# Animation won't play for dash attack **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [April 8, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animation-wont-play-for-dash-attack/13018 "2022-04-08T23:24:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheJaky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/thejaky/32/5711_2.png) [@TheJaky](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheJaky)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animation-wont-play-for-dash-attack/13018/1 "2022-04-08T23:24:13Z")
Whenever you use the dash attack in the game, instead of playing the animation for the dash attack, sometimes the animation doesn’t play. (dash by double tapping left or right) > **[Super Smash Rivals](https://arcade.makecode.com/46178-17725-30206-25711)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. ---
**Author:** ![TheJaky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/thejaky/32/5711_2.png) [@TheJaky](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheJaky)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animation-wont-play-for-dash-attack/13018/2 "2022-04-13T18:39:15Z")
please help if you can ---
**Author:** ![DahbixLP](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dahbixlp/32/4760_2.png) [@DahbixLP](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DahbixLP)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animation-wont-play-for-dash-attack/13018/3 "2022-04-14T19:04:41Z")
Some tips for you bc I had a stroke looking at the code because its unnecessarily complicated For example instead of this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/b/bbf2e833a7701f8dca22f0c06cbe19993f83771c.png) Do this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/4/449b004b89067f63e9e643875a99f711e61f9125.png) And instead of this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/8/8bc076be308d247bc05c50dd0eab683d6a3de68e.png) Do this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/e/e08757442276685caae3ea53fc24cd7a1c6f69ab.png) This only works with true/false What I did is that instead of putting the animation in a variable I put it into the do animation directly! ---
**Author:** ![AqeeAqee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/aqeeaqee/32/5424_2.png) [@AqeeAqee](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AqeeAqee)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animation-wont-play-for-dash-attack/13018/4 "2022-04-18T17:19:10Z")
Hi Jaky! Try this please, is it resolve your issue? > **[Super Smash Rivals](https://arcade.makecode.com/71197-24445-82991-61355)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. Just adding one line (line 351) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/c/ce80670e58b58bbd67b31091cfb2b9f4e62b40ca.png) If it does, the reason of this issue probably is: I saw you called the same in function animation2() when higlag==true, but according to line 347, the hitlag back to false after about 375ms, so the characterAnimations of P1 enabled again. BTW, it would be a hard work to set so many kind of action animations in one character, very impressive! Keep on your great work, good luck! ---
**Author:** ![TheJaky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/thejaky/32/5711_2.png) [@TheJaky](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheJaky)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animation-wont-play-for-dash-attack/13018/5 "2022-04-20T17:02:08Z")
Yes. it works! Thank you for helping me solve this problem. ---
**Author:** ![TheJaky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/thejaky/32/5711_2.png) [@TheJaky](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheJaky)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/animation-wont-play-for-dash-attack/13018/6 "2022-04-20T17:02:11Z")
Ok, thank you for the simplifying tips!