Trying to make a game that disables contoller movement when my statusbar value is 0

Arcade
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Here is the game code https://arcade.makecode.com/S40735-24715-80484-55643

When the statusbar value hits zero I want to to disable controller movement or just sprite movement in general

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statusbars.onZero(StatusBarKind.Player1_Energy, function(status: StatusBarSprite) {
Ninja.setVelocity(0, 0)
})

This should work.

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I tried using that before but the sprite still moves and I’m thinking of adding my own extension that adds something like controller.moveSprite(Sprite Name, True) the only problem is I don’t know how to code ar make my own extensions that could work with blocks or even makecode arcade javascript

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If you set a variable like this:

let move = true

then you can use the variable to control when the sprite moves.

controller.left.onEvent(ControllerButtonEvent.Pressed, function () {
    if (move === true) {
        direction = "left"
        Ninja.setVelocity(-50, 0)
    }  
})

And you can set the variable to false when the energy bar hits 0.

statusbars.onZero(StatusBarKind.Player1_Energy, function(status: StatusBarSprite) {
    move = false
    Ninja.setVelocity(0, 0)
})
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it works now The only thing I need is for it to not move when there is no input

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Like when no button is being pressed?

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Yes I don’t want the sprite to move when there is no input and only to move when there is one like in Minecraft you only move forward when you pressing W

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controller.left.onEvent(ControllerButtonEvent.Repeated, function () {
    if (move === true) {
        direction = "left"
        Ninja.setVelocity(-50, 0)
    }  
})

controller.left.onEvent(ControllerButtonEvent.Released, function() {
Ninja.setVelocity(0, 0)
})

This should work! Just modify your current movement block to repeated instead of pressed, and then add the released event block.

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ok so it works but you want it like this
controller.left.onEvent(ControllerButtonEvent.Repeated, function () {
if (move === true) {
direction = “left”
Ninja.setVelocity(-50, 0)
}
})

controller.left.onEvent(ControllerButtonEvent.Released, function () {
Ninja.setVelocity(0, 0)
})

controller.left.onEvent(ControllerButtonEvent.Pressed, function () {
if (move === true) {
direction = “left”
Ninja.setVelocity(-50, 0)
}
})

because if you don’t have the pressed one it waits a few seconds

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Well, you can switch the code around a bit to find what works best for you.