Shootorial #6

My healthMeter wasn't working until I added "resetHealth();" in the "function onLoad()" [--> Ship.as].
Perhaps this could help somebody.

Okay there how i solved my problem with health bar:
1.Create the healthMeter layer (i'll call it hMl)
2.On the hMl, create a New Symbol(Insert>New Symbol).Name it "HealthMeter"(Movie Clip that's all anything else) and click Ok.
3.Now "HealthMeter" is in your library, double click on it.You'll go inside.
4.There is a empty layer, just create 2 others and you'll have 3.Name them from upper to bottom:border,bar,backdrop.
5.Draw your Healthbar now:
-On border layer: draw only border without anything inside.you can draw it with flash tools but you can import from png file too.
-On bar layer:you have to draw the green rectangle with Flash.
-On backdrop layer:draw a white rectangle or obmit it if you want it transparent (this layer isn't important).

if your health meter doesn't move, also make sure that your healthmeter on the scene has got the instance name 'healthMeter'. check this in it's properties. i needed 3 hours to find that out -.-

nvm, I got it to work, I just followed the tutorial all over again and it worked! by the way, Putting health=100; in the onLoad function works like a charm.

"Now that we have a working health meter..."