http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/12022268/#player

Scroll through the script and see a chunk outside of the script, this needs to be implemented, but how? When i put it in it doesn't let the player move (presumably because it doesn't let it run because the script makes it ‘wait 1 secs’ constantly

You need to test against the current backdrop, using the BACKDROP on the LOOKS tab.

I don't see how that would prevent the movement issue but i'll try it, thanks

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/12032054/#player adds on to your fix.