Character speed with a non-integer number

[placyd]

Is there a way to set the character speed to a non-integer number, like 1,5?
Because my character walks too slow with the speed of 1, but walks too fast with the speed of 2. I can enter 1.5, but the speed doesn't change.

[Ghost]

Speed is always a whole integer, but I am surprised that you consider 2 "to fast"- what are you using as a main character, a snail in a wheelchair? (no offence)

[Gilbert]

Since V2.72, AGS actually supports walking/moving speed that is a fraction, if you put a negative number, say -2, the speed is equivalent to 1/2, so you can make your characters/objects move slower if you wish.

UNFORTUNATELY,  it doesn't support speed like 1.5, 2.3, etc. (partially because of how moving/pathfinding/etc. is done in the engine), so what you want to have can't be done directly at the moment.

[placyd]

  No, it's not a snail in a wheelchair, just a man.
Thanks for the answers, pity that I can't set this, but speed 1 maybe will be good for me.

[Emerald]

You could set a SkipUntilCharacterStops(cChar) command
so that when you press a certain key, the game skips to the point when the character stops moving (like in The Longest Journey).

[Radiant]

This is a hack, but you can use SetGameSpeed () to compensate.

[Mikey]

why dont you just rescale the background?

[subspark]

Nobody has asked why you need such an incremental adjustment to movement speed. If your trying to footsync, then I suggest you use the techniques presented in this thread:

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=33099.0

Or you could have a read of the Wiki which has an article dedicated to jerky motion. I'm not sure if this is your issue but I've mentioned it anyway.

http://americangirlscouts.org/agswiki/Graphics%2C_Characters%2C_Text_%26_Rooms#Jerky_character.2Fsprite_animation

Cheers,
Paul.