flash actionscript: i have one mc. it is dynamically duplicated 100x and randomly distibuted across
the stage. is there a way to randomly generate colors within a set color range
instead of all colors -- for instance, just reds and yellows? this is what i'm
using now. pretty straightforward.

stop();

star2_mc._alpha = 50;

for (i=3;i<=175;i++) {
this.star2_mc.duplicateMovieClip("star"+i+"_mc",i);
this["star"+i+"_mc"]._x = random(550);
this["star"+i+"_mc"]._y = random(400);
this["star"+i+"_mc"]._alpha = random(75);
star_color = new Color("star"+i+"_mc");
star_color.setRGB(Math.floor(Math.random()*16000000));
}

myColors = [0xFFFF00,0xFF0000];
stop();
star2_mc._alpha = 50;
for (i=3;i<=175;i++) {
this.star2_mc.duplicateMovieClip("star"+i+"_mc",i);
this["star"+i+"_mc"]._x = random(550);
this["star"+i+"_mc"]._y = random(400);
this["star"+i+"_mc"]._alpha = random(75);
star_color = new Color("star"+i+"_mc");
star_color.setRGB(myColors[Math.floor(Math.random()*myColors.length)]);
}

would you have a solution byron?

When he said, "just red and yellow", I assumed he meant just red and yellow.
But, if it shouldn't be that way, then:

startCol = 0xFF0000;
endCol = 0x0000FF;
dif = endCol-startCol+1;
stop();
star2_mc._alpha = 50;
for (i=3;i<=175;i++) {
this.star2_mc.duplicateMovieClip("star"+i+"_mc",i);
this["star"+i+"_mc"]._x = random(550);
this["star"+i+"_mc"]._y = random(400);
this["star"+i+"_mc"]._alpha = random(75);
star_color = new Color("star"+i+"_mc");
star_color.setRGB(startCol+Math.floor(Math.random()*dif));
}

many thanks nsurveyor!

Here's a script that should mix colors, without having the entire color see
through. Like in the previous scripts, if you change what is behind the mcs,
the colors will change. Try this:

Here's a script to get a mix of any amount of selected colors:

//-Place colors to mix below:
colorMix = [0xFFFF00,0xFF0000];
//--------------------------------------------
colorMix.unshift(0xFFFFFF);
stop();
star2_mc._alpha = 50;
for (i=3;i<=175;i++) {
rx = random(550);
ry = random(400);
for(x=0;x<colorMix.length;x++){
this.star2_mc.duplicateMovieClip("star"+i+"_mc"+x,i*colorMix.length+x);
ccolor = new Color(this["star"+i+"_mc"+x]);
ccolor.setRGB(colorMix[x]);
this["star"+i+"_mc"+x]._x = rx;
this["star"+i+"_mc"+x]._y = ry;
if(x==0){
this["star"+i+"_mc"+x]._alpha = 100;
trace('colorMix.'+x+'='+(colorMix[x].toString(16)));
}else{
this["star"+i+"_mc"+x]._alpha = random(100);
}
}
}

And then there would be this way:

for (i=3; i<=175; i++) {
this.star2_mc.duplicateMovieClip("star"+i+"_mc", i);
this["star"+i+"_mc"]._x = Math.floor(Math.random()*550);
this["star"+i+"_mc"]._y = Math.floor(Math.random()*400);
// this["star"+i+"_mc"]._alpha = Math.floor(Math.random()*75);
nbrColor = Math.floor(Math.random()*0xFF)*0x100+0xFF0000;
star_color = new Color("star"+i+"_mc");
star_color.setRGB(nbrColor);
}