[GM] Help - Character Movement Animation

[Shibuya]

I have already made an object for my character, it has basic movement of left and right now. I have made it to change sprite for the appropriate direction. Now, my problem is, how do I make it change to a my walking sprites while walking and change back to the normal sprite when stopped. I have 8 sprites for walking. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Regards
~Shibuya

[J-Crew]

Making it change when walking:

When left or right are held, make the sprite change to the walking ones and set variable:  image_speed  to a number that you think looks good.

Making it change to standing sprite upon stopping:

Make an action for left and right released and change the sprite back and set  image_speed to 0 (or a different number if your stand is animated)

Sorry to make you wait, hope this helps. I'll be able to help more if you need anything else.

[Luna]

Do you prefer code or D/D (Drag and Drop)? If you ask me, GML is easier than Drag and Drop but then ..

An example is ..

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//Press Left Key

sprite_index=spr_RunL

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//Release Left Key

sprite_index=spr_Stand

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//Press Right Key

sprite_index=spr_RunR

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//Release Right Key

sprite_index=spr_Stand


Yeah, you'll need a bit of tweaking to get the code to work properly with your game. It's simple and I know there are some flaws, but it should still be useful.