Internal Flags question

[Warmachine]

Hey guys, this sort of touches base on my previous post, but i think i worded the issue wrong :crazy: Here's my deal, i am using Internal Flags to equip/unequip a weapon see this thread : http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=174408 now my problem lies within the next few steps. when i try to assign events to the separate flags, the animations only play 2 frames. i have one set just like this for my walk event:

. "Repeat while key is pressed"
+ Internal Flag is On
= Change animation to "Walking" , Look in Direction
and using the Platform Movement object, "user is holding right key"


any help would be much appretiated

[Warmachine]

something else i forgot to add, the active object moves when i press the right key, its just at that point that the animation loops the 2 frames out of the 8 total.

[danjo]

the problem is the program will keep replaying the walking anim.
you may have to split the animation commands from your movement events.
ie: rather than use:
. "Repeat while key is pressed"
+ Internal Flag is On
= Change animation to "Walking" , Look in Direction
and using the Platform Movement object, "user is holding right key"

try:
. "Repeat while key is pressed"
+ Internal Flag is On
= counter[animation value] = 1 , Look in Direction
and using the Platform Movement object, "user is holding right key"

the counter[animation value], values could be 0= stopped ,1= walk etc.

next lines put:

if counter[animation value] = 0 & stopped animation is NOT playing -> play stopped anim.
if counter[animation value] = 1 & walking animation is NOT playing -> play walking anim.
etc.

by seperating the animations, you will bypass the problem you are having.

[Warmachine]

Thanks! i'll give it a shot and send some feedback :grin:

[Warmachine]

still no luck man. but im playing around with it

[danjo]

its about the easiest way i can think of to integrate into your exsisting code.

[Warmachine]

lol thanks again man, i understand your method and it makes since, just cant figure why the animation does that :mad: :cry: