Timer function to change key frame

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I’m coming back to flash game development after almost two years, so I’m a bit rusty and still using AS2 :stuck_out_tongue:

Anyways here is the important section of the code. Its linked to the player_mc and the walkcycle works fine, but instead of having one foot in the air when the key is lifted I want it to go back to idle. Now I know you can set this up so it works immediately, but I would rather have a delay so that movement is more… smooth.


onClipEvent (load) {
    //variables
    var step:Number = 10;
    var attack:Boolean = false;
    var stance:Number = 1;
    var crouch:Boolean = false;
    var moving:Boolean = false;
    // load in idle state
    this.gotoAndStop('idle');
    //timer before stance returned to idle
    Pause = function () {
        this.gotoAndStop('idle');
        clearInterval(stanceTimer);
    };
}

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    //movement
    if (!attack) {
        if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
            this._xscale = 100;
            moving = true;
            stance = 1;
            this._x += step;
            this.gotoAndStop('walkcycle');
            this.walkcycle.play();
            stanceTimer = 10;
        } else if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
            this._xscale = -100;
            moving = true;
            stance = 0;
            this._x -= step;
            this.gotoAndStop('walkcycle');
            this.walkcycle.play();
            stanceTimer = 10;
        } else {
            this.walkcycle.stop();
            //stance swtich back to idle timer
            stanceTimer = setInterval(pause, 3000);
        }
    }
}