A new idea for a faster, simpler anti-moonwalk

[Hblade]

The idea, (Untested so far), is to make a variable called Stopped. When 2 of the opposite keys are pressed (Example: Up and down), it activates the variable called stop, which de-activates the ability to change animation or move. Then on Draw Actor, if the stopped variable is 1, use a bunch of animindex switches to determine the stopped animation For example...

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if (stopped == 1)
{
    switch(animindex)
    {
        case 0:
         ChangeAnim(Bleh...);
    }
}


And so on from there

It might work And it could look professional in gameplay wise It'll also save from typing zillions of lines of code lol

[savvy]

hmm, interesting idea, i do it by animindex, so on the move right key(repeat disabled) it changes animation to moveR and then on "draw actor" i put

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if(animindex==0)
{
x+=5;
}

and then the same for left but with moveL and x-=5.

[Hblade]

nice

[Game A Gogo]

I remember I wrote a perfect anti-moonwalk code that goes in the draw actor event... I should remake that.

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char*key=GetKeyState();
if(key[KEY_LEFT]==1&&key[KEY_RIGHT]==0)
{
    changeanim
    x-=4;
}
else if(key[KEY_LEFT]==1&&key[KEY_RIGHT]==1)
{
    changeanimdirection(STOPPED); //replace with changeanim if you have a stopped animation o:
}
else if(key[KEY_LEFT]==0&&key[KEY_RIGHT]==1)
{
    changeanim
    x+=4;
}
else if(key[KEY_LEFT]==0&&key[KEY_RIGHT]==0)
{
    changeanimdirection(STOPPED); //replace with changeanim if you have a stopped animation o:
}

changeanim = ChangeAnimation
changeanimdirection= ChangeAnimationDirection

yaddi yadda

[savvy]

whoa, ok, u win.

[Game A Gogo]

I wish people would read the scripting documentation that came with GE... that's how I learned this code (It might not be directly there, but all the function's function and how to's is there, it doesn't take a genius to figure out how to use what you learn there to create stuff!)

[DilloDude]

Really awesome solution: we have two variables, kr and kl, representing the right key and left key, respectively. You can get them using GetKeyState, or set them on keyDown/Up events. Whatever you prefer.
Make a temporary variable - kdir.

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 kdir = kr - kl;

It will be 1 for right, -1 for left, and 0 for stopped. For adjusting speed, you can even use

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x += kdir * 5;

or something similar.
If bothe keys are pressed, it'll automatically be stopped.

This is especially awesome for 2d movement. We can use kx (kr - kl) for the x axis, and ky (kd - ku) for the y axis. If both are 0, we are stopped. Otherwise, direction(0, 0, kx, ky) will tell us the direction we are moving in. You can press any combinatin of keys, and it adjusts correctly.

[savvy]

what scripting documentation is this?

[Game A Gogo]

Open GE, click on Help, then Documentation (Either first or second link), I wonder if people still read that... it's REALLY useful, it helps me from asking questions here a lot
anyway

Nice trick dillo!

[Bee-Ant]

Ahhhhhh...why is everyone using IFs ???? he's my enemy !!!!
Here, the cleaner solution

Global code :

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int dir; //-1:left, 1:right
int walk; //0:stop, 1:walk
char DirTxt[4][32]=
{
    "Left","Nothing","Right",
};
char WalkTxt[3][32]=
{
    "Stop","Walk",
};

Draw Actor :

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char animname[32];
sprintf(animname,"Player%s%s",DirTxt[dir+1],WalkTxt[walk]);
ChangeAnimation("Event Actor", animname, NO_CHANGE);

[Hblade]

oh ma gawd thanks bee!!

[Game A Gogo]

don't forget the:

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char*key=GetKeyState();
x+=(key[KEY_RIGHT]-key[KEY_LEFT])*5;

[Bee-Ant]

don't forget the:

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char*key=GetKeyState();
x+=(key[KEY_RIGHT]-key[KEY_LEFT])*5;

Well...in that case, there's no need...
Just :

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x+=dir*speed*walk;