Making an input system for a Fighting Game compatible with holding down keys

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#1

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  1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
    I want to make an input system that can also work for holding down keys such as block.

  2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
    Whenever you press a key while holding down block it kind of breaks everything.

  3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
    I have tried looking on the Developer Hub, I found nothing.

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local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")

UIS.InputBegan:Connect(function(Input , IsTyping) 
	if not IsTyping then
		script.Parent.KeyBindEvent:FireServer(UIS:GetStringForKeyCode(Input.KeyCode))
		end
end)

Please do not ask people to write entire scripts or design entire systems for you. If you can’t answer the three questions above, you should probably pick a different category.

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#2

I tried and failed quite a few times with vehicle/crane commands. Every time I ended an input most of the others stopped working (rotating the crane while dropping the bucket and extending the bucket outwards) but something that worked for me was to make 2 functions, simplified below:

--[[
Input began function
     control inputs added
end
Input ended function
     control input or inputs that ended are stopped
     call input began function to keep the unstopped controls going
end
]]

Not sure if this works for a server script though since I have it locally in the player’s scripts.

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#3

You can use loops to whenever the player is holding the key.
I’ll give you an example @Scottifly I think you mean the same? if so then this will help you.

local uis = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local isHolding = false -- Debounce whenever the key is getting pressed

uis.InputBegan:Connect(function(obj) -- When an input began
    if obj.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.E then -- If the input key is "E"
         isHolding = true -- holding
   end
end)

uis.InputEnded:Connect(function(obj) -- When an input ended (key unpressed)
    if obj.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.E then -- If the key that got unpressed is "E"
         isHolding = false -- not holding anymore
   end
end)

while task.wait() do -- We are not using isHolding statement here because once the key is dispressed then it will never run again.
    if isHolding then -- whenever the key is getting pressed
        print('E key is getting pressed!') -- Does your code
    end
end

If you didn’t mean this then, re-explain it to me please.

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#4

I tried a version of that, but I have up to 9 inputs for the vehicle controls.

When the InputBegan function is run there are 9 if obj.Keycode == sections of code in an if else end format.
When the InputEnded function is run there are 9 if not obj.Keycode == sections of code in an if else end format with a call for the InputBegan function just before the end.
I then call the InputBegan and InputEnded functions at the bottom.

I’m just writing this from memory, and in reality I’m not a great scripter, but this works well since if I’m holding 4 keys down and release 1 the other 3 inputs still register. It also keeps from having a continuously running while loop when the vehicle isn’t being used.

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#5

I wanna detect whenever they press any numbers (like 1-9 maybe even 0) cause I’m creating a fighting game a bit like SoulShatters and Untitled Combat Demo. I also wanna detect when they hold down F so you can block attacks.

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