I know it's been really long and I shouldn't revive dead threads, but due to real life issues I couldn't get this working until now.

It's working though, thanks a lot for the help!

Thanks to all of you for replying and helping me out!

I'm trying to pick up programming after a seven year hiatus, and even back then I didn't really 'get' it, so especially John's post really helps me a lot. I don't want to make mistakes that'll bite me later on, I much prefer doing things the hard way if it helps me in the long run.

I'm gonna run the code and see if it works.

Thanks a lot again!

Ah, thanks for the quick reply.
It's actually declared false at another point in the code, here, let me paste the whole thing.

Code:

package src.objects
{
import flash.geom.Point;
import net.flashpunk.Entity;
import net.flashpunk.FP;
import net.flashpunk.graphics.Spritemap;
import net.flashpunk.utils.Input;
import net.flashpunk.utils.Key;
import net.flashpunk.Sfx;
import src.Global;
/**
* ...
* @author Noel Berry
*/
public class Player extends Entity
{

[Embed(source = '../../assets/sandra_Running.png')] private const IMAGE:Class;
public var sprite:Spritemap = new Spritemap(IMAGE, 32, 32, null);

[Embed(source="../../assets/viola01.mp3")] private const JUMP01:Class;

public var jump01:Sfx = new Sfx(JUMP01);

public var speed:Point = new Point(0, 0);
public var gravity:Number = 0.2;
public var floored:Boolean = false;

public var runspeed:int = 2;
public var pDir:int = 1;
public var pRunning:Boolean = false;

public function Player(x:int, y:int)
{
//set position and sprite
super(x, y, sprite);

//add the animations
sprite.add("ground", [0], 0, true);
sprite.add("pRunning", [1, 2, 3, 2], 0.06, true);
sprite.add("pRunningfromjumping", [2, 3, 2, 1], 0.06, true);
sprite.add("air", [1], 0, true);

//set the hitbox
setHitbox(10, 31);

Input.define("up", Key.W, Key.UP);
Input.define("down", Key.S, Key.DOWN);
Input.define("left", Key.A, Key.LEFT);
Input.define("right", Key.D, Key.RIGHT);
Input.define("jump", Key.SPACE);
Input.define("attacka", Key.SHIFT);
Input.define("attackb", Key.CONTROL);
Input.define("attackc", Key.NUMPAD_0);
}

override public function update():void
{
super.update();



if (Input.pressed("left") && pRunning == false)
{
playerRun( -1, true);

}
if(Input.pressed("right") && pRunning == false)
{
playerRun(1, false);
}


//very basic friction
if (!Input.check("right") && !Input.check("left"))
{
speed.x = 0;
pRunning = false;
if (floored == true) { sprite.play("ground"); }
}

//gravity
if (!collide("Floor", x, y + 1))
{
speed.y += gravity;
sprite.play("air");
floored = false;
}

//update sprite, if we're on a floor or not
if (collide("Floor", x, y + 1))
{
if (floored == false) {
//We just landed!
if (pRunning == true) {
if (Input.check("right") || Input.check("left"))
{
sprite.play("pRunningfromjumping");
}
}
}

floored = true;
//jump
if (Input.check("jump")) {speed.y = - 4; jump01.play();}
}


//move
for (var i:int = 0; i < Math.abs(speed.x); i ++)
{
if (!collide("Floor", x + FP.sign(speed.x), y)) { x += FP.sign(speed.x);}
else { speed.x = 0; }
}

for (i = 0; i < Math.abs(speed.y); i ++)
{
if (!collide("Floor", x, y + FP.sign(speed.y))) { y += FP.sign(speed.y); }
else { speed.y = 0; }
}

//prevents falling offscreen
if(x > FP.screen.width-width)
{
x = FP.screen.width-width;
}
else if(x < 0)
{
x = 0;
}
if(y > FP.screen.height-height)
{
y = FP.screen.height-height;
}
else if(y < 0)
{
y = 0;
}

}

public function playerRun(dir:int, flip:Boolean) {
pRunning = true;
sprite.play("pRunning");
speed.x += runspeed * dir;

sprite.flipped = flip;
}
}

}

Code:

if (!Input.check("right") && !Input.check("left"))
{
speed.x = 0;
pRunning = false;
if (floored == true) { sprite.play("ground"); }
}

Hey tigSource. I recently started working on a small project and I'm having some problems with the character movement. I've put in moving left and right, but when you're moving in one direction and then press the button for the opposite one (while still holding the original button down) and then release the original one (for example, LEFT -> RIGHT -> RELEASE LEFT), the character keeps moving in that direction (LEFT in the example).

Here's the code:

Code:

if (Input.pressed("left") && pRunning == false)
{
playerRun( -1, true);
}

if(Input.pressed("right") && pRunning == false)
{
playerRun(1, false);
}

........

public function playerRun(dir:int, flip:Boolean)
{
pRunning = true;
sprite.play("pRunning");
speed.x += runspeed * dir;

sprite.flipped = flip;
}

This is basically scrub-level issues, but I'm new at programming and I would really appreciate the help!

Thanks!

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Isn't that the one Dali helped making?

*shudders*

I want my money back.

Indeed it is, Magritte's a gantgsta

Riddle me this and riddle me that
Who is afraid of the big, bad bat?

And while we're at it, how about some delicious Giraffe BBQ?

Dun dun dun duuuuun

Slugger!

to make up for the poorly drawn boxing-glove.

Hello. I'm Horza. I've modded sprites for some time, but I'm not really much of an artist.

Bloop.

The vicar is displeased with your attitude...

And now I go to present myself.

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."

Get out of my swamp, you kids!

And I'm stiiiiill just in a dreeeeeeaaam!