How to lock the player when the textbox is reading?

_wavy_

I was working on a project and when the textbox is reading, I set a code to make the player's vector = Vector2.ZERO as it is a 2d game. the trees and code is shown here:

full level tree:

level code:

textbox code:

func showTextbox():
	start.text = "*"
	container.show()

func displayText():
	var nextText = textQueue.pop_front()
	stateChange(state.reading)
	label.percent_visible = 0.0
	label.text = nextText
	showTextbox()
	tween.interpolate_property(label, 'percent_visible', 0.0, 1.0, len(nextText) * readRate,
	Tween.TRANS_LINEAR, Tween.EASE_IN_OUT)
	tween.start()

func _on_Tween_tween_completed(_object, _key):
	end.text = 'v'
	stateChange(state.finished)

func stateChange(nextState):
	now = nextState
	match now:
		state.ready:
			pass 
		state.reading:
			if Input.is_action_just_pressed('ui_accept'):
				label.percent_visible = 1.0
				$Tween.stop_all()
				end.text = 'v'
				stateChange(state.finished)
		state.finished:
			if Input.is_action_just_pressed('ui_accept'):
				hideTextbox()
				stateChange(state.ready)
				hideTextbox()


func _ready():
	hideTextbox()  
	queueText("hello my name is rajesh")
	queueText('i see that your computer has a virus')
	queueText('can i fix it pretty please??? Of course i\'ll need your bank details to you know make the transaction and um totally not for anything else')

player code:

extends KinematicBody2D


onready var timer = get_node('Timer')
onready var anim = $AnimationTree
onready var player = $AnimationPlayer
onready var state = anim.get('parameters/playback')
const max_speed = 140
const sprint_speed = 80
onready var vector = Vector2.ZERO


func _physics_process(delta):
	vector.x = Input.get_action_strength("ui_right") - Input.get_action_strength("ui_left")
	vector.y = Input.get_action_strength("ui_down") - Input.get_action_strength("ui_up")
	vector = vector.normalized()
	if Input.is_action_pressed("sprint"):
		move_and_collide(vector * sprint_speed * delta)
	if vector != Vector2.ZERO:
		anim.set('parameters/idle/blend_position', vector)
		anim.set('parameters/run/blend_position', vector)
		state.travel('run')
	else:
		state.travel('idle')
	move_and_collide(vector * max_speed * delta)

if you need any extra detail just ask and I will supply hopefully asap. Thanks in advance!

extra clip of footage:

fire7side

Your vector2.zero is getting overwritten by the input in the player script so it isn't do anything. You need to set a variable in player script and put it in the input like:

var isReading = false

if !isReading:
    vector.x = Input.get_action_strength("ui_right") - Input.get_action_strength("ui_left")

set for other inputs

Set it instead of vector 2.zero in the other script player.isReading = true set false when finished

_wavy_

@fire7side i know that, but how would i be able to access the textbox node when it's outside of the player node? for the player to access the textbox's state?

fire7side

The two ways are with get_node, and to send a signal. Generally, with UI it's better to send a signal because they are unrelated to one another. There is an explanation here, however, it's easier to use the editor after coding the signal name so you might want to check some tutorials on the internet. https://kidscancode.org/godot_recipes/basics/node_communication/

_wavy_

I godon’t know if I’m reading that too fast, but I cannot understand signals or anything about it for the life of me. Can you explain it?

fire7side

You can just do a search on youtube for godot signal tutorial. It's simplest to name the signal and then use the editor. Once you name it, it will show up in the node section and you can click on it, choose the object that gets the signal, and it will connect and put a function for you to fill out. I've found you have to do it from the world scene or else you won't find the object. So, if you have a player, you have to emit the signal from the player script, not one of the player's children.

_wavy_

I was just tinkering around with the code and I found a solution! Signals are still way too difficult... I used an adaptation of your first comment's code to figure it out:

level code:

player code:

I know I'm gonna have to learn about signals in the future, but I guess not right now.

Thanks for the help!

fire7side

Glad you got something working. Signals aren't hard at all. You just need to find a tutorial that explains it better. It's just a matter of naming them, going in the node tab and finding the name, and then clicking on connect and choosing the script you want to put the listener in. It just takes a little while for it to sink in. I think I watched a couple tutorials on youtube because they all explain it a little differently. It sinks in eventually.