newbie doing simple game

Hey there, Im a newbie and im just trying to do a simple shoot em up space game. The old space invaders type game. Only real problem I am having now is the following. If there is something similar in the forums please direct me. I did look but didnt find what I was looking for.
Here is my problem. I am just wanting to make a simple game just for fun.How do you get enemies to react and shoot at different times? I have 4 rows of of enemies. Each row contains different enemies. I want the them all to just shoot at random not all at once.

Also How do I make the enemies speed up everytime u shoot so many enemies and it gets faster as their are fewer enemies.

And I wanted a few of them to fly down at the ship as they shoot at him..

Im a newbie and just got mmf2 so dont talk over my head.

Thanks, Doug

It should be a simple task of giving the baddies a space invader movement and then pick an object at random and make it shoot.

I think there is even a standard movement type for that. (You know, things like Static, bouncing ball, etc.. I think there's one in there called Invader)

Yes, there is a standard movement that is called "Invaders"
Just click on the enemy and then click on movement in the propertis window. :)

well i have the invader movment going fine. I did check the automatically adjust speed or whatever its called. But it doesnt do anything.

I think my problem is getting pieces to shoot at random. Because when I try something like that the whole row shoots together not each individual shooting at random.

You can select one random "invader" when you create your shoot condition.

Create condition -> right click on invader object -> Pick or count -> Pick "my object" at random.

Whatever you do to the object will then apply to only one of them, not the whole bunch.

Have fun!

Put your pieces in a qualifier group, then "pick piece at random" to shoot.

Select all of your enemies and go into properties. Then click the events tab and click on "qualifier(s)." Then add the qualifier "enemies" (it looks like a bolt of lightening.) Now make the following events:

every x milliseconds
add 0+Rand(100) to Alterable Value A of group.enemies.

Alterable Value A of group.enemies is greater than 100
[i]Subtract 100 from Alterable Value A of group.enemies.
Group.enemies shoot an object "bullet" at "player."


I believe that should work. Tell me if it doesn't.

EDIT: Where I said "every x milliseconds" the x value will determine how often the enemies shoot. You could say "every 10 milliseconds," "every 50 milliseconds," etc.

just an addition to pinacoladaxb above, make sure you add the event 'pick object at random' in there otherwise all enemies will shoot at once

Thanks bigredon. I'm never right the first time. :D