What's the formula for moving diagonally?

[Emerson3]

Hey CLickteam,

I'm using Fastloops to customize my characters movement. I know how to move vertically and horizontally, but how could I move diagonally?

[schrodinger]

Hi Emerson,
you'll just need to set your character X to X+(movement)*cos(angle) and Y to Y+(movement)*sin(angle)

In 8 directional movements you'll only need 45° angles multiple
(45=topright
135=topleft
225=bottomleft
315=bottomright)
but if you prefer you can move in any angled direction with above formula

Depending on how you've setup your x-y position updates,
you'll better base your movement on alterable values rather than actual screen X-Y positions,
since they can hold float values (smoother precision), while X-Y screen positions are just integers

[Emerson3]

Hey Schrodinger,

Thanks man. That seems pretty simple! Man, I need to brush up on some trigonometry.

[schrodinger]

Yes, trigonometry rocks!

This image just tells everything you need to know about it:

Trigonometric_functions.jpg

(by the way, not all those functions are covered by Fusion, but mostly yes)