How do i make a player walk backwards

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#1

i have an system where a player can choose their own speed but I wanted to make it so you can make it so you can walk backwards how do I do that

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#2

you could try flipping everything in the character except the HumanoidRootPart. I haven’t tested it but that is where I would start

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#3

Invert players velocity i think its a humanoid property

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#4

This should work (LocalScript in StarterCharacterScripts):

--!strict
local ContextActionService = game:GetService("ContextActionService")

local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid"):: Humanoid

local function onS(_, state: Enum.UserInputState)
	humanoid.AutoRotate = (state == Enum.UserInputState.End)

	return Enum.ContextActionResult.Pass
end

ContextActionService:BindAction('S', onS, false, Enum.KeyCode.S, Enum.KeyCode.Down)

Although I admit it has two drawbacks, which are:

  • It works with keyboard input only
  • If the player’s character is facing left or right and they press S or ↓ to move backwards, their character will stay facing towards the left/right, so they’ll end up walking sideways instead