[SOLVED] How do I lock a character into place...

I'm trying to build a platformer in which the main character attacks with kicks. The animations work fine (haven't worked out how to actually make the kicks affect targets yet but I'll get there) but I want to make it so the player can't move during the kick animation (similar to how you're locked in place while attacking in a 2D Castlevania game, for example). I find that if I rapidly press the attack button while holding left or right (to move), the character will eventually slide a bit during the kick animation and then go into the run animation. I've tried everything I could think of (which isn't much given my limited experience) to lock the character in place during the attack but it continues to occur.

I've never attached a .capx file before; hope I've done it right: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5PXjj ... sp=sharing

Thanks in advance for all your help.

I'm not 100% sure, but what about adding a timer that starts when C is pressed that lasts for like 0.5 sec to check if C has been pressed again. If not then let the user move again.

Make event where if animation "Kick" is played the platformer max speed is 0 and when it ends it goes back to default speed.

Make event where if animation "Kick" is played the platformer max speed is 0 and when it ends it goes back to default speed.

Thanks, that almost worked. Only thing is now if I press the Kick button, the character freezes and I have to press it again to make her attack or move. I'm going to keep tweaking it and see if I can't figure out what to do about that. Maybe a combination of your solution and the aforementioned timer approach will help.

make negative conditions so the animation is not stoped by other events.

make negative conditions so the animation is not stoped by other events.

Thanks a lot, Human, that helped me figure it out. I coded it so that if the Kick animation is playing, the Platform behavior is disabled, and it's re-enabled when the animation is finished...works as intended. She stops to kick no matter how much I mash the attack button while trying to run. Seems so simple now that I think about it... my file is probably loaded with a whole lot of redundant events.