floating around the entire stage.[code]...
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var myArray:Array = new Array();
for(var i=0; i<10; i++){
var p:Particle = new Particle();
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I have this array of particles and I was wondering how can I add this particles inside a movieClip, in other words I would like to add particle "p" to a movieClip that I have on the stage with an instance name of "mainMC".
Also, is it possible to display the number of particles (p) inside mainMC in a text field? On this case I know it will be 10, but this will change.
I have a Button that is inside MovieClip1 which is inside MovieClip2; yet when i click the Button it doesn't dispatch Event.
View 5 RepliesI've made it so when you die in my game, you explode into 20 particles which usually lags the game, especially if it's being played in a browser. I'm pretty sure that it's just because of the graphics,why it's causing so much lag? I've included the AS2 just encase.
Code:
//variables
fall = -8;
onEnterFrame = function () {[code]...
I've been working on a little particle generator that produces intractable particles. When you click your mouse, they will move in a straight line away from where you clicked. Seems simple enough, but I can't quite get the formula right.
I want to pass two points and a magnitude scalar value into a function and have it move the particle along the line drawn through the two points, and only as far as the magnitude specifics.
For example:Let's say the particle is at the point P(10,10) and the mouse clicks at the point Q(15,15). I pass both those points and the magnitude 10, into my function.
The function then calculates the angle the particle should travel (45 degrees or PI/4 radians) and sends the particle to the point O(20,20), again, as specified by a magnitude of 10.
Edit: By the way, I'm using ActionScript 3.0, but if possible I would prefer a universal explanation in case I decide to program this in another language, or I am without a programming language when I need to figure it out.
How can I rig up an if statement that will add particles to the stage based on the ENTER_FRAME update interval?
Code:
stage.frameRate = 60;
var currentParticles:uint = 0;
var maxParticles:uint = 1000;
var particlesPerSecond:uint = 100;
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I run into the problem, where if I choose a bigger value for particlesPerSecond than the stage framerate, I don't add the correct number of particles.
I made a particle class following a tutorial a while ago. Basically it uses some sort of a virtual list, replacing the array method, which makes it really fast solution. So everything is working perfectly fine except the fact that i really can't understand what actually is going on. It is pretty confusing so im trying to find the logic in this stuff, unfortunately with no success.[code]
View 1 RepliesI know I am a new member but hopefully my question won't be overlooked because of this fact. Anyway, here goes. I have a new project, a flash intro, and my client wants to be able to wipe away sand particles to reveal an enter website button. I tried an simple method of wiping away a image layer like an eraser but they want it to look like actual sand particles are moving around.
View 9 Replieshow to create the type of particle I want and add it to the stage but how can I add multiple instances of this particle, with different values assigned? Here is what I have so far:
ActionScript Code:
import flash.geom.*
import flash.display.*
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Does anyone know of a tutorial on how to make streaking particles. I understand the basics of particles, but I want to make a firework effect, one that leaves light trails or streaks behind for a moment before they fade away.
View 0 RepliesI am using the smoke AS3 file from: [URL] Everything works great, but I would like for my particles to load on a certain level, for example:
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Actually, I would like for my Content to always be on top (pertaining to my layer order on the timeline) and everything else to always be behind, but in the manner described above. I'm not sure how to do this,
i am working on a particle engine for a little project of mine and i cant seem to add any event listeners. I have uploaded the zip so you can see what i have.
View 14 RepliesI need to get something similar to this done in a short period of time, so I don't have much time to play around.
Does anyone have a similar code/tutorial or anything that resembles this?
You notice that their are 'particles' falling from the position of the mouse but for some sort of stupid reason they get stuck at a certain point in time.
Also, the three white bars are dragable, but i want them to swing back in to place when you release them. Is this also possible with a tween ? or do i need to code something physic-like.[code]...
I'm new to the forums here and new to AS3 (I have some AS2 experience, and lots of general programming experience).nd I've made a few tweaks, including most significantly, fading out and killing particles after a certain amount of time. But I have a problem: I can't figure out why some of my particles live longer than they should.In more detail:In particles.as, for each dust particle that gets generated, the fadeOut function should get called after half a second, and when that tween is done, the killParticle function should get called. This seems to work for most particles but every now and then a few particles will stick around (i.e. the fadeOut function won't get called)Watch the animation: linkOh, and I'd love to know if there's anything I can do to increase performance as well. This is pretty cpu-heavy right now.All my .fla file does is include particles.as. See code below.particles.as
Code:
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
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I am trying to activate a rollOver-function when the mouse rolls over a movieclip inside of a movieclip.On the main window (root), first you rollOver a button where a window shows up with more options (movieclips).From stage, my first movieclip is called "catapultas_read_more" which leads to amother movieclip called "pic1_mc". The label that is going to play when mouse over on pic1_mc is "rollOn".I tried this.gotoAndPlay("rollOn); directly inserted to the movieclip, but the movieclip inside pic1_mc never starts
View 8 RepliesI have the scenario below. I have a movieclip on the stage (root). Inside this movieclip I have a frame with the action below:
_root.MCHappy.visible = false;
_root.MCSad.visible = false;
_root.MCNormal.visible = true;
I cant get this working with AS3. How is the correct way to do that inside a MovieClip with AS3?
I'm creating a menu bar that is a movieclip and inside the movieclip consists of the buttons.Now the menu bar is twice as WIDE as what is visible on the stage.The only part you can see is the text 'menu' on a bar.Then when the mouse hits the bar, it flies across the screen to the otherside of the bar where the menu buttons are.Now the menu bar does its animation over 20 frames - the last frame being the frame where the menu buttons are now visible.
On the last frame i have the 'stop;' code
On the first frame I have this code:
Code:
stop();
this.onEnterFrame = function(){
if(rewind == true){
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I have been using TweenLite for all of my easing. I was wondering what the code is for having a button inside a movieclip not active while the movieclip is tweening.Then when the movieclip does finish tweening the button then becomes active.
View 2 RepliesHow can I get a button inside a movieclip link to a frame in another movieclip on the scene? I tried this code:
function gotoCenter(event:MouseEvent):void {
MovieClip(root).centermc.gotoAndPlay(2);
}
skruetest.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, gotoCenter);
..where "skruetest" is the button, "centermc" is the movieclip where I want to go to frame 2. I don�t get errors with this code, but nothing happens when I click the button. What can I do?
I'm basically trying to make a bunch of particles jump around. I've used the draw tools to draw a small red puff. When you click the puff shoots up from the cursor a few pixels before falling down.
how to call the information from this .as file in another file. This way I will take out the click functionality from the file I have done and have the puffs shoot out automatically at the mouseX and mouseY coordinates.
I eventually want to have these puffs shoot out from a character as it runs across the screen in a game I have planned. It will make it much easier to have these puffs called from a seperate file I believe.
Here is the code I have so far:
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I want to take any Text sting and form from it text formed by particles in actionscript 3 (In flash flex) I see I need some lib for this. but all libs Ive seen do not have such functionalyty by default...
So I want to get something like this
So Is there any sych lib? or way of doing it with some lib?
It should be Free and Opensource (any license like GPL, LGPL etc will be ok).
I am just starting to learn flash/actionscript 3 and decided to code up a simple particle simulator.The very initial design simply involves filling the screen with a buncha particles which scatter away from the cursor if you were to click.This works, but is a bit unresponsive. I am using graphics.drawCircle() to draw the particles, and each particle is inherited from Sprite.
Listener for mouseclick event:
private function mouseClick(e:MouseEvent):void
{
trace("click");
var now:Date = new Date();
trace("Before: "+now.getTime());
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How should I make this more efficient? I plan on doing collision detection and other physics interactions later, and this is already a bit slow even without the hefty number crunching code I intend to add later.
I am trying to generate a random number of particles (say between 1 and 4) per second, which would float up the screen from the bottom at a random X value (width is 1280 px). These particles should be a random size (say between 2 and 5 px in diameter) and a random opacity (say between 20 and 50%).
and all of this should be going on in the background while the rest of the flash actions are taking place.
How would I do this, I have been experimenting but have had very little success. It is something that I could easily do in after effects however I would like to keep file size small and allow for continuous uninterupted play.
i've tried the particles effect in kirupa lab..but how do i make them dissapear if i dont need them?the particles still there even though the frame is empty
View 2 Repliesi know i've seen this before, maybe on that flash experimental math site that was all black and white and had a picture of a kid swatting at some molecular looking flies? anyone remember the name of that/well anyway, what i'm trying to pull off here is like a circle of some sort, all of sudden growing a small little circle and then both of them dividing, or possibly, a two circles(modules, atoms, particles) join to be one.
View 2 RepliesI'm animating a torn sack that will deflate as the beans inside of it spill out and pile on the ground. The sack I'm animating frame-by-frame, so the problem is the beans-- I can't imagine animating them one by one, but I know nothing about actionscript and the few tutorials I've found online don't address what I need to do; worse, they seem hopelessly complex.
View 1 RepliesI want to apply actions to a movieClip nested inside a dynamicly attached movieClip, with the attachMovie method; it doesn't works when the movieClip is attached by a button:
1.when the swf movie loads with an attachMovie method the remove_btn clears the window_mc
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I have a button inside a movieclip, to which I would like to apply a rollover function. When rolled over, this button (inside MOVIECLIP 1) would make (MOVIECLIP 2) jump to second frame. I'm using Flash 8.This is turning onto a real headache for me, since i've searched every single forum and thread concerning this matter, and nothing seems to work.
View 7 Repliesi have dynamic buttons in movieclip and i want the movieclip goto 2nd frame once some one click single movieclip while rest remains in 1st frame.the movieclips can be in arrayi have some code here:
Actionscript Code:
var mc:MovieClip = new MovieClip();for(var i:int = 0 ; i < numberOfButtons;i++){ var btn:MovieClip = new button();
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