Re: FLASH: Collision Detection

[Gregg Caines]

Use 'True', in your hittest():


eg. paddle.hitTest(ballx, bally, True);


Setting that flag to true, makes it check the shape of the clip.  Setting it

to false makes it check the bounding box.  It should work pretty well if

you use the x and y coordinates of the ball, and use the hittest() method

of the paddle (as opposed to using the coordinates of the paddle and

using the hittest() of the ball).


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Gregg Caines

n e o m e t r i x  systems inc.

http://www.neometrixsystems.com

gcainesneometrixsystems [dot] com

> Has anyone here done collision detection using objects that are odd

shapes.

> For example, I am trying to build a pinball game. The paddles are

"baseball

> bat-like" shaped, y'know...like all pinball paddles. Anyways, what would

be

> the best way to detect when these collide? Currently, my paddles have the

> center of the movie clip on one side and then I rotate around that axis.

> Flash fills in the space as if it where part of the movie clip to make it

a

> rectangular shape. So the ball bounces before it ever really gets to the

> paddle. Is there an easy way to do this? By the way, it's in Flash 5.




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