[Part 4] Spell cast and jump issues

[Sanket Pise]

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I am following your metroidvania(Like Hollow Knight)tutorial,I have encountered two problems that need your help,they are as below
1.The player casts the fireball always even if I hold down the Cast/Heal button, i.e even if I want to heal the player,it first throws a fireball and then proceeds to heal

2.When my player jumps(single jump),after landing the character again does a jump even if I dont press the jump button(it kind of rebounces)
help will be appreciated!!

below is the player controller code

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UIElements;
//using UnityEngine.InputSystem;

public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
{
    [Header("Horizontal Movement Settings:")]
    [SerializeField] private float walkSpeed = 1; //sets the players movement speed on the ground
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Vertical Movement Settings")]
    [SerializeField] private float jumpForce = 45f; //sets how hight the player can jump

    private float jumpBufferCounter = 0; //stores the jump button input
    [SerializeField] private float jumpBufferFrames; //sets the max amount of frames the jump buffer input is stored

    private float coyoteTimeCounter = 0; //stores the Grounded() bool
    [SerializeField] private float coyoteTime; //sets the max amount of frames the Grounded() bool is stored

    private int airJumpCounter = 0; //keeps track of how many times the player has jumped in the air
    [SerializeField] private int maxAirJumps; //the max no. of air jumps

    private float gravity; //stores the gravity scale at start
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Ground Check Settings:")]
    [SerializeField] private Transform groundCheckPoint; //point at which ground check happens
    [SerializeField] private float groundCheckY = 0.2f; //how far down from ground chekc point is Grounded() checked
    [SerializeField] private float groundCheckX = 0.5f; //how far horizontally from ground chekc point to the edge of the player is
    [SerializeField] private LayerMask whatIsGround; //sets the ground layer
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Dash Settings")]
    [SerializeField] private float dashSpeed; //speed of the dash
    [SerializeField] private float dashTime; //amount of time spent dashing
    [SerializeField] private float dashCooldown; //amount of time between dashes
    [SerializeField] GameObject dashEffect;
    private bool canDash = true, dashed;
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Attack Settings:")]
    [SerializeField] private Transform SideAttackTransform; //the middle of the side attack area
    [SerializeField] private Vector2 SideAttackArea; //how large the area of side attack is

    [SerializeField] private Transform UpAttackTransform; //the middle of the up attack area
    [SerializeField] private Vector2 UpAttackArea; //how large the area of side attack is

    [SerializeField] private Transform DownAttackTransform; //the middle of the down attack area
    [SerializeField] private Vector2 DownAttackArea; //how large the area of down attack is

    [SerializeField] private LayerMask attackableLayer; //the layer the player can attack and recoil off of

    [SerializeField] private float timeBetweenAttack;
    private float timeSinceAttack;

    [SerializeField] private float damage; //the damage the player does to an enemy

    [SerializeField] private GameObject slashEffect; //the effect of the slashs

    bool restoreTime;
    float restoreTimeSpeed;
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Recoil Settings:")]
    [SerializeField] private int recoilXSteps = 5; //how many FixedUpdates() the player recoils horizontally for
    [SerializeField] private int recoilYSteps = 5; //how many FixedUpdates() the player recoils vertically for

    [SerializeField] private float recoilXSpeed = 100; //the speed of horizontal recoil
    [SerializeField] private float recoilYSpeed = 100; //the speed of vertical recoil

    private int stepsXRecoiled, stepsYRecoiled; //the no. of steps recoiled horizontally and verticall
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Health Settings")]
    public int health;
    public int maxHealth;
    [SerializeField] GameObject bloodSpurt;
    [SerializeField] float hitFlashSpeed;
    public delegate void OnHealthChangedDelegate();
    [HideInInspector] public OnHealthChangedDelegate onHealthChangedCallback;

    float healTimer;
    [SerializeField] float timeToHeal;
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Mana Settings")]
    [SerializeField] UnityEngine.UI.Image manaStorage;

    [SerializeField] float mana;
    [SerializeField] float manaDrainSpeed;
    [SerializeField] float manaGain;
    [Space(5)]

    [Header("Spell Settings")]
    //spell stats
    [SerializeField] float manaSpellCost = 0.3f;
    [SerializeField] float timeBetweenCast = 0.5f;
    [SerializeField] float spellDamage; //upspellexplosion and downspellfireball
    [SerializeField] float downSpellForce; // desolate dive only
    //spell cast objects
    [SerializeField] GameObject sideSpellFireball;
    [SerializeField] GameObject upSpellExplosion;
    [SerializeField] GameObject downSpellFireball;
    float timeSinceCast;
    float castOrHealTimer;
    [Space(5)]

    [HideInInspector] public PlayerStateList pState;
    private Animator anim;
    private Rigidbody2D rb;
    private SpriteRenderer sr;

    //Input Variables
    private float xAxis, yAxis;
    private bool attack = false;
    
    private bool canFlash = true;

    //creates a singleton of the PlayerController
    public static PlayerController Instance;

    private void Awake()
    {
        if (Instance != null && Instance != this)
        {
            Destroy(gameObject);
        }
        else
        {
            Instance = this;
        }
        DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
    }

    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {
        pState = GetComponent<PlayerStateList>();

        rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
        sr = GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>();

        anim = GetComponent<Animator>();

        gravity = rb.gravityScale;

        Mana = mana;
        manaStorage.fillAmount = Mana;

        Health = maxHealth;
    }

    private void OnDrawGizmos()
    {
        Gizmos.color = Color.red;
        Gizmos.DrawWireCube(SideAttackTransform.position, SideAttackArea);
        Gizmos.DrawWireCube(UpAttackTransform.position, UpAttackArea);
        Gizmos.DrawWireCube(DownAttackTransform.position, DownAttackArea);
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        if (pState.cutscene) return;

        GetInputs();
        UpdateJumpVariables();
        RestoreTimeScale();

        if (pState.dashing) return;
        FlashWhileInvincible();
        Move();
        Heal();
        CastSpell();
        if (pState.healing) return;
        Flip();
        Jump();
        StartDash();
        Attack();
    }
    private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D _other) //for up and down cast spell
    {
        if (_other.GetComponent<Enemy>() != null && pState.casting)
        {
            _other.GetComponent<Enemy>().EnemyHit(spellDamage, (_other.transform.position - transform.position).normalized, -recoilYSpeed);
        }
    }

    private void FixedUpdate()
    {
        if (pState.dashing || pState.healing) return;
        Recoil();
    }

    void GetInputs()
    {
        xAxis = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal");
        yAxis = Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical");
        attack = Input.GetButtonDown("Attack");

        if (Input.GetButton("Cast/Heal"))
        {
            castOrHealTimer += Time.deltaTime;
        }
        
    }

    void Flip()
    {
        if (xAxis < 0)
        {
            transform.localScale = new Vector2(-Mathf.Abs(transform.localScale.x), transform.localScale.y);
            pState.lookingRight = false;
        }
        else if (xAxis > 0)
        {
            transform.localScale = new Vector2(Mathf.Abs(transform.localScale.x), transform.localScale.y);
            pState.lookingRight = true;
        }
    }

    private void Move()
    {
        if (pState.healing) rb.velocity = new Vector2(0, 0);
        rb.velocity = new Vector2(walkSpeed * xAxis, rb.velocity.y);
        anim.SetBool("Walking", rb.velocity.x != 0 && Grounded());
    }

    void StartDash()
    {
        if (Input.GetButtonDown("Dash") && canDash && !dashed)
        {
            StartCoroutine(Dash());
            dashed = true;
        }

        if (Grounded())
        {
            dashed = false;
        }
    }

    IEnumerator Dash()
    {
        canDash = false;
        pState.dashing = true;
        anim.SetTrigger("Dashing");
        rb.gravityScale = 0;
        int _dir = pState.lookingRight ? 1 : -1;
        rb.velocity = new Vector2(transform.localScale.x * dashSpeed, 0);
        if (Grounded()) Instantiate(dashEffect, transform);
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(dashTime);
        rb.gravityScale = gravity;
        pState.dashing = false;
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(dashCooldown);
        canDash = true;
    }

    public IEnumerator WalkIntoNewScene(Vector2 _exitDir, float _delay)
    {   
        pState.invincible = true;

        //if exit direction is upwards
        if(_exitDir.y > 0)
        {
            rb.velocity = jumpForce * _exitDir;
        }

        //if exit direction requires horizontal movement
        if (_exitDir.x != 0)
        {
            xAxis = _exitDir.x > 0 ? 1 : -1;
            Move();
        }
        Flip();
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(_delay);
        pState.invincible = false;
        pState.cutscene = false;
    }

    void Attack()
    {
        timeSinceAttack += Time.deltaTime;
        if (attack && timeSinceAttack >= timeBetweenAttack)
        {
            timeSinceAttack = 0;
            anim.SetTrigger("Attacking");

            if (yAxis == 0 || yAxis < 0 && Grounded())
            {
                Hit(SideAttackTransform, SideAttackArea, ref pState.recoilingX, recoilXSpeed);
                Instantiate(slashEffect, SideAttackTransform);
            }
            else if (yAxis > 0)
            {
                Hit(UpAttackTransform, UpAttackArea, ref pState.recoilingY, recoilYSpeed);
                SlashEffectAtAngle(slashEffect, 80, UpAttackTransform);
            }
            else if (yAxis < 0 && !Grounded())
            {
                Hit(DownAttackTransform, DownAttackArea, ref pState.recoilingY, recoilYSpeed);
                SlashEffectAtAngle(slashEffect, -90, DownAttackTransform);
            }
        }

    }
    void Hit(Transform _attackTransform, Vector2 _attackArea, ref bool _recoilDir, float _recoilStrength)
    {
        Collider2D[] objectsToHit = Physics2D.OverlapBoxAll(_attackTransform.position, _attackArea, 0, attackableLayer);
        List<Enemy> hitEnemies = new List<Enemy>();

        if (objectsToHit.Length > 0)
        {
            _recoilDir = true;
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < objectsToHit.Length; i++)
        {
            Enemy e = objectsToHit[i].GetComponent<Enemy>();
            if (e && !hitEnemies.Contains(e))
            {
                e.EnemyHit(damage, (transform.position - objectsToHit[i].transform.position).normalized, _recoilStrength);
                hitEnemies.Add(e);

                if (objectsToHit[i].CompareTag("Enemy"))
                {
                    Mana += manaGain;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    void SlashEffectAtAngle(GameObject _slashEffect, int _effectAngle, Transform _attackTransform)
    {
        _slashEffect = Instantiate(_slashEffect, _attackTransform);
        _slashEffect.transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3(0, 0, _effectAngle);
        _slashEffect.transform.localScale = new Vector2(transform.localScale.x, transform.localScale.y);
    }
    void Recoil()
    {
        if (pState.recoilingX)
        {
            if (pState.lookingRight)
            {
                rb.velocity = new Vector2(-recoilXSpeed, 0);
            }
            else
            {
                rb.velocity = new Vector2(recoilXSpeed, 0);
            }
        }

        if (pState.recoilingY)
        {
            rb.gravityScale = 0;
            if (yAxis < 0)
            {
                rb.velocity = new Vector2(rb.velocity.x, recoilYSpeed);
            }
            else
            {
                rb.velocity = new Vector2(rb.velocity.x, -recoilYSpeed);
            }
            airJumpCounter = 0;
        }
        else
        {
            rb.gravityScale = gravity;
        }

        //stop recoil
        if (pState.recoilingX && stepsXRecoiled < recoilXSteps)
        {
            stepsXRecoiled++;
        }
        else
        {
            StopRecoilX();
        }
        if (pState.recoilingY && stepsYRecoiled < recoilYSteps)
        {
            stepsYRecoiled++;
        }
        else
        {
            StopRecoilY();
        }

        if (Grounded())
        {
            StopRecoilY();
        }
    }
    void StopRecoilX()
    {
        stepsXRecoiled = 0;
        pState.recoilingX = false;
    }
    void StopRecoilY()
    {
        stepsYRecoiled = 0;
        pState.recoilingY = false;
    }
    public void TakeDamage(float _damage)
    {
        Health -= Mathf.RoundToInt(_damage);
        StartCoroutine(StopTakingDamage());
    }
    IEnumerator StopTakingDamage()
    {
        pState.invincible = true;
        GameObject _bloodSpurtParticles = Instantiate(bloodSpurt, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
        Destroy(_bloodSpurtParticles, 1.5f);
        anim.SetTrigger("takeDamage");
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(1f);
        pState.invincible = false;
    }
   
    IEnumerator Flash()
    {
        sr.enabled = !sr.enabled;
        canFlash = false;
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.1f);
        canFlash = true;

    }
    void FlashWhileInvincible()
    {
       if(pState.invincible && !pState.cutscene)
        {
            if(Time.timeScale > 0.2 && canFlash)
            {
                StartCoroutine(Flash());
            }
        }
        else
        {
            sr.enabled = true;
        }
    }
    void RestoreTimeScale()
    {
        if (restoreTime)
        {
            if (Time.timeScale < 1)
            {
                Time.timeScale += Time.unscaledDeltaTime * restoreTimeSpeed;
            }
            else
            {
                Time.timeScale = 1;
                restoreTime = false;
            }
        }
    }

    public void HitStopTime(float _newTimeScale, int _restoreSpeed, float _delay)
    {
        restoreTimeSpeed = _restoreSpeed;
        if (_delay > 0)
        {
            StopCoroutine(StartTimeAgain(_delay));
            StartCoroutine(StartTimeAgain(_delay));
        }
        else
        {
            restoreTime = true;
        }
        Time.timeScale = _newTimeScale;
    }
    IEnumerator StartTimeAgain(float _delay)
    {
        yield return new WaitForSecondsRealtime(_delay);
        restoreTime = true;
    }

    IEnumerator Death()
    {
        pState.alive = false;
        Time.timeScale = 1f;
        GameObject _bloodSpurtParticles = Instantiate(bloodSpurt, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
        Destroy(_bloodSpurtParticles, 1.5f);
        anim.SetTrigger("Death");

        yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.9f);

    }

    public int Health
    {
        get { return health; }
        set
        {
            if (health != value)
            {
                health = Mathf.Clamp(value, 0, maxHealth);

                if (onHealthChangedCallback != null)
                {
                    onHealthChangedCallback.Invoke();
                }
            }
        }
    }
    void Heal()
    {
        if (Input.GetButton("Cast/Heal") && castOrHealTimer > 0.07f && Health < maxHealth && Mana > 0 && Grounded() && !pState.dashing)
        {
            pState.healing = true;
            anim.SetBool("Healing", true);

            //healing
            healTimer += Time.deltaTime;
            if (healTimer >= timeToHeal)
            {
                Health++;
                healTimer = 0;
            }

            //drain mana
            Mana -= Time.deltaTime * manaDrainSpeed;
        }
        else
        {
            pState.healing = false;
            anim.SetBool("Healing", false);
            healTimer = 0;
        }
    }
    float Mana
    {
        get { return mana; }
        set
        {
            //if mana stats change
            if (mana != value)
            {
                mana = Mathf.Clamp(value, 0, 1);
                manaStorage.fillAmount = Mana;
            }
        }
    }

    void CastSpell()
    {
        if (Input.GetButton("Cast/Heal") && castOrHealTimer < 0.07f && timeSinceCast >= timeBetweenCast && Mana >= manaSpellCost)
        {
            pState.casting = true;
            timeSinceCast = 0;
            StartCoroutine(CastCoroutine());
        }
        else
        {
            timeSinceCast += Time.deltaTime;
        }
        if (!Input.GetButton("Cast/Heal"))
        {
            castOrHealTimer = 0;
        }

        if (Grounded())
        {
            //disable downspell if on the ground
            downSpellFireball.SetActive(false);
        }
        //if down spell is active, force player down until grounded
        if (downSpellFireball.activeInHierarchy)
        {
            rb.velocity += downSpellForce * Vector2.down;
        }
    }
    IEnumerator CastCoroutine()
    {
        anim.SetBool("Casting", true);
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.15f);

        //side cast
        if (yAxis == 0 || (yAxis < 0 && Grounded()))
        {
            GameObject _fireBall = Instantiate(sideSpellFireball, SideAttackTransform.position, Quaternion.identity);

            //flip fireball
            if (pState.lookingRight)
            {
                _fireBall.transform.eulerAngles = Vector3.zero; // if facing right, fireball continues as per normal
            }
            else
            {
                _fireBall.transform.eulerAngles = new Vector2(_fireBall.transform.eulerAngles.x, 180);
                //if not facing right, rotate the fireball 180 deg
            }
            pState.recoilingX = true;
        }

        //up cast
        else if (yAxis > 0)
        {
            Instantiate(upSpellExplosion, transform);
            rb.velocity = Vector2.zero;
        }

        //down cast
        else if (yAxis < 0 && !Grounded())
        {
            downSpellFireball.SetActive(true);
        }

        Mana -= manaSpellCost;
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.35f);
        anim.SetBool("Casting", false);
        pState.casting = false;
    }

    public bool Grounded()
    {
        if (Physics2D.Raycast(groundCheckPoint.position, Vector2.down, groundCheckY, whatIsGround)
            || Physics2D.Raycast(groundCheckPoint.position + new Vector3(groundCheckX, 0, 0), Vector2.down, groundCheckY, whatIsGround)
            || Physics2D.Raycast(groundCheckPoint.position + new Vector3(-groundCheckX, 0, 0), Vector2.down, groundCheckY, whatIsGround))
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            return false;
        }
    }
    void Jump()
    {

        
            if (jumpBufferCounter > 0 && coyoteTimeCounter > 0 && !pState.jumping)
            {
                rb.velocity = new Vector3(rb.velocity.x, jumpForce);
                pState.jumping = true;
            }
           
            if (!Grounded() && airJumpCounter < maxAirJumps && Input.GetButtonDown("Jump"))
            {
                pState.jumping = true;

                airJumpCounter++;

                rb.velocity = new Vector3(rb.velocity.x, jumpForce);
            }
        

            if (Input.GetButtonUp("Jump") && rb.velocity.y > 3)
            {
                pState.jumping = false;
                rb.velocity = new Vector2(rb.velocity.x, 0);
            }

        anim.SetBool("Jumping", !Grounded());
    }

    void UpdateJumpVariables()
    {
        if (Grounded())
        {
            pState.jumping = false;
            coyoteTimeCounter = coyoteTime;
            airJumpCounter = 0;
        }
        else
        {
            coyoteTimeCounter -= Time.deltaTime;
        }

        if (Input.GetButtonDown("Jump"))
        {
            jumpBufferCounter = jumpBufferFrames;
        }
        else
        {
            jumpBufferCounter = jumpBufferCounter - Time.deltaTime * 10;
        }
    }
}

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Sanket, have you checked out this topic? It may contain the fix that you are looking for: https://blog.terresquall.com/community/topic/part-4-missing-video-content-common-issues-fixes/

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Hi there Sanket,
For your first issue regarding casting, that’s due to your CastSpell() and Heal() methods using Input.GetButton("Cast/Heal") instead of Input.GetButtonUp("Cast/Heal"), in the if statement conditions.

With GetButton, the method will check for whenever you are holding down the “Cast/Heal” button and fire both healing and casting the moment you tap the button. As for GetButtonUp, they will will only check if your method meets the conditions when you let go of the button.

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As for your second issue, this is due to an update made for JumpBufferFrames. We’ll be posting a short video on this sometime soon on the main Terresquall channel on it.

Essentially, we made a change to UpdateJumpVariables that will help make jumping adaptable to different frame rates,
jumpBufferCounter = jumpBufferCounter - Time.deltaTime * 10;
but because of that, the value of Jump Buffer Frames that you set in the inspector must be set to a lower value. [Currently you can check your player’s inspector values and it’s likely to be 8. So set it to 1 and you should be fine, as with the new code 8 is too high].

The jump buffer mechanic is meant to store the inputs for jump so that the player has seamless gameplay where they can expect the player to jump at least a few frames after they press the button, if they couldnt jump as they pressed the button due to any condition. (Lag, Stunned condition, coyote time).

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Thank you! The issues have been resolved,bugs are fixed

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