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In this Flash tutorial, you will learn how to move a tank using the arrow keys and shoot using either the spacebar or a mouse click. The topics covered in this tutorial include: using the onEnterFrame, onMouseDown, and onKeyDown events, proper actionscripting technique and basic animation techniques. This is the first in a series of Flash tutorials involving the movement of a tank.
In this Flash tutorial you will learn how to make the cannon on the tank rotate wherever the mouse is pointing and shoot whenever the left mouse button is clicked. Topics covered in this tutorial: mouse angle detection, onMouseDown event, duplicateMovieClip, rotation and actionscript controlled motion.
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