Diagonals in grid based movement

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Godot Version

Godot 4

Question

I’m trying to make a Grid-based Movement system similar to the one found in Pokemon Mystery Dungon, however when moving Diagonally from a stand-still unless you manage to hit both inputs frame perfectly you’ll move in one direction instead then move diagonally while holding, how can I improve the consistency of being able to move diagonally initially?

Heres all the relevant code, its not in the fancy formatted box because I don’t know how to do that :frowning:

if GridMode and not moving:
input_dir = Vector2.ZERO

	# Detects the imput from the player
	if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_up"):
		input_dir.y -= 1
	if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_down"):
		input_dir.y += 1
	if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_left"):
		input_dir.x -= 1
	if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_right"):
		input_dir.x += 1
	
	# If the vector isn't zero, checks if the movement will be valid before calling the move function
	if input_dir != Vector2.ZERO:
		if check_tile():
			move()

func move():
if input_dir:
if moving == false:
moving = true
var tween = create_tween()
tween.tween_property(self, “position”, position + input_dir*tile_size, GridModeSpeed)
tween.tween_callback(move_false)

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What I’d suggest is, during movement you could allow a diagonal modifier. If (say) you’ve detected “ui_up”, and you’re moving up, keep checking input for “ui_left” and “ui_right”; if you get either of those, cancel the tween, and start a new tween from wherever you are to the diagonal cell you would have gone to if the player had hit both keys simultaneously.