From b9393dda5f427ac3da69e9a285b08665ecbaf6ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Logen Kain <logen@sudotask.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 14:52:16 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Added accel to all directions; moved accel to function

---
 love/tommy/main.lua | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/love/tommy/main.lua b/love/tommy/main.lua
index 98d4b73..c030d3b 100644
--- a/love/tommy/main.lua
+++ b/love/tommy/main.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 require "Tserial"
 
-function move(direction)
+function move(void)
 
+		-- with acceleration
+		
+			if player.current_speed < player.speed then
+				player.current_speed = player.current_speed + (player.speed*player.accel)
+			end
+		return player.current_speed
 end
 
 
@@ -20,10 +26,12 @@ function love.load()
 		player.y = 100
 		player.w = 25
 		player.h = 25
-		player.speed = 100
+		player.speed = 500
 		player.current_speed = 0
 		--Must be less than 1
-		player.accel = 1/16
+		--if I understand correctly, the second number should be how many frames
+		--it takes to get to top speed
+		player.accel = 1/120
 end
 
 function love.keyreleased(key)
@@ -49,27 +57,29 @@ function love.update(dt)
 	
 	--Move character left or right
 	if love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
-		-- with acceleration
-		if player.current_speed < player.speed then
-			player.current_speed = player.current_speed + (player.speed*player.accel)
-		end
-			player.x = player.x + player.current_speed*dt
+		move()
+		player.x = player.x + player.current_speed*dt
 
 	elseif love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
-		player.x = player.x - player.speed*dt
+		move()
+		player.x = player.x - player.current_speed*dt
 
 	--Reset current speed if key is released
-	elseif not love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
-		player.current_speed = 0
 	end
 
 	--Also able to move or up down at the same time as one of the above
 	if love.keyboard.isDown("up") then
-		player.y = player.y - player.speed*dt
+		move()
+		player.y = player.y - player.current_speed*dt
 	elseif love.keyboard.isDown ("down") then
-		player.y = player.y + player.speed*dt
+		move()
+		player.y = player.y + player.current_speed*dt
 	end	
 
+	if not love.keyboard.isDown("right", "left", "up", "down") then
+		player.current_speed = 0
+	end
+
 end
 
 function love.draw()