Random Events

[GooeyHand]

Hey everyone,
I've been trying to make some boxes fade in and out in certain points randomly. I've been lookin all over for an answer, but nothing for exactly what I need.
The way I am envisioning this, is to have a MC open numerously at once on random x and y points I have chosen. I know there are a lot of ways to make a random action, but I haven't found anything relative to this.
If anyone has any thoughts it would be greatly appreciated, I’m really stuck.

Thanks

 

[oldnewbie]

Some confusion! If there chosen points, how can they be random at the same time? Regards,

 

[billwatson]

algorithm

name the boxes box1, box2, etc make them mc's

use random to choose a number between 1 (say) and the number of boxes

set the visible property of the box selected at random to false

 

[FlashMax]

Add this to the first frame of the main timeline:

function makeBoxes() {
for ( i = 1; i <= 100; i++ ) {
duplicateMovieClip( box, &quot;box&quot; + i, i );
_root[&quot;box&quot; + i]._x = Math.random() * 550;
_root[&quot;box&quot; + i]._y = Math.random() * 400;
_root[&quot;box&quot; + i]._alpha = Math.random() * 100;
}
}

Place the box MC on the stage, and give it the instance name box. In the box's action, put this.

onClipEvent (load) {
_root.makeBoxes();
}

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if ( this._alpha >= 100 ) {
this._alpha = 0;
this._alpha += 5;
}
}

 

[GooeyHand]

flashmax,
i gave your technique a try, but when i published it a window came up warning me the script was slowing things down too much. plus i was hoping to make the MC's show up over images i already have on the scene. so the pigeon holes would have to be over exact x and y coordinates. thanks for the help.

 

[FlashMax]

Doesn't run slow on mine. You don't have to duplicate the movie clip 100 times though. That was basically just a suggestion.

If you want to create something that has specific x and y coordinates you need to use attachMovie(). You would set up something like:
function makeBoxes() {
attachMovie( box, box1, 3);
_root.box1._x = (whatever you want it to be);
_root.box1._y = (whatever you want it to be);
}

Do this for however many boxes you want, unless you are creating numerous boxes, in which, you can create a for loop that will do this nicely.

Use the onClipEvent's that I described earlier.