Need help getting a joystick to have 2 different functions.

KillerPenguinStudios

Hello all,
Right now I have a Joystick that you press and when moving the joystick around it determines which direction the player is shooting in. I want to be able to tap the joystick to cycle through your two weapons each time it is tapped. If I use "when touch is pressed" it will cycle to the weapon but it does it the player is just using the joystick to aim and shoot. I only want the cycle to occur if the player taps the stick. How can I go about determining if the player has taped the joystick or is pressing it down to aim and shoot? Thanks in advance!

Thanks,
killerpenguins

gyroscope

Hi @killerpenguins

Something like the following should work (not tested):

Rule: When touch is pressed
Timer: Every 0.01 seconds ---- Run to Completion unchecked
Change Attribute: game.Timed ----- real attribute to game.Timed + 0.01
Rule: when game.Timed > 0.04
-----moving the joystick around stuff
Otherwise
---Your changing weapon stuff

Rule: When touch is released
Change Attribute game.Timed to 0

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KillerPenguinStudios

@gyroscope that doesn't seem to work quit right. I think I am going to try an invisible button where the joystick is. I want it if the player taps it and game.using weapon is false the to change attribute to game.using weapons true

gyroscope

OK; although my suggestion could incorporate your boolean switch names; either way I hope you get it to work.

KillerPenguinStudios

Thanks @gyroscope It is working but the opposite of what I want. I am telling it that if game.timed is < 10 then change game.using weapon to true but it changes the weapon if it is after game.time is > 10 and not < 10. Do you have any idea why that might be? Thanks again in advance!