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thm120

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Posted: 19th Aug 2009 02:13 Edited at: 19th Aug 2009 02:16

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ok i already have a set of walking animation, now i added a crouching animation and i would like to make it so that when the crouch button is pressed, the walking controls play the crouch walking animation, then when c is pressed again, it stands up and plays the regular animation.

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if(dbKeyState(17) == 0 )//stand still
	dbLoopObject(1,0,0);

if(dbKeyState(17) == 1 )//walk forward
	dbLoopObject(1,92,128);

if(dbKeyState(30) == 1 && dbKeyState(17) == 0 )//move sideways-left
	dbLoopObject(1,92,128);

if(dbKeyState(46) == 1)//the crouching
	dbLoopObject(1,136,144);

lastly, how would i make it so that when i press C the crouching pose is showed and the player moves down to be level with the map, then when i press C again he returns to his regular height.

i tried dbMoveObjectDown but i have no way of bringing him back up

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Posted: 19th Aug 2009 04:59

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have a variable. And when you click the c button this variable is equal to one and when you release the c button the variable is set back to 0. Then in the walk forward control use this:

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if(dbKeyState(17) == 1 )//walk forward
{
     if ( IsCrouchingVariable )
	dbLoopObject(1,92,128);//Crouching animation
     else
        dbLoopObject(1,92,128);//Walking animation
}

you will obviously have to change the animation numbers to make it work right.

For the 2nd question. What you want to do is move the object down when the c button is pressed to make the player crouch (and only pressed not held) then move the object back up when the c button is pressed to make the player stand up. The key to this is only doing it when the button is pressed for the first time, otherwise the object will go up or down continuously.

Games are like life, they should never stand still.

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thm120

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Posted: 19th Aug 2009 06:57

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thanks but i need some clearification on the variables part as in how to do it

i tired int crouch = (dbKeyState(46)== 1); but i just know i'missing alot...i have very little experience with variables

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Posted: 19th Aug 2009 20:24 Edited at: 19th Aug 2009 20:26

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try this:

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//outside of the main loop
bool IsCrouching = false;//Crouching variable
bool CKeyIsPressed = false;//C key checking variable

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//inside the main loop
if ( dbKeyState ( 46 ) )//If C is pressed
{
     if ( CKeyIsPressed = false )//If this is the first time pressing the C Key
     {
          IsCrouching = !IsCrouching;//The players crouching reverses
          CKeyIsPressed = true;//The C key can not be pressed again until it's released
     }
}
else
     CKeyIsPressed = false;//C key was released so the player can now press the C key again

if(dbKeyState(17) == 1 )//walk forward
{
     if ( IsCrouching )//If the player is crouching
	dbLoopObject(1,92,128);//Crouching animation
     else
        dbLoopObject(1,92,128);//Walking animation
}

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