i figured out the sliding part if anyone is just starting out and needs to know you have to select your character and go to behaviours - platform and change the deceleration to be a lower number than the acceleration..
now i just need to find out how to play an animation when my guy is walking and then a different one when he is sliding..
Edit: sorry i did not see the edit post option i will use that from now on
i did look for it and figured that you couldn't edit but when you told me to use it i looked for it again.. thank you.