Why is my player freezing in midair when attacking?

[Lightmind]

I've got a moving, jumping , and attacking player. He can attack on the ground fine, but when I jump and attack in midair, he freezes in midair, mid-animation, and im not sure why. Any help appreciated. This is my script:

if (attack) state = PLAYERSTATE.ATTACKSLASH;

Script code:

function PlayerState_Attack_Slash(){
    hsp = 0;
    
    // Start of the attack
    if (sprite_index != spr_player_atk) {
        sprite_index = spr_player_atk;
        image_index = 0;
        ds_list_clear(hit_by_attack);
    }
    
    // Use attack hitbox and check for hits
    mask_index = spr_player_atkHB;
    var hitByAttackNow = ds_list_create();
    var hits = instance_place_list(x, y, obj_enemy, hitByAttackNow, false);
    if (hits > 0) {
        for (var i = 0; i < hits; i ++) {
            // If this instance has not yet been hit by this attack
            var hitID = hitByAttackNow[| i];
            if (ds_list_find_index(hit_by_attack, hitID) == -1) {
                ds_list_add(hit_by_attack, hitID);   
                }
            }
        }
    

    ds_list_destroy(hitByAttackNow);
    mask_index = spr_player;

    if (animation_end()) {
        sprite_index = spr_player;
        state = PLAYERSTATE.FREE;
    }
    canattack = false;
    alarm[0] = room_speed * 0.2;
}

Sorry for not much information!

 

[Spam1985]

can gravity affect the player when he is in
PlayerState_Attack_Slash(){ ?

 

[TheouAegis]

The simple answer is you are not running any movement code inside your attacking States. If you want to move, you need to run code that lets you move.

 

[Lightmind]

can gravity affect the player when he is in
PlayerState_Attack_Slash(){ ?

It should, because I'm not setting his vertical speed back to zero, but it isn't for some reason

 

[Lightmind]

This is what happens every time:

Even if i change the movement variables, he is still stuck there.

 

[Lightmind]

The simple answer is you are not running any movement code inside your attacking States. If you want to move, you need to run code that lets you move.

How would I do that? Would I just copy + paste my movement code into it?

Edit: I fixed the freezing in midair, but the animation freezes in midair until he touches the ground, then it finishes the animation

 

[Mightyjor]

How would I do that? Would I just copy + paste my movement code into it?

Edit: I fixed the freezing in midair, but the animation freezes in midair until he touches the ground, then it finishes the animation

just make sure your animation code is running during the attack as well

 

[TheouAegis]

the animation freezes in midair until he touches the ground, then it finishes the animation

Where are you setting image_speed?

 

[Lightmind]

Where are you setting image_speed?

Oh, I did what you said before you said it lol. I managed to fix it by changing image_speed to 1, and that worked. I also got rid of a line of code.