Dash

dash for player, press SHIFT

edit variables in dash_handler.gd to change behaviour

(note: previously had planned a speed boost when you jumped out of dash, but edited it out because i thought it maybe didn't fit - tell me if im wrong)

player/dash_handler.gd

+extends Node
+
+class_name DashHandler
+
+const INITIAL_BOOST : float = 1.0
+const DASH_ACCEL_BOOST : float = 10.0
+const DASH_SPEED_BOOST : float = 10.0
+const DASH_ACCEL_DENY : float = 12.0
+const DASH_SPEED_DENY : float = 12.0
+const AIR_DASH_ACCEL_DENY : float = 8.0
+const AIR_DASH_SPEED_DENY : float = 8.0
+
+@onready var player : Player = get_parent()
+@onready var dash_timeout : Timer = $DashTimeout
+@onready var dash_timer : Timer = $DashTimer
+
+var is_dashing : bool = false
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready() -> void:
+	player.floor_max_speed_lerp_factor = 10.0
+	#pass # Replace with function body.
+
+
+# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
+	if player.is_on_floor():
+		player.accel = lerp(player.accel, player.BASE_ACCEL, delta*DASH_ACCEL_DENY)
+		player.max_speed = lerp(player.max_speed, player.BASE_MAX_SPEED, delta*DASH_SPEED_DENY)
+	else:
+		player.accel = lerp(player.accel, player.BASE_ACCEL, delta*AIR_DASH_ACCEL_DENY)
+		player.max_speed = lerp(player.max_speed, player.BASE_MAX_SPEED, delta*AIR_DASH_SPEED_DENY)
+
+
+func handle_dash(event : InputEvent) -> void:
+	#if not jumping and jump_attempt:
+	if event.is_pressed() and not event.is_echo() and dash_timeout.is_stopped(): # and not player.control_dir.is_zero_approx(): # uncomment to make dash only happen when pressing a movement direction
+		is_dashing = true
+		player.reset_velocity()
+		if player.control_dir.is_zero_approx():
+			player.velocity.x = player.facing_dir.x * INITIAL_BOOST
+			player.velocity.z = player.facing_dir.z * INITIAL_BOOST
+		else:
+			player.velocity.x = player.control_dir.x * INITIAL_BOOST
+			player.velocity.z = player.control_dir.z * INITIAL_BOOST
+		player.accel = player.BASE_ACCEL * DASH_ACCEL_BOOST
+		player.max_speed = player.BASE_MAX_SPEED * DASH_SPEED_BOOST
+		dash_timer.start()
+		dash_timeout.start()
+		
+
+
+func _on_dash_timer_timeout() -> void:
+	is_dashing = false