Added decel

love/tommy/main.lua

@@ -1,13 +1,28 @@
 require "Tserial"
 
-function move(void)
+function move(accel, axis, direction)
 
 		-- with acceleration
-		
-			if player.current_speed < player.speed then
-				player.current_speed = player.current_speed + (player.speed*player.accel)
+		if accel and (direction == "right" or direction == "down")then
+			if axis < player.speed then
+				axis = axis + (player.speed*player.accel)
 			end
-		return player.current_speed
+		--note the NEGATIVE player.speed
+		elseif accel and (direction == "left" or direction == "up") then
+			if axis > -player.speed then
+				axis = axis - (player.speed*player.accel)
+			end
+
+		elseif not accel and (direction == "right" or direction == "down") then
+			if axis > 0 then
+				axis = axis - (player.speed*player.accel)
+			end
+		elseif not accel and (direction == "left" or direction == "up") then
+			if axis < 0 then
+				axis = axis + (player.speed*player.accel)
+			end
+		end
+		return axis
 end
 
 
@@ -27,7 +42,11 @@ function love.load()
 		player.w = 25
 		player.h = 25
 		player.speed = 500
-		player.current_speed = 0
+		player.current_speed = {}
+		player.current_speed.left = 0
+		player.current_speed.right = 0
+		player.current_speed.up = 0
+		player.current_speed.down = 0
 		--Must be less than 1
 		--if I understand correctly, the second number should be how many frames
 		--it takes to get to top speed
@@ -57,29 +76,38 @@ function love.update(dt)
 	
 	--Move character left or right
 	if love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
-		move()
-		player.x = player.x + player.current_speed*dt
+		player.current_speed.right = move(true, player.current_speed.right, "right")
 
 	elseif love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
-		move()
-		player.x = player.x - player.current_speed*dt
-
-	--Reset current speed if key is released
+		player.current_speed.left = move(true, player.current_speed.left, "left")
+		print (player.current_speed.left)
+--		player.x = player.x - player.current_speed.left*dt
 	end
 
+	if not love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
+		player.current_speed.right = move(false, player.current_speed.right, "right")
+	end
+	if not love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
+		player.current_speed.left = move(false, player.current_speed.left, "left")
+	end
+
+		player.x = player.x + (player.current_speed.right + player.current_speed.left)*dt
+
 	--Also able to move or up down at the same time as one of the above
 	if love.keyboard.isDown("up") then
-		move()
-		player.y = player.y - player.current_speed*dt
+		player.current_speed.up = move(true, player.current_speed.up, "up")
 	elseif love.keyboard.isDown ("down") then
-		move()
-		player.y = player.y + player.current_speed*dt
+		player.current_speed.down = move(true, player.current_speed.down, "down")
 	end
 
-	if not love.keyboard.isDown("right", "left", "up", "down") then
-		player.current_speed = 0
+	if not love.keyboard.isDown("up") then
+		player.current_speed.up = move(false, player.current_speed.up, "up")
+	end
+	if not love.keyboard.isDown("down") then
+		player.current_speed.down = move(false, player.current_speed.down, "down")
 	end
 
+	player.y = player.y + (player.current_speed.up + player.current_speed.down)*dt
 end
 
 function love.draw()