Slowing down/Speeding up a character

**EggoBleeder** · 10th April 2011, 07:07 PM

Reposting here as it is not directly related to the NG edition.
How do I get an object to slow my character for more than a frame.

**CamWin** · 15th April 2011, 03:58 AM

[font:Courier New] [/font] Make two counters. One named (s)peed-counter, the other
(t)ime-counter. Then:

Always --> Subtract 1 from t-counter, Set Player speed to s-counter

Player Collides with Glue --> Set s-counter to (slower), Set t-counter to (x)

t-counter is less than 0 --> Set s-counter to (normal)

Havnt tried it, but it should work in theory.

**Anders** · 15th April 2011, 10:58 AM

Which movement do you use? If it is a generic one it should have acceleration and deceleration properties.

**EggoBleeder** · 16th April 2011, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by CamWin

[font:Courier New] [/font] Make two counters. One named (s)peed-counter, the other
(t)ime-counter. Then:

Always --> Subtract 1 from t-counter, Set Player speed to s-counter

Player Collides with Glue --> Set s-counter to (slower), Set t-counter to (x)

t-counter is less than 0 --> Set s-counter to (normal)

Havnt tried it, but it should work in theory.

How do I make counters? Do you make timers? Also, should it be a global event?

Originally Posted by Andos

Which movement do you use? If it is a generic one it should have acceleration and deceleration properties.

Just a normal eight direction movement.

**CamWin** · 18th April 2011, 02:31 AM

Uh, in the frame editor, you create the counter object. Like you know how you make active objects? Counters are really useful. I cant know how you live without them.
Anyways, i'll do some testing and find what works...

**Jacob** · 19th April 2011, 10:49 PM

I think what is happening is that he has an 'Always: Set speed to x' event, and then when he changes it, it only changes for a frame and then goes back to what is said in the always event.