How to make an action x times second long ?

alexcalin

I tried with a timer but it crashes, can you suggest a better aproach?

if Input.is_action_pressed("dash"):
		dash_timer.start()
		while dash_timer.time_left != 0:
			motion.x = 500
			motion.y -= GRAVITY

Megalomaniak

Post was stuck in the moderation queue. I also edited it to use code formatting.

TwistedTwigleg

I'm not totally sure it is the best (or even a decent) way to handle it, but I'd try something like the following:

var dash_timer = 0
var dash_timer_max_time = 1

func _process(delta):
	_process_dash(delta)

func _process_dash(delta):
	# If the character is dashing...
	if (dash_timer > 0):
		dash_timer -= delta
		
		motion.x = 500
		motion.y -= GRAVITY
	# If the character is not dashing...
	else:
		if (Input.is_action_pressed("dash")):
			dash_timer = dash_timer_max_time

That should make it where the dash lasts dash_timer_max_time seconds long when the dash key is pressed. Hopefully this helps! (Side note: Welcome to the forums)