Button that when hold only lets you move diagonally (Edit to any diagonal movement script)

[Seacliff]

Like in most mystery dungeon games, whenever the player holds down a specific button, the player can only move diagonally.


I'm not asking anyone to create a diagonal movement script from scratch, this could just be an add-on or edit to any diagonal movement script of your choice. At the movement, I'm using Victor Diagonal Movement.

 

[Kes]

As there are 4 diagonal movements, presumably you are asking for something which uses 4 different buttons.  Is that correct?


I am unfamiliar with Victor's Diagonal Movement script.  How many buttons do you hold down in that one?  The reason that I ask is that the script I use requires 2 - If you want to move northwest, you press the up and left arrow key; if you want to move south west you press the down and left key, and so on.  I suspect it might be difficult to have less than 2.  It might be easier on the player to use 2 keys they are familiar with, rather than introducing 4 others.

 

[Seacliff]

As there are 4 diagonal movements, presumably you are asking for something which uses 4 different buttons.  Is that correct?


I am unfamiliar with Victor's Diagonal Movement script.  How many buttons do you hold down in that one?  The reason that I ask is that the script I use requires 2 - If you want to move northwest, you press the up and left arrow key; if you want to move south west you press the down and left key, and so on.  I suspect it might be difficult to have less than 2.  It might be easier on the player to use 2 keys they are familiar with, rather than introducing 4 others.

Not what I'm asking for at all.


I don't want to change the buttons that allows the player to move diagonally, that will still be executed by pressing two arrow keys adjacent to each other.


A better way to ask what I'm looking for is a single button, say the 'S' key, that when held down DISALLOWS the player to move in the traditional 4 direction and the player can only move in the diagonal directions. Naturally, when the button is not pressed, the player can move in all 8 directions normally.


I'm asking for this because I'm making a game where precision is key, and to move diagonal on the fly is a bit tricky with buttons.

 

[Kes]

Oh, I see.  Yes, that makes more sense now.

 

[Sixth]

You can try to use this:

Spoiler

class Game_Player < Game_Character

alias fix_smove7726 move_by_input
def move_by_input
return if Input.press?CTRL)
fix_smove7726
end

end

You should probably change the button for it though.


I used CTRL because I was too lazy to check for other button names.


Ohh, and this must be placed above Victor's Diagonal movement!

 

[Seacliff]

@Sixth Tried it and it works great! Thank you!


I'll see about closing this thread now.

 

[Kes]

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