Flash Script - Cursor Trick 2: Rotating Mouse Follower

Download the sample files here.

1. First, create a movieclip of your choice. Give the movieclip an instance name -- I called mine 'follower'.

3. In the first frame, insert the following action:

//sets the speed of rotation
rotation_speed = 5;
//sets the elasticity the higher the value the higher the elasticity
elasticity = .1;
_root.onEnterFrame = function()
{
 with (follower) {
   _rotation += rotation_speed;
   _x += (_root._xmouse-_x)*elasticity;
   _y += (_root._ymouse-_y)*elasticity;
 }
};

That's it! Test the movie. Remember, you can increase the rotation_speed variable to create different effects.