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If you have a way for the player to die, add a variable called lives and make it so that when they die lives goes down by one (lives -= 1 and if lives is less than one, actually execute the code that kills them. If you want to have something happen when they lose a life put that in between <lives -= 1> and killing the player.
lives -= 1;
doSomethingWhenTheyLoseALife();
if (lives < 1) {
killPlayer();
}

As for saving, use SharedObjects.

As for customizable character, it really depends on how you programmed the character.

yah, to make the lives a variable click on frame and say

var lives;

then, with the character, say

onClipEvent(load) {

_root.lives = whatever;

}

Nightfang covered everything else

i have done what ya said and now my enermies wont come anymore...

You enemies won't come anymore? How did you code the dying? And a better question, where did you encode the lives and dying?

Oh, and Programpro, I was thinking you would define the lives in the timeline on the frame (or frame before) you create the player.

i put the coding in the whole frame.

if(_root.char.hitTest(_root.evilthing)){
_root.lives -= 1;
_root.player.gotoAndPlay("YOURDEADNOW&quot;
_root.cry.gotoAndStop(2);
}

thanks mate... but i have the lives set so you have 3... how would i code that?

_root.lives = 5;

_root.onEnterFrame = function () {
if(_root.char.hitTest(_root.evilthing)){
_root.lives -= 1;
if (_root.lives < 1) {
_root.player.gotoAndPlay("YOURDEADNOW&quot;
_root.cry.gotoAndStop(2);
}
}
}

oops meant 3 not 5, sorry.

_root.lives = 3;

not

_root.lives = 5;

about the where did you put all the coding stuff... i looked into it and it's all in the accual movie clips...

never mind i can't fix anything i'll just restart making it and when it comes time to add lives i'll come back here for help from you guys...