How would I add a cheat code to a title screen

Raptorkillz

I am trying to make a cheat that can be activated on the title screen similar to sonic mania

kuligs2

what is the cheat code? last sonic i played was sonic pinball on sega gamegear in early 2000s

Raptorkillz

kuligs2 The sonic 3 level select cheat and I wanted it to enable debug mode

DaveTheCoder

Check for input events (key presses, clicks in certain locations, etc.), and activate the cheat if the correct inputs are received.

Reference:
https://docs.godotengine.org/en/4.2/tutorials/inputs/input_examples.html

If the cheat code is, for example, "iamtheone", you could start a 15-second Timer if an "i" is entered, and then accumulate additional key presses in a buffer until the buffer contains "iamtheone" (activate the cheat) or the Timer finishes (clear the buffer).

Another approach: When a specific sequence of locations are clicked within a time interval, pop up a LineEdit for entry of the cheat code.

Raptorkillz

DaveTheCoder No I want to use input maps

DaveTheCoder

Then use input maps.

There's an example here ("First, we need to check for input - is the player pressing a key?"):
https://docs.godotengine.org/en/4.2/getting_started/first_2d_game/03.coding_the_player.html#coding-the-player

Raptorkillz

DaveTheCoder It doesn't work

extends Node

var cheatCodes = {
	"gm_up gm_up gm_down gm_down gm_up gm_up gm_up gm_up": "konami"
}

func _ready():
	if Global.debug ==0:
		if  Input.is_action_just_pressed("gm_up") and Input.is_action_just_pressed("gm_up") and  Input.is_action_just_pressed("gm_down") and  Input.is_action_just_pressed("gm_down") and Input.is_action_just_pressed("gm_up") and Input.is_action_just_pressed("gm_up") and Input.is_action_just_pressed("gm_up") and Input.is_action_just_pressed("gm_up"):
			Global.debug =1
			$"../Node2D/AudioStreamPlayer2".play()

trizZzle

Raptorkillz

You need to check input in _input or _unhandled_input.

https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/inputs/inputevent.html

And the way you wrote it, you check if ALL is pressed at once.

DaveTheCoder

I think that only one Input.is_action_just_pressed() can be true.

What exactly is your cheat code? Pressing multiple keys in a sequence?

Raptorkillz

DaveTheCoder Yes

Raptorkillz

No I wanted it to check if the inputs are pressed one by one

xyz

Raptorkillz You should at least work through introductory tutorials in Godot docs before attempting anything else, to get some basic understanding of how things work.

Raptorkillz

xyz Okay but in the code there's this line

var cheatCodes = { "gm_up gm_up gm_down gm_down gm_up gm_up gm_up gm_up": "konami" }

kuligs2

Raptorkillz that is no konami master code. konami master code was 🔼 🔼 🔽 🔽 ⬅️ ➡️ ⬅️ ➡️ 🇧 🇦

xyz

Raptorkillz Okay but in the code there's this line

Yeah, but there are other lines as well 🙂

Here's an automatic class that listens to action sequences, and when it finds something, it notifies about that via a signal:

class_name CheatCodeListener extends Node
signal code_entered(name)
var s: String
var cheats  = {"ui_up ui_down ui_up" : "some cheat", "ui_left ui_right" : "some other cheat"}

func _input(e):
	for a in InputMap.get_actions().filter(func(aa): return e.is_action_pressed(aa)).slice(0,1):
		s += a if not s else " " + a
		for k in cheats.keys(): if s.contains(k): code_entered.emit(cheats[k]); s = ""

Now the only thing left to do is to make a game to cheat at. Easy peasy 😃

xyz

kuligs2 Yeah, no cheatz without the right codez 😃

Raptorkillz

xyz Okay but how would I make it play a sound

Raptorkillz

xyz Can you make it work with a resource similar to this https://github.com/Hugo4IT/CheatCoder

xyz

Raptorkillz Okay but how would I make it play a sound

print(String.chr(0x07)). But you'll need to start a console version of Godot for this to work.

Raptorkillz

xyz I am on mobile

xyz

Raptorkillz Well then you play it the same way you play the music. You already have that in the code you posted in one of your questions.

Raptorkillz

xyz Okay but now when I press a button is pressed it plays the sound but I want it to play the sound when the cheat is successfully entered