Re: FLASH: moving 1,000 MC simultaneously?

[Cheri Harder]

I think, something like this (pseudo-code) in a loop so it does it for each

star (NOT TESTED THOUGH!)


Set Variable: "centerx" = "377.3"

Set Variable: "centery" = "207.3"

Set Variable: "n" = 1

Loop While (n < 1001)

      Set Property ("star" & n, X Position) = GetProperty ( "star"&n,

_x )+(centerx-GetProperty("star"&n,_x)*.20)

      Set Property ("star" & n, Y Position) = GetProperty ( "star"&n,

_y )+(centerx-GetProperty("star"&n,_y)*.20)

      Set Variable: "n" = n+1

End Loop


This should calculation 1/5 of the difference between the current position

and the center and move it that far.  Somehow, though, I think that this

would never get them to the center, because when you put the same code in

the next frame, it will re-calculate the X & Y position and only move it 1/5

of the new difference.  And besides that, it's late & I promised never to

give advice after midnight again.  Oh, it's ok, is only 11:30.


But maybe this is enough to get you going, eh?


~~~~Cheri Harder~~~~~

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