Crosshair in a Platformer

Hi guys,

I'm trying to get a crosshair going in my 2D platformer but couldn't come up with something reliable. I've tried searching but couldn't find anything similar.

My original solution was to use a really fast bullet that when it collided with a wall, the crosshair would appear. However the bullet travels too fast and flickers causing it to miss the collision with the wall most of the time.

I should note that there's no mouse in this game.

Any help would be appreciated.

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/IeQbXLg.png" border="0" />

Could you explain how your crosshair works , I may have found a solution for your problem myself while playing around with collision position detection

I'm not sure what you're trying to do with the crosshair, but would something like this help?

(Instead of creating a laser, you just move a crosshair sprite to where the laser ends.)

Thanks so much!

The laser example was perfect. I incorporated it into my project. Here's a sample dropbox.com/s/vx2uu7tas8h4sq9/crosshair.capx