GML Easy Dash With GML Code

[BlueBot5000]

i'm working on a new game but it needs dashing i was thinking of dashing in 8 directions (with different sprites playing at the same time)

how i would i be able to do this as a novice?

 

[Nidoking]

I think the best advice you're going to get is to practice until you're no longer a novice, and then your question becomes moot.

Dashing in 8 directions is very similar to dashing in one, two, or four directions, except you do it in eight directions.

 

[rIKmAN]

Like Nidoking says - work on getting a dash working in one direction, then the other (ie. left and right).

Any problems you hit doing that, learn about them, ask questions here specific to what issues you are having with your attempts until they work like you want. After that, you'll have a pretty solid idea of how to adapt that now working code to work in the other directions.

 

[BlueBot5000]

switch (state)
{
   case "Normal":
      #region Nomral State
//Get The PLayer Inputs
key_left = keyboard_check(vk_left);
key_right = keyboard_check(vk_right);
key_jump = keyboard_check(ord("S"));
key_jump_held = keyboard_check(ord("S"));
key_down = keyboard_check(vk_down);

//Calculate Movement
_move = key_right - key_left;
hspd = _move * walkspd;
vspd = vspd + grv;

//Jump
if (place_meeting(x,y+1,objCollision)) && (key_jump)
{
    vspd = -jumpspd;
}

//Small Jump
if (vspd < 0 and !key_jump_held)
{
    vspd = max(vspd, -jumpspd / jump_dampner);
}

//Horizontal Collisions
if (place_meeting(x+hspd,y,objCollision))
{
    while (!place_meeting(x+sign(hspd),y,objCollision))
    {
        x = x + sign(hspd);
    }
    hspd = 0;

}
x = x + hspd;

//Vertical Collisions
if (place_meeting(x,y+vspd,objCollision))
{
    while (!place_meeting(x,y+sign(vspd),objCollision))
    {
        y = y + sign(vspd);
    }
    vspd = 0;

}
y = y + vspd;

//Animations
if (!place_meeting(x,y+1,objCollision))
{
    sprite_index = sprBaraka_InAir;
    image_speed = 0;
    if (vspd > 0) image_index = 1; else image_index = 0;
}
else
{
    image_speed = 1.4;
    if(hspd == 0)
    {
       sprite_index = sprBaraka_Idle;
    }
    else
    {
       sprite_index = sprBaraka_Run;
    }
}

if (hspd != 0) image_xscale = sign(hspd);

if keyboard_check_pressed(ord("A")) {
state = "Dash";
}
#endregion
       break; [/CODE=gml]

[CODE=gml]   case "Dash":
      #region Dash State
      sprite_index = sprBaraka_Dash;
      image_speed = 0.6;
      
      if image_xscale == 1 and not place_meeting(x+6,y,objCollision)
      {
         x += 6;
      }
      
      if image_xscale == -1 and not place_meeting(x-6,y,objCollision)
      {
         x -= 6;
      }     
      #endregion
       break;
}[/CODE=gml]

could i at least have help with dashing LEFT & RIGHT

 

[Nidoking]

could i at least have help with dashing LEFT & RIGHT

Left is that-a-way and right is this-a-way . Looks like you've got that sorted.

Maybe you should exit the Dash state at some point.