The KeyDown event

[ThePentiumGuy]

im working on my mario game, and i want to make it so that mario speeds up when he presses one of the horizontal arrow keys along with "C"

 

If e.KeyCode = Keys.Left And e.KeyCode = Keys.C Then
           MarioSpeed = 7 'it was originnaly 4, and now its 7
           Mario.MoveLeft(MarioPos.X, MarioSpeed)
           Direction = "left"
End If

 

 

this doesnt seem to be working, is there any way i can do 2 keypress events at once? i tried nested If's but for some reason, i have to press C before pressing Left(or right), so how would i 2 keypress events together?

 

by the way, as an after thought,

for my mario game, what key should be the speedup key

[divil]

Personally I found that using GetAsyncKeyState (that's an API) was the best alternative when I was writing a game loop. I daresay DirectInput is better still, but I don't know it.

[ThePentiumGuy]

thanks, where would i find API's?

i used to be able to do this in VB6, i had a program called API viewer, but not on .NET,

but, ill search on google for this API

[Algar]

You can find all the API's you need as well as download the API list/viewer at http://www.allapi.com

[Algar]

sorry thats http://www.allapi.net

[mutant]

Divil suggested DirectInput so try it. PentiumGuy, you told me you read my introductory tutorial for DirectInput, I dont have to explain eveything if you read it so its easier :). When you process the input check for two keys:

If gameinput.State.Item(Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput.Key.C) And gameinput.State.Item(Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput.Key.Right) Then

This seems to do what you need.

Edited August 1, 2003 by mutant

[ThePentiumGuy]

oh yeah, i never thought of that thanks

 

thanks to all for helping me

 

i do have one more question though, (mods, u can move this to random thoughts if you want)

 

1) what key should be my speedup key for mario? i have left right and space as movement/jumping. and currently, i have "C" as my speedup key,

 

2) my game's not really a big game, and i dont think windows comes with DirectX. So, the problem is, if it doesnt come with DX, then, i would have to distribute DX to anyone who tries my program :(. would it be recommended to use DX or GetAStncKeyState?

 

thanks in advance