Trigger Throw animation while running.

How do you set up events to trigger the player's throw animation while running and then return to the default running when the button is not pressed?

I've tried to use a variable "Move" and add 1 if the key is down to run. Then as a sub event if "Move" = or greater to 1 and key is PRESSED to trigger throw animation. When Throw animation is finished or key is RELEASED, set MOVE to 0 and continue to play run animation if key for direction is down.

I've tried a few other variations with conditions or a separate event, but nothing is working. I can get the player to trigger the throw animation and continues to move, but it is stuck in the throw frame/animation.

Thanks

If throw key is down -> play throw anim

if run key is down, and throw key is not down - > play run anim

Get rid of the first event...the third one is now the run event.

You can use conditions based on the player's angle I guess. See what property changes. Or another option is something with key + key is down

I tried the key + key down to see if it would trigger the angle animation, but it didn't. I also tried variations of the following. Not sure why the NW, NE, SW, SE angles don't play their angled animation, even though with keys down together (A,W - A,S, etc.) move the player in the respected direction.

All the tutorials on the Construct site, Google Searches, and Youtube doesn't cover it.

Well, I managed to make it work minus the 315 degrees going Northeast.

I can run in that direction triggering the animation. I can stop and throw a projectile in that direction with animation triggering, but I can't run and trigger the 315 throw animation. All the other directions work along with the angle of the "bullet" motion. When I debug, the animations show they all change except from 315 (name of direction of animation) to 315THROW (name of one frame throwing animation for that direction). It is a stumper. Not sure if it has something to do with Event 1.

I was wrong. If I'm standing still the animation won't trigger back from throw animation to the regular animation. I can only throw when I'm moving and the animation will trigger back and forth (except for the 315 angle).

There has to be some way to make it all work. I can't imagine construct not being able to do the 8 directional movement and trigger a "throwing" animation and can switch back and forth along with idle throwing animation. I'll keep trying and then I'll post it here for others to use.

Thanks.

I was wrong. If I'm standing still the animation won't trigger back from throw animation to the regular animation. I can only throw when I'm moving and the animation will trigger back and forth (except for the 315 angle).

There has to be some way to make it all work. I can't imagine construct not being able to do the 8 directional movement and trigger a "throwing" animation and can switch back and forth along with idle throwing animation. I'll keep trying and then I'll post it here for others to use.

Thanks.

First problem you describe is because from what I can see you have no logic for idle. If you throw it sets to throw, but then you have to actually move to set any other animations, or press the throw button. Maybe remove the 8 direction is moving condition from the top? If it's the same animation. If you have a separate 8 idle animations then you need more logic.

For the 315 angle try browser logging there's a chance it's using a value like -45 for angle which won't match with anything.

If I send you the capx file, do you think you would have time in the near future to try and give it a go to make it work?