Making your character move quicker when you press a button.

[Doyora]

I would like to know of a way to make your character run when you press a button. I would prefer run toggling rather than holding. I HAVE searched to see if it is on this forum, or any other, and I have found nowt.

If anyone could help, please?

[Tyhan]

Theres a dash script somewhere, but you'd need running sprites.  Also this can easily be done with events.... make a common event...

Make a switch called Dash
Make a conditional branch to check if the switch Dash is on.
If it is... Make it...
When button [A] is pressed walking speed = 4
Turn Switch [Dash] off.
Else
When Button [A] is pressed walking speed = 5
Turn Switch [Dash] on.

[Blizzard]

Use this.

[code]if Input.trigger?(Input::L)

[Doyora]

Thanks. But wait... I don't understand. Could you explain again please? I also forgot to say I'm using RPG maker XP. :oops:

[Blizzard]

Okay, here:

red - scripts button, press it to open the scripts window
green - the script names, find Gaem_Character2 as I did.
cyan - find def update and paste the code below in
blue - just like I did (mine differs from yours, bcoz I use mine only for debug)

Just paste the code I posted in my post above there, where the code on this screenshot is.

[Sir Hiro]

im using this code also , but im wondering is there a way to make it last for like 3 second and then you have to wait like 10 seconds before you can use it again?

[Blizzard]

It

[Doyora]

 :mrgreen: Awww yeah. It works! thanks. Just one more thing... is there a way of making it so tha this only works after a switch has been turned on? Then, I'm done. Thanks!

[Blizzard]

Sure. Use one of the game switches. Just replace the old code i gave you with this one. Replace the XXXX with the ID number of the in game switch you want to use. Now, turning on the switch will allow dash.

[code]if $game_switches[XXXX] == true

[Doyora]

Aargh no! I put this in, but now when I trigger the switch ON nothing happens.  :-( (the switch ID is 0061 I think)

EDIT: also I forgot to ask if you could switch to a new set of sprites when you begin to run. this is because the idea is you hit a switch, you gain the ability to turn into a monster and run dead fast. You press the change into button, and you turn into the monster and can run quickly. you press it again and you change back.

[Blizzard]

Then it

[Doyora]

OK thanks, I think I've got it cracked now... I hadn't realised how you could change your own speed using events... DUH. I will report back my success. Thanks all!

UPDATE: Yep, I got it all working now. It's kind of a strange way to do it, but you 'activate' run mode by using an item. this toggles run mode on/off. It may sound clumsy, but it works well in practice.