Shift Running

[joelphilippage]

I am trying to write a script that when you hold shift the player will run and if you release it the player walks.
This is what I have written:

Code: ags

function repeatedly_execute() {
  if (IsKeyPressed(404) == 1) { 
cEgo3D.LoadDefaultAnimation(eNormal, 30, 40, "data\\witch.ms3d");
if (cEgo.WalkSpeedX == 1) {
cEgo.SetWalkSpeed(3,3);
}
}
  else if (IsKeyPressed(404) == 0) { 
cEgo3D.LoadDefaultAnimation(eNormal, 1, 10, "data\\witch.ms3d");
if (cEgo.WalkSpeedX == 3) {
cEgo.SetWalkSpeed(1, 1);
}
}
}

The only problem is that if I release or press shift while the player is moving, the game crashes. I have tried putting the command "StopCharacterMoving" before set walk speed but then you have to make the character walk twice and it dosen't work very smoothly. Is there a way to get this to work right?

[ciborium]

You can't change the walk spped of a character while he's moving.  Although, you can change the animation speed.  You might try:

Code: ags

int anim = player.AnimationSpeed; // Sets integer "anim" to current Animation Speed

function repeatedly_execute(){
  if (IsKeyPressed(404)){
    player.AnimationSpeed = (anim - 1); // Decreases Animation Speed by 1 
}
  if (!IsKeyPressed(404)){
    player.AnimationSpeed = anim; // Recalls default Animation Speed
}  
}

The anim speed works backward, because it's actually the animation delay time.  It kinda make him go in fast-forward, but so does just increasing the walk speed.  Mind you this only works if your AnimationSpeed is >1 to start with, otherwise it will go to zero, and he'll stop moving.

EDIT:  Not really sure if (!IsKeyPressed(404))  actually works.  You might have to stick with (IsKeyPressed(404) == 0)  I've been doing more Javascript than AGS lately.

[Alynn]

As an experiment you could also click Don't automatically move in walk mode and have a custom walk function that stores where he is moving to. Then when shift is pressed it does a stopMoving, changes the walk speed, then continues the move until he reaches his desination.

the thing is there will most likely be a noticable pause when he stops, changes speed, then recalculates the waypoints to his destination.

Like I said an experiment, Cib's solution would probably work better.

[joelphilippage]

I tried both of those Ideas and a few more and nothing seems to work. Ive decided It would be a whole lot easier for me and the player to only have to push the button once instead of holding it down.
Ive got a much simpler script now.

Code: ags

function repeatedly_execute() {
if(IsKeyPressed(404) == 1) {
  if(cEgo.WalkSpeedX == 1) {
  cEgo.StopMoving();
  cEgo.SetWalkSpeed(3, 3);
  cEgo3D.LoadDefaultAnimation(eNormal, 30, 40, "data\\witch.ms3d");
}
else {
  cEgo.StopMoving();
  cEgo.SetWalkSpeed(1, 1);
  cEgo3D.LoadDefaultAnimation(eNormal, 1, 10, "data\\witch.ms3d");
}
}
}