Helper... help.

[Sapphire Flame]

What it should be doing: My helper appears and goes across the screen shooting lightning bolts at set intervals.

What it's actually doing: My helper appears, goes across the screen, and... that's it. No lightning bolts in sight.

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[Statedef 40000]
type = S
movetype = I
physics = N
anim = 308
velset = 5,0
ctrl = 0

[State 40000, nothitby]
Type = NotHitBy
Trigger1 = Time >= 0
Value = SCA

[State 40000, 2]
type = sprpriority
trigger1 = Time = 0
value = 9999999

[State 40000, 4]
type = ChangeState
trigger1 = Time = 10 || Time = 20 || Time = 30
value = 40002

[State 40000, 5]
type = VelSet
trigger1 = RootDist X <= -30
x = 0
y = 0

[State 40000, end]
type = ChangeState
trigger1 = FrontEdgeBodyDist >= 60
value = 40001

[Statedef 40002]
type = S
movetype = A
physics = N
anim = 324
velset = 5,0
ctrl = 0

[State 40002, 1]
type = HitDef
trigger1 = AnimElem = 1
attr = A, NA
damage = 150
animtype = Heavy
guardflag = MA
hitflag = MAF
priority = 5, Hit
pausetime = 10, 10
sparkno = 0
sparkxy = -10, -76
hitsound = 5, 0
guardsound = 6, 0
ground.type = High
ground.slidetime = 5
ground.hittime  = 12
ground.velocity = -4
airguard.velocity = -1.9,-.8
air.type = High
air.velocity = -1.4,-3
air.hittime = 12

[State 40002, end]
type = ChangeState
trigger1 = AnimTime = 0
value = 40000

[Statedef 40001]
type = S
movetype = I
physics = N
anim = 308
velset = 5,0

[State 40001, 1]
type = Veladd
trigger1 = Time > 0
x = 0
y = 0

[State 40001, win]
type = ChangeState
trigger1 = win = 1
value = 40006

[State 40001, lose]
type = ChangeState
trigger1 = Lose = 1
value = 40007

[State 40001, 3]
type = DestroySelf
trigger1 = BackEdgeBodyDist < -35

[Statedef 40003]
type = A
movetype = I
physics = N
anim = 308
velset = -4,-4,0

[State 40003, 1]
type = Gravity
trigger1 = time >= 0

[State 40003, 2]
type = ChangeState
trigger1 = Pos Y >= -1
trigger1 = Pos Y > 0
value = 40004

[Statedef 40004]
type = S
movetype = I
physics = N
anim = 308
velset = 0,0

[State 40004, 1]
type = Gravity
trigger1 = Time >= 32

[State 40004, 2]
type = ChangeState
trigger1 = animTime = 0
value = 40005

[Statedef 40005]
type = S
movetype = I
physics = N
anim = 308
velset = 0,0

[State 40005, 2]
type = ChangeState
trigger1 = animTime = 0
value = 40001

[Statedef 40006]
type = S
movetype = I
physics = N
anim = 308
velset = 5,0

[State 40006, 1]
type = DestroySelf
trigger1 = animTime = 0

[Statedef 40007]
type = S
movetype = I
physics = N
anim = 308
velset = 0,0

[State 40007, 1]
type = DestroySelf
trigger1 = animTime = 0


[Sabaki]

does it have the necessary codes for the lightning bolts? Are the lightning bolts coded as a projectile, helper, or is it within the helper's own state? if you paste the entire helper state here I'm sure myself as well as others can help you much better.

[Sapphire Flame]

The lightning bolt is just an animation. That was the entire state, actually, besides the state that actually summons the helper.

[Sabaki]

Ah, I see the entire coding now. Well for startes you need to fix a few areas. For starters, change movetype in all the statedefs to this:

;-------------

movetype = A

;-------------

If you don't, then your helper won't be able to hit. "I" stands for idle, while  "A" stands for attack.

[Sapphire Flame]

ALL of them? Well, I did that. What's next?