Re: on a flash game how do you create something to let you switch vehicle

Question

I am creating a racing game and I want the ability to switch vehicles before the race.
The main issue here is that the game auto starts. All the coding is what i got
from the internet so i don't know how to stop it from auto starting, here is the game so far:
http://thebackyardchampion.deviantart.com/#/d48zgkl
Can someone pleeeease help.
I need a simple guide, i'm not a complete noob at it but neither am i a pro.

Answer 1

A bit of advice, You should not be making a racing game as its very clear that you are new to actionscript. In my eye's a racing game is by far the hardest type of game to make.
But to create a button, you draw it, convert it to symbol. Makie it a movieclip Look in the properties panel where it says instance name, give it a instance.
The where ever that button is in your file, place the code in the actions panel on the same location of the button.
You should not ever copy and paste code unless you understand it, you WILL get many errors if you keep doing this as you do not understand the process. If someone offers you code, you should manually type it in. If you type it inyourself, your brain is more focussed on the code, meaning you get used to it easier.
But as for your simple tutorial,
1. Draw your button.
2. Right click, then 'Convert to symbol'
3. Make it of the Movieclip type.
4. Go to your properties panel. Give it a instance name, in this case "btnins"
4. On that same scene, go to your actions panel, and TYPE in:
btnins.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,btnfn);
function btnfn(e:MouseEvent):void{
     mc.gotoAndStop(Math.floor(Math.random() * (1+10-1)) + 1);
And yes you would need the 10 keyframes within your Car movieclip. But you WILL get even more confused in a minuite as im sure this will not achieve your goal. If i understand, you are looking for a select car, before the game starts, correct ?