Help with diagonal movement.

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 01:19:30 UTC

I'm new to Pico 8

GeK Walking Test (WIP) 0.2b

by GeKStudios

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I've been developing this simple game as a first project where you play as "GeK" a simple character that has animations when walking around, however i've found that when moving diagonally it makes the character faster than usual. This issue is very confusing to me and I know it has something to do with the Pythagorean theorem, and I need something called a "movement vector" My code is simple as it has a variable known as speed that is set to 1 and is used when pressing a direction to move by 1 pixel. The character also has a hat and tail that follows it and is supposed to be locked on at all times.
I'd really appreciate it if anyone knows the solution to my problem.
Here's my code if it helps with anything:

 function _init()
    -- setting up variables
    ismoving = false
    mainxposition = 63
    mainyposition = 63
    hatxoffset = 0
    hatyoffset = -8
    tailxoffset =  8
    tailyoffset =  0
    walkcycle = 1
    animtime = 0
    animspeed = 3
    tailanim = 2
    directionx = "left"
    directiony = "up"
    hatanim=18
    uptailx=0
    uptaily=0
    uptailanim=0
    uptailxoffset=0
    uptailyoffset=8
    upand=false
    downand=false
    speed=1
end

function _update()
    -- player movement
    ismoving = false

    if btn(➡️) or btn(⬅️) then
        uptailanim=0
        ismoving = true
        animtime += 1
        if animtime > animspeed and directionx=="right" and not upand  then
            animtime = 0
            walkcycle = walkcycle == 3 and 4 or 3
        end 
        if animtime > animspeed and directionx=="right" and not upand then
            animtime = 0
            walkcycle = walkcycle == 3 and 4 or 3
        end
        if animtime > animspeed and directionx=="left" and not upand then
            animtime = 0
            walkcycle = walkcycle == 19 and 20 or 19
        end
    end
    if btn(⬆️) or btn(⬇️) then
        ismoving = true
        tailanim=0
        uptailanim=37

       animtime += 1
        if animtime > animspeed and directiony=="up" then
            animtime = 0
            walkcycle = walkcycle == 35 and 36 or 35
        end
        if animtime > animspeed and directiony=="down" then
            animtime = 0
            walkcycle = walkcycle == 51 and 52 or 51
        end
    end
    if btn(➡️) then
                    mx=1
                    hatanim=34
        directionx = "right"
        tailanim = 5
        mainxposition += speed
    end

    if btn(⬅️) then
                    mx=-1
                    hatanim=18
        directionx = "left"
        tailanim = 2
        mainxposition -= speed

    end

    if btn(⬆️) then
        my=-1
        directiony="up"
        mainyposition -= speed
        if directionx=="right" then
        hatanim=34
        end
        if directionx=="left" then
        hatanim=18
        end
    end

    if btn(⬇️) then
        my=1
        directiony="down"
        mainyposition += speed
        uptailanim=0
    end
    --talk--
    if btn(❎) then
    walkcycle=17
    end
    if btn(❎) and directiony=="up" then
    walkcycle=49
    end

    --update hat position--
    hatxposition = mainxposition + hatxoffset
    hatyposition = mainyposition + hatyoffset

    -- adjust tail position based on direction--
    if directionx == "left" then
        tailxposition = mainxposition + tailxoffset
    else
        tailxposition = mainxposition - tailxoffset
    end
    tailyposition = mainyposition + tailyoffset
    if directiony == "up" then
        uptailx= mainxposition + uptailxoffset
        uptaily= mainyposition + uptailyoffset
    else
        uptailx = mainxposition - uptailxoffset
    end
    tailyposition = mainyposition + tailyoffset
   --checking moving for animation--
    if not ismoving and not btn(❎) then
        walkcycle = 1
        upand=false
    end
    if btn(⬇️) and directionx=="right" then
    hatanim=22
    end
    if btn(⬇️) and directionx=="left" then
    hatanim=21
    end
    if btn(⬆️) and btn (➡️) or btn(⬆️) and btn(⬅️) then
      tailanim=0
      upand=true
      else 
      upand=false
      end
      if btn(⬇️) and btn (➡️) or btn(⬇️) and btn(⬅️) then
      tailanim=0
      downand=true
      else 
      downand=false
      end
      if btn(⬆️) and btn (➡️) and ismoving then
      uptailanim=38
      end
      if btn(⬆️) and btn (⬅️) and ismoving then
      uptailanim=37
      end
    if not ismoving and not btn(❎) and uptailanim==37 then       
     walkcycle = 33
    end
end
function _draw()
    -- draw sprites--
    cls()
    spr(walkcycle, mainxposition, mainyposition)
    spr(hatanim, hatxposition, hatyposition)
    spr(tailanim, tailxposition, tailyposition)
    spr(uptailanim,uptailx,uptaily)
end

GeK Walking Test (WIP) 0.3

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 04:34:10 UTC

Hi! I am new here

I just barely bought Pico 8 and used some tutorials online to make this simple animated "GeK"
If anyone has any tips or just criticism for beginners like me, I'd very much appreciate it.
(I have had experience with html and JavaScript before)

0.3 finally released

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by GeKStudios

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by GeKStudios

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