Flash RPG hitTest Problems

I'm making an RPG in flash (havent we all...)

it's in 2*1 isometric view (like habbo hotel)

and i have a problem;

I have one layer with the picture of the item and another with the box at the base of it for the character to hit it and stop.

[The object is like a diamond]
I can make him hit the object and stop fine. But because u need to make the hitBox a symbol/Instance (to give it an instance name) it cuts the corner off and makes the corners transparent.

which means you hit them when walking by. :(

help!

can you post an example image or give a bit more info? i'm not quite with you from your description...

chris

yeah sorry i was going to then got side tracked;

HitTest

bright green shows th picture border and where character hits

dark red box shows where i WANT the hitTest to be.

:(

k, that makes much more sense try just drawing a diamond-shaped area for your hit area, don't see why it wouldn't work. cool stuff btw, i'm interested to see the final product on this.

chris

well that's the thing;

when i draw the diamond - which i did, it'd be fine.

But when you make that shape a Instance flash has to draw a boudary around it (green line) and the hitTest checks the boundary not the shape :(

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