Infinate Runner Attack Animation

salochin59

I currently have an infinite runner going with the continuous running animation looking just fine. I want my character to attack while running. I have a "Rule" set up "when key press [Space] is down, do (my attack animation)". My problem is when I attack it does not animate properly. My animation cuts in for a split second but then goes back to my running animation. How do properly pause my running animation for the attack and then restore running again?

BonepileGames

You can try by following these rules:

Make REAL attribute into game with name "PlayAttack" change it to 0.

Into your player(prototype) put this:

Rule
When key press SPACE is down
Change attribute PLAYATTACK to 1
Otherwise
Change attribute PLAYATTACK to 0

Rule
If Playattack is 0
Animate (running)
Otherwise
Animate (attacking)

OR

Rule
When key press SPACE is down
Change attribute PLAYATTACK to 1
Otherwise
Change attribute PLAYATTACK to 0

Rule
If Playattack is 0
Animate (running)

Rule
If Playattack is 1
Animate (attacking)

Hope this helps, even though I didnt try it myself.

DeadlySeriousMedia

If you want to get you attack animation to finish you need to figure out exactly how long it needs to run. So if its 8 frames of animation at 24fps then it needs 0.33 seconds. (8/24=0.33)

Then you do the above but slightly different.

Make REAL attribute into game with name "PlayAttack" change it to 0.

Into your player(prototype) put this:

Rule:
When key press SPACE is down and PLAYATTACK = 0
-Change attribute PLAYATTACK to 1

Rule:
If Playattack is 1
-Animate (attacking)
-After 0.33 seconds (run to completion)
--Change attribute PLAYATTACK to 0

This tells GS that, even after you release the space bar, you still want the animation to run for the full 0.33 seconds (8 frames of animation).

I hope that makes sense.

salochin59

Thank you both. Sorry for the delayed response. Your suggestions seem to make sense. I will give it shot and let you know.