Merge pull request #3 from deanblackborough/dash

Dash

README.md

@@ -23,23 +23,23 @@ Check the playerInput script file, the controls should be what you expect though
 
 ## Features
 
-- Player moment - left, right, jump
+- Player moment - left, right, jump & dash
 - Gravity setting and terminal velocity setting
 - Max jumps setting
 - Moving jump through platforms, move in x and/or y
 - Player collision with ground 
 - Player collision with jump through platforms
 - Player collision with moving jump through platforms
-- Players can drop through jump through platforms with down + jump
-- Players can drop through moving jump through platforms with down + jump
-- Player sprites for idle, running and jumping
+- Player can drop through jump through platforms with down + jump
+- Player can drop through moving jump through platforms with down + jump
+- Player single dash (gravity disabled during dash)
+- Player sprites for idle, running, jumping & dashing
 
 ## Working on
 
-- Super dash
-- Dashing
 - Slide
 - Rolling
+- Landing after fall
 - Wall climb & Wall hang
 - Breakable walls/platforms
 - Ladders

objects/oPlayer/Create_0.gml

@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 
 playerMovementSpeed = 2;
+playerMovementSpeedDash = 6;
 playerMovementDirection = 1;
 
+playerDashTimer = 0;
+playerDashTimerMax = 15;
+
 playerSpeedX = 0;
 playerSpeedY = 0;
 
 playerSprite = sPlayerIdle;
 playerSpriteIdle = sPlayerIdle;
 playerSpriteRun = sPlayerRun;
+playerSpriteDash = sPlayerDash;
 playerSpriteJump = sPlayerJump;
 playerSpriteFacing = 1;
 

objects/oPlayer/Step_0.gml

@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ if (playerMovementDirection != 0)
 
 playerSpeedX = playerMovementDirection * playerMovementSpeed;
 
+if (abs(playerSpeedX) > 0 && inputShiftKey) {
+
+	playerDashTimer++;
+
+	if (playerDashTimer < playerDashTimerMax) 
+	{
+		playerSpeedX = playerMovementDirection * playerMovementSpeedDash;
+	}
+}
+
+if (!inputShiftKey)
+{
+	playerDashTimer = 0;	
+}
+
 if (place_meeting(x + playerSpeedX, y, oGround)) 
 {
 	if (snapToColliders) 
@@ -29,7 +44,10 @@ if (place_meeting(x + playerSpeedX, y, oGround))
 
 
 /** Player movment Y **/
-playerSpeedY += gravitySpeed;
+if (abs(playerSpeedX) < playerMovementSpeedDash)
+{
+	playerSpeedY += gravitySpeed;
+}
 
 // If player is on the ground and reset the jumps
 if (playerOnGround) 
@@ -178,12 +196,18 @@ if (abs(playerSpeedX) > 0)
 	sprite_index = playerSpriteRun;		
 }
 
+if (abs(playerSpeedX) > playerMovementSpeed) 
+{
+	sprite_index = playerSpriteDash;
+}	
+
 if (abs(playerSpeedY) > 0 && playerOnGround != true) 
 {
 	sprite_index = playerSpriteJump;	
 }
 
 
+
 /*****************************************
 **
 ** Debug messages

scripts/playerInput/playerInput.gml

@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ function getPlayerInput()
 		gamepad_button_check(0, gp_padd);
 
 	inputDownKey = clamp(inputDownKey, 0, 1);
+
+	inputShiftKey = keyboard_check(vk_shift) +
+		gamepad_button_check(0, gp_face2);
+
+	inputShiftKey = clamp(inputShiftKey, 0, 1);
 
 	inputJumpKeyPressed = keyboard_check_pressed(vk_space) + 
 		gamepad_button_check_pressed(0, gp_face1);