Shoot in different directions

[jugobono]

I don't know how to shoot the bullets in different directions. Every time I shoot the bullet follow the direction of the player, but if it turns the bullet stop and turn itself, following the character direction, and when it is still, the bullet just appear but does not move.

Sinistra is the boolean to know if the character is going left, Destra is the identifier for the right.

var Bulli:Array = new Array();
var ShootTimer:Timer = new Timer(0);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startShootTimer);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stopShootTimer);
ShootTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, shootBullo);
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, mainLoop);
function startShootTimer(e:MouseEvent):void
{
  ShootTimer.start();
}
function stopShootTimer(e:MouseEvent):void
{
  ShootTimer.stop();
}
function shootBullo(e:TimerEvent):void
{
  var bullo:Bullo = new Bullo();
  bullo.x = Jumbo.x;
  bullo.y = Jumbo.y - 50;
  addChild(bullo);
  Bulli.push(bullo);
}
function mainLoop (e:Event):void
{
  for (var b:int = 0; b < Bulli.length; b++)
  {
     if (destra == true)
     {
        Bulli.x += 10;
     }
     if (sinistra == true)
     {
        Bulli.x -= 10;
     }
  }
}

[kglad]

add a direction property to each bullo:

function shootBullo(e:TimerEvent):void {   
var bullo:Bullo = new Bullo();   
bullo.x = Jumbo.x;   
bullo.y = Jumbo.y - 50;
if(something){  // use the appropriate criteria
bullo.dir=destra
} else {
bullo.dir=sinistra
}   
addChild(bullo);   
Bulli.push(bullo); 
} 
function mainLoop (e:Event):void {   
for (var b:int = 0; b < Bulli.length; b++)   {      
if (Bulli.dir==destra)      {         
Bulli.x += 10;      
} else  {         
Bulli.x -= 10;      
}   
} 
}   

p.s. you should also check when your bullo's are off-stage 
and can be removed from the display list and Bulli.  
and you should reverse-loop through Bulli 

[moved from Adobe Animate CC to ActionScript 3]

[jugobono]

Thank you for your answer, but i can't figure out what should go in that IF statement

[kglad]

how did you define destra and sinistra?

[jugobono]

var destra: Boolean = false;

var sinistra: Boolean = false;

var v = 5;

function muovi(event:Event)

{

     if(destra == true)

     {

            Jumbo.x += v;

            Jumbo.gotoAndStop(3);

     }

     if (sinistra == true)

     {

            Jumbo.x -= v;

            Jumbo.gotoAndStop(4);

     }

}

function premi(event:KeyboardEvent):void

{

     switch (event.keyCode)

     {

            case Keyboard.RIGHT:

           {

                 destra = true;

                 break;

            }

           case Keyboard.LEFT:

           {

                 sinistra = true;

                 break;

     }

}

function rilascia(event:KeyboardEvent):void

{

     switch (event.keyCode)

     {

            case Keyboard.RIGHT:

           {

                 destra = false;

                 break;

            }

           case Keyboard.LEFT:

           {

                 sinistra = false;

                 break;

     }

}

[kglad]

use:

if(destra){ 

bullo.dir=destra

} else {

bullo.dir=sinistra

}

[jugobono]

Works like before. The problem is that each bullo follows the character direction

[kglad]

show your mainLoop function

[jugobono]

Now it shoots correctly, but if the character goes left and then right all the bullo's change direction.

function mainLoop (e:Event):void

{

     for (var b:int = 0; b < Bulli.length; b++)

     {

          if (Bulli.dir == destra)

          {

                Bulli.x += 10;

          }

          else

          {

                 Bulli.x -= 10;

          }

      }

}

[jugobono]

Nevermind, I worked that out. Thank you for your help!

[kglad]

you're welcome.

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