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exactly 8 seconds or approximately?

It depends on how many frames per second (FPS) your game runs, if it's 15 FPS it means your main loop looops 15 times per second, so do the math and find how much you'd have to add to a specific variable to get exactly 8 seconds

About the random coins, if you want to throw a random position for them, and then have this position permanent for them, you'll have to save these values somewhere. You could code inside the coin movie clip if that works better for you

exactly 8 secs.

Also? I am using AS2. Is there a specific code i should use?

30FPS

30 FPS means your loop runs 30 times in a second

So you just have to make a "variable += 1;" it would be a value of 30 in 1 second, and 240 in 8 seconds

if(variable >= 240)
{
fasterpowerup = false;
}

Yes. How can i make the main character "man" go faster when it comes in contact with the powerup.

What code are you using for the movement?

onKeyPress x+=1

you do realize you two are the only ones in this thread and i dont really get your game. isnt a game supposed to be in the forum games.

He's making a Flash game and he needs help with the programming, this is the Programming Help section after all. Although only the two of us are posting, the answer can be ueful to other people, posting here or finding it by Google

Back to the subject, I don't know why you weren't able to make your own code, it could be something like that

Normal code

if (Key.isDown(39))
{
MyCharacter._x += 1;
}

//Initializing values
speed = 1;
PowerUpTimer = 0;

if (Key.isDown(39))
{
MyCharacter._x += speed;
}

if (MyCharacter.hitTest(MyPowerUp))
{
PowerUpOn = true;
PowerUpTimer = 0;
}

if(PowerUpOn == false)
{
speed = 1;
}

if (PowerUpOn == true and PowerUpTimer < 240)
{
speed = 3;
PowerUpTimer += 1;
}

if(PowerUpOn == true and PowerUpTimer >= 240)
{
PowerUpOn = false;
speed = 1;
}