W key problem

[cassius]

Hi

When I press the W key my character moves forward but every minute or so it stalls and wont move for a few seconds, and I hear a windows ringing noise ( warning sound) then it moves ok until it happens again. Not sure if its my program or a windows problem.Can anyone help?

The include file func.h is not relevant here as it only contains anim functions and a struct.

 

 

 

 

 

#include "engine.h"

#include "func.h"

TEntity scene;

 

int main(int argc, char** argv)

{

 

Initialize();

RegisterAbstractPath("c:/mygame");

Graphics(1024,768);

AFilter(4) ;

TFilter(1) ;

 

TFramework framework=CreateFramework();

if (!framework) {

MessageBoxA(0,"Error","Failed to create framework.",0);

return Terminate();

}

TLayer layer = GetFrameworkLayer(0);

TCamera cam=GetLayerCamera(layer);

//Set Lua variable

BP L=GetLuaState();

lua_pushobject(L,framework);

lua_setglobal(L,"fw");

lua_pop(L,1);

// Post Processing FX

SetGodRays(0);

SetHDR(0);

SetSSAO(0);

SetBloom(0);

SetAntialias(0);

SetStats(1);

SetReflectionElements(ENTITY_RENDERABLE);

scene = LoadScene("abstract::gamescene.sbx");

jane.model = LoadMesh("abstract::femwarrior.gmf");

villager.model = LoadMesh("abstract::actors_villager.gmf");

PositionEntity (villager.model,Vec3(42.6,1.39,-183.93));

RotateEntity( villager.model,Vec3(0,-90.0,0));

// Main character controller

TController player=CreateController();

EntityType(player, 1);

SetBodyMass(player, 60);

SetBodyDamping(player,0.0);

SetWorldGravity(Vec3(0,-20,0));

PositionEntity(player, Vec3(102.57,2.2,-192));

 

// Skybox

SetSkybox(LoadMaterial("abstract::NiceSky.mat"));

SetBackgroundColor(Vec4(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1));

//SetBackgroundColor(Vec4(1.12f, 0.92f, 0.92f, 1));

// Movement vars

float move=0.0, strafe=0.0;

TVec3 camrotation=Vec3(0);

float mx=0, my=0;

 

HideMouse();

MoveMouse(GraphicsWidth()/2,GraphicsHeight()/2);

AmbientLight(Vec3(0.6));

 

// play music

TSound theme = (LoadSound("abstract::Destination.ogg"));

TSource source = (CreateSource(theme,SOURCE_LOOP));

PlaySource(source); badguy_controller();

badguy.health = 150;

badguy.stopanim = false;

badguy.k_framebegin = 836;

badguy.k_frameend = 873;

float dist;

// ************************* Game loop ******************

while( !KeyHit() && !AppTerminate() )

{

if( !AppSuspended() )

{

mx=Curve(MouseX()-GraphicsWidth()/2,mx,6);

my=Curve(MouseY()-GraphicsHeight()/2,my,6);

MoveMouse(GraphicsWidth()/2,GraphicsHeight()/2);

camrotation.X=camrotation.X+my/10.0;

camrotation.Y=camrotation.Y-mx/10.0;

RotateEntity(cam,camrotation);

move = 3.5 * (KeyDown(KEY_W) - KeyDown(KEY_S));

strafe = 3 * (KeyDown(KEY_D) - KeyDown(KEY_A));

 

float jump=0.0;

if (KeyHit(KEY_SPACE)) {

if (!ControllerAirborne(player)) {

jump=8.0;

}

}

// move faster

if(MouseDown(MOUSE_RIGHT)) {

if (!ControllerAirborne(player)) {

move*=3.0;

strafe*=2.0;

}

}

//position enemy characters

PositionEntity(badguy.model,EntityPosition(badguy.control));

MoveEntity (badguy.model,Vec3(0,1.1,0));

 

//Position camera and 3rd person main character

TVec3 playerpos=EntityPosition(player);

TVec3 camerapos=EntityPosition(cam);

camerapos.Y=Curve(playerpos.Y+1.75,camerapos.Y,2.0);

camerapos=Vec3(playerpos.X,camerapos.Y,playerpos.Z);

camerapos=Vec3(playerpos.X,camerapos.Y,playerpos.Z);

PositionEntity(cam,camerapos);

MoveEntity(cam,Vec3(0,-0.1,-2.5));

PositionEntity(jane.model,(playerpos));

MoveEntity(jane.model,Vec3(0,1.3,0));

RotateEntity(jane.model,camrotation);

// animate main character walking

if(KeyDown(KEY_W) || KeyDown(KEY_S)) {

jane.framebegin = 1483;

jane.frameend = 1533;

animate_jane();

}

UpdateController(player, camrotation.Y, move, strafe, jump, 500.0f);

// animate villager

if(EntityDistance(jane.model,villager.model) < 8 ){

animate_villager();

}

// badguy walk anim

if(badguy.stopanim == false) {

dist = EntityDistance(player,badguy.control);

if (dist > 2.0 && dist < 16){

PointEntity(badguy.model, jane.model,3,1,0);

badguy.framebegin = 77 ;

badguy.frameend = 115 ;

animate_badguy();

UpdateController(badguy.control,EntityRotation(badguy.model,1).Y, 2.5,0, 0, 500,1,0);

}

}

// badguy attack

if(badguy.stopanim == false) {

if(EntityDistance(player,badguy.control) < 2.0) {

badguy.framebegin = 291;

badguy.frameend = 411;

jane.framebegin = 924;

jane.frameend = 1031;

animate_badguy();

animate_jane();

badguy.health = badguy.health - 0.1;

if(badguy.health < 1.0)

kill_badguy();

}

}

if(badguy.stopanim ==true)

FreeEntity(badguy.control);

 

 

//***************************

UpdateFramework();

RenderFramework();

 

Flip(0) ;

}

}

} // main

[Daimour]

Try to replace

while( !KeyHit() && !AppTerminate() )

with

while( !AppTerminate() )

 

And try to remove:

    if( !AppSuspended() )

[cassius]

Thanks. That didn't work but thanks for taking the time to look.

[ChrisMAN]

Wireless keyboard? Check your batteries?

[cassius]

No its a normal desktop keyboard exept it has large lettering and no numpad. ( I have bad eyesight.).I switched off sticky keys option in control panel.

[cassius]

I just noticed that this w key problem only occurs when I hold the key down for a long time. If I let go of it every few seconds the problem is gone.Its as though the keys operate in some kind of buffer which has to be refreshed by letting the key go occasionaly.

[cassius]

My apoligies daimour. Your solution was correct. Problem solved