thread247-1507933: Countdown help    MAKE THE BAR WITH THE COLOR YOU WANT A NION LOOKING COLOR WOULD LOOK NICE  HAVE SEVERAL BARS ONE JUST STARTING OUT SORT THEN DIFF ONES HAVE THEM RUN ON THE TIME LINE AND MAKE THE BACKGROUND SEETHREW  AND HAVE YOUR OTHER GRAFFIC  OVER IT IN A DIFF LAYER MAKE YOUR MOVIE THE SAME LINTH AS  THE BAR TOOK . AND HAVE NUMBERS THAT YOU TYPE TO DO YTHE COUNT DOWN  YOU MAY FIND SOME ALL READY MADE AS A JPG IMAGE . PLAY WITH THE TIMEING TILL YOU GET IT RIGHT . THEN ADD A JUMP TO MOVE BEHAVER ON THE LAST FRAME TO GO TO THE ANUMATION OF THE PLAYER  DIEING  USE RAG DALL ANUMATIONS  IN REACTER IN MAX IF YOU WANT OR   IF YOU DONT WANT TO SEE THE PLAYER MAKE A MOVIE IN MAX WITH THE CAMERA FALLING AS IN THE OLD DOOM GAME WHEN YOU DIE THEN ANUMAT THE LIGHTA IN MAX TO DIMM SHOWING THE PLAYER DIEING. HOPE THAT GIVE YOU A IDEA.