Does anyone know how to code cool downs so players don't spam attacks? Crosswalk kicker/my game

Something like this might work:

when [space v] key pressed
if <(cooldown) = [0]> then
punch
set [cooldown v] to [3]
end
wait until <not <key [space v] pressed?>>

when green flag clicked
forever
wait (1) secs
if <(cooldown) > [0]> then
change [cooldown v] by (-1)
end
end

Waiting until the space key isn't pressed prevents spam from simply holding down the space bar.
The cooldown is decreased by 1 for every second, though you can adjust that as needed.
Cooldown must be zero to punch.
Lemme know how if this helped! Your game looks really cool so far!
You can experiment by setting the values to whatever works best for your game!

What's the reddish block?

What should I do instead because I changed the punch control to when the mouse is down.

Thec001guy wrote:

What should I do instead because I changed the punch control to when the mouse is down.

In that case, you can change the “wait until” block to “wait until not mouse down” so it doesn't register a new punch for every frame you hold down the mouse button.

As for the reddish block, it was meant to represent any code you have for punching. I didn't want to copy down your code so it would be less confusing about what's being added!

Would I still add the

when [ space] key pressed

Thec001guy wrote:

Would I still add the

when [ space] key pressed

you can if its like this script,

when [ space ] key pressed
if <(punch cd) < [(your cooldown for it v]> then
punch code
end
define punch code
your code

I'll post an example in a bit of a refined script, you can use it if you like it without credit :3

Well what do I code If the punch is by clicking/ mouse down?

if <mouse down?> then
set [punch] to [false]
end

Thec001guy wrote:

Well what do I code If the punch is by clicking/ mouse down?

if <mouse down?> then
set [punch] to [false]
end

hmm good question.

when green flag clicked
if <mouse down?> then
if <(Punch CD) < [whatever number]> then
punch
end
end

It doesn't work:

when green flag clicked
if <mouse down?> then
if <[cooldown] < [4]> then
set [Punch] to [true]

when green flag clicked
forever
wait (4) secs
if <[cooldown] > [0]> then
change [cooldown] by (-1)

Could you share a project with the code so we can see?

Hello? Anyone here?

Hi fellow Scratcher! I have solved your cooldown issue. I removed your “When green flag clicked, if mouse down, then if cooldown < 4 then set punch to true” blocks. I also added a new variable. Here's the change I made. You can change the cooldown duration by changing the “set cooldown to” variable block. Hope it helps!

(wait oh my days idk how to add an image here's the scratch project i uploaded the image onto: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1229787872/ )

Thx