How to add a double dash

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Godot Version

4.3

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How to add a double dash where the second dash has a different effect (does extra damage etc), new to coding so not sure what variables would i need to add

this is my code without a double dash:

extends CharacterBody2D

@export var walk_speed = 200.0
@export var run_speed = 600.0
@export_range(0,1) var deceleration = 0.1
@export_range(0,1) var acceleration = 0.1

@export var jump = -400.0

@export var dash_speed = 1000.0
@export var dash_curve : Curve
@export var dash_distance = 300.0
@export var dash_cooldown = 1.0

Get the gravity from the project settings to be synced with RigidBody nodes.

var gravity: int = ProjectSettings.get_setting(“physics/2d/default_gravity”)

var is_dashing = false
var dash_timer = 0
var dash_start_position = 0
var dash_direction = 0

func _physics_process(delta: float) → void:
# Add the gravity.
if not is_on_floor():
velocity.y += gravity * delta

# Handle jump.
if Input.is_action_just_pressed("jump") and is_on_floor():
	velocity.y = jump

var speed
if Input.is_action_just_pressed("run"):
	speed = run_speed
else:
	speed = walk_speed

# Get the input direction and handle the movement/deceleration.
var direction := Input.get_axis("left", "right")
if direction:
	velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, speed * direction, speed * acceleration)
else:
	velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0, walk_speed * deceleration)

#dash 
if Input.is_action_just_pressed("dash") and direction and not is_dashing and dash_timer <= 0:
	is_dashing = true
	dash_start_position = position.x 
	dash_direction = direction
	dash_timer = dash_cooldown

if is_dashing:
	var current_distance = abs(position.x - dash_start_position)
	if current_distance >= dash_distance or is_on_wall():
		is_dashing = false 
	else:
		velocity.x = dash_direction * dash_speed * dash_curve.sample(current_distance / dash_distance)
		velocity.y = 0

if dash_timer > 0:
	dash_timer -= delta 


move_and_slide()
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I would handle it using a new var, lets call it Dashes_left

if Dashes_left is 0 then you cannot dash
if Dashes_left is 1 then you will have your second dash effect active
if Dashes_left is 2 then you will have a standard dash

then you could have a function to create a timer to increase your dash amount if Dashes_left < 2.

I don’t know if this is the best course of action, but it is what I would use in my projects.

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This works for me, do you know how id go about adding the extra effects for the second dash tho?

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you could have an Enum of all of the effects so:

Enum DASH_EFFECTS {effect1, effect2, effect2, etc…}
var:int = dash_type

now you need a function to assign the effect type

func Dash_Effect_Determiner():
…
dash_type = DASH_EFFECTS.effect1
…

and I’m your dash function you need to add a way to carry out the effects. that would look like so:

if Input.is_action_just_pressed(“dash”) and direction and not is_dashing and dash_timer <= 0:
is_dashing = true
dash_start_position = position.x
dash_direction = direction
dash_timer = dash_cooldown
switch dash_type:
DASH_EFFECTS.effect1:
#whatever effect 1 does
DASH_EFFECTS.effect2:
#whatever effect 2 does
etc…

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Thank you, very insightful