I've looked around the site, but as a beginner, the AS3 lingo is a bit beyond me. I know that parent/child is used to pass information, commands, and variables between scenes and movie clips embedded in each other, but I don't quite understand HOW or WHY it works.
When I say beginner, I mean it. This is my first flash project. In case it helps, this is what I'm trying to do:
I'm making a type effectiveness calculator for Pokemon. I've successfully made 3 movie clip "dials" that will cycle through the different Pokemon Types when buttons on them are pressed. 18 Types, 18 frames per "dial". 19 frames on the third "dial", for a blank type.
I've also made a 4th movie clip that will display the effectiveness, from 0.25x up to 4x.
So, basically, I need to...
1) Pull either a numerical variable (or frame number) up from each of the "dials"
2) Calculate the effectiveness based on those numbers in Scene 1 (or a new, all-inclusive movie clip if that's easier)
3) Then send the result (or desired frame number) down to the 4th movie clip to display the effectiveness.
Aaaaaaaand I have zero clue how to do that. I'd appreciate an explanation as opposed to just telling me how. I WANT to understand.
Thanks in advance, everyone!
