(Solved) Link player.speedX bug?

[Shadowblitz16]

hello I was working on implementing link's wall clang from zelda 2 however I found a bug where link's speedX doesn't move him if he is on the ground.
this is bad because I need to increment his speed the opposite way he is facing when he stabs a wall.

I tried setting the memory values for sliding and slippery but they don't seem to do anything.
does anybody know how to get around it?

this is my code so far..

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local hud = loadSharedAPI("hud")

local colliders = loadSharedAPI("colliders")

--variables
isInitialized = false

--config
local jumpHeight   = 6
local bounceHeight = 2

local attackSpeed  = 2
local jumpSpeed    = 2
local walkSpeed    = 2
local runSpeed     = 5

--Items
local hasCandle      = false
local hasBoomarang   = false
local hasBombs       = false
local hasBoots       = false
local hasBow         = false
local hasGloves      = false
local hasHookshot    = false
local hasRing        = false

-- health, magic, and ammo
local health         = 0
local healthMax      = 4
local magic          = 0
local magicMax       = 4
local arrows         = 0
local arrowsMax      = 20
local bombs          = 0
local bombsMax       = 10

--sounds
local sfx_swordClang = Audio.SfxOpen("Sounds/AOL_Sword_Clang.ogg")

local function blockFilter(b)
	return not b.isHidden;
end

local function checkForSwordClank()

	local colliding = false
	if (player:mem(0x106, FIELD_WORD)     == -1) then
		if (player:mem(0x114, FIELD_WORD) ==  8) then
			local box = colliders.Box(player.x - 28, player.y+22, 32, 8)
			colliding = colliders.collideBlock(box, colliders.BLOCK_SOLID, blockFilter)
			
			--box:Debug(true)
		elseif (player:mem(0x114, FIELD_WORD) == 7) then
			local box = colliders.Box(player.x - 28, player.y+16, 32, 8)
			colliding = colliders.collideBlock(box, colliders.BLOCK_SOLID, blockFilter)
			
			--box:Debug(true)
		end
	elseif (player:mem(0x106, FIELD_WORD) ==  1) then
		if (player:mem(0x114, FIELD_WORD) ==  8) then
			local box = colliders.Box(player.x + 20, player.y+22, 32, 8)
			colliding = colliders.collideBlock(box, colliders.BLOCK_SOLID, blockFilter)
			
			--box:Debug(true)
		elseif (player:mem(0x114, FIELD_WORD) == 7) then
			local box = colliders.Box(player.x + 20, player.y+16, 32, 8)
			colliding = colliders.collideBlock(box, colliders.BLOCK_SOLID, blockFilter)
			
			--box:Debug(true)
		end
	end
	return colliding
end

local function checkForCeiling()
	local colliding = false
	local box = colliders.Box(player.x + 3, player.y - 32, 20, 32)
	colliding = colliders.collideBlock(box, colliders.BLOCK_SOLID, blockFilter)
	
	return colliding
end

local function checkForFloor()
	local colliding = false
	local box = colliders.Box(player.x, player.y, 20, 32)
	colliding = colliders.collideBlock(box, colliders.BLOCK_SOLID, blockFilter)
	
	return colliding
end

function onTick()

	if (player.character == CHARACTER_LINK) then
		if (isInitialized == false) then
			Defines.jumpheight          = jumpHeight
			Defines.jumpheight_bounce   = bounceHeight
			Defines.player_walkspeed    = walkSpeed
			Defines.player_runspeed     = runSpeed
			Defines.player_link_fairyVineEnabled = false
				
			isInitialized = true
		else
			if (checkForSwordClank() == true) then
				if (Audio.SfxIsPlaying(0) == 0) then 
					Audio.SfxPlayCh(0, sfx_swordClang, 0)
				end
				
				if (player:mem(0x106, FIELD_WORD)     ==  -1) then
					if (checkForFloor() == true) then player:mem(0x3C, FIELD_WORD, -1) end
					player.speedX = player.speedX + 16
				elseif (player:mem(0x106, FIELD_WORD) ==   1) then
					if (checkForFloor() == true) then player:mem(0x3C, FIELD_WORD, -1) end
					player.speedX = player.speedX - 16
				end
			end
			Text.print(player:mem(0x114, FIELD_WORD), 0, 32);
			if (player.speedX >  walkSpeed) then player.speedX =  walkSpeed end
			if (player.speedX < -walkSpeed) then player.speedX = -walkSpeed end
			--if (player:mem(0x14, FIELD_WORD) > 8) then player:mem(0x14, FIELD_WORD, 0) end
		end
	end
end

[timocomsmbx2345]

how about try and make a power-up where you can shoot a fireball and an iceball at the same time

[The0x539]

Player offset 0x138 might help.

[Shadowblitz16]

Thank You for the replies.
however player offset 0x138 does not work. not even in the air.

[The0x539]

You making sure to interpret it as a float rather than a word?

[Shadowblitz16]

ok so it works kinda but not really.

it basically adds to link's position not his velocity.
also it doesn't effect him much unless I set it to something high like 16.0, but then it makes him fly very far away when he does it in the air.

Also I have tested player.speedX outside of the just Changed statement and it does work so I'm pretty sure its a bug with it being executed for only one frame.

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			--player.speedX =  1.5 --works
			if (justClanged) then
				Audio.SfxPlayCh(-1, sfx_swordClang, 0)
				--player.speedX =  1.5 --doesn't work
				
				if (player:mem(0x106, FIELD_WORD)     ==  -1) then
					--player.speedX =  1.5 --doesn't work
				elseif (player:mem(0x106, FIELD_WORD) ==   1) then
					--player:mem(0x138, FIELD_FLOAT, -16.0)
					--player.speedX = -1.5 --doesn't work
				end
			end
			

EDIT: ok so just tested it to make sure and it seems that player.speedX makes him go into his walking animation.
so I'm guessing that speedX is actually the equivalent to a walk function.
and in the air its treated as normal horizontal velocity

do you know how to get around this?

EDIT2: ok so I just made custom variables to do the moving for me

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-- Config
local clangSpeed   = 1.25

-- Variables
	velocityX = 0
	velocityY = 0
	frictionX = 0.1
	frictionY = 0.1

-- Variables for current events
local isClanging     = false;

-- Variables for just triggered events
local justClanged    = false;

-- Sounds
local sfx_swordClang = Audio.SfxOpen("Sounds/AOL_Sword_Clang.ogg")

function onTick()

	if (player.character == CHARACTER_LINK) then
		if (isInitialized == false) then				
			isInitialized = true
		else
			--reset single trigger variables
			justClanged = false
			
			--Check if just clanged
			if     ((checkForSwordClank() == true)  and (isClanging == false)) then isClanging = true  justClanged = true
			elseif ((checkForSwordClank() == false) and (isClanging == true))  then isClanging = false 
			end

			--Perform clang logic
			if (justClanged) then
				Audio.SfxPlayCh(-1, sfx_swordClang, 0)
				if (player:mem(0x106, FIELD_WORD)       ==  -1)  then velocityX = -clangSpeed
				elseif (player:mem(0x106, FIELD_WORD) ==   1)  then velocityX = -clangSpeed
				end
			end
			
			--Move player
			player.x = player.x + velocityX;
			player.y = player.y + velocityY;
			
			--If on ground
			if (player:mem(0x146, FIELD_WORD) == 2) then
			
				-- X Friction
				if   (math.abs(velocityX) > frictionX) then velocityX = velocityX - frictionX*math.sign(velocityX)
				else velocityX = 0
				end

				-- Y Friction
				if   (math.abs(velocityY) > frictionY) then velocityY = velocityY - frictionY*math.sign(velocityY)
				else velocityY = 0
				end
			end
		end
	end
end