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kuligs2 is this function even correct?

It is. I wrote it. In a compacted tabletdev style 😉

      xyz If you wanted to know I was debugging the outcome by adding a label that said cheat successfully entered when the cheat was successful but the text didn't output anything

      • xyz replied to this.

          Raptorkillz Use a trivial test example.

          • use actions you know 100% are defined and map 1:1 to physical input, because you might have messed up something with your action definitions
          • use trivial sequence to speed up your testing, because you're testing how the parts of your code are communicating so the actual sequence is not important
          • print immediately at the start of the signal handler
          • print the sequence as it builds up
          • double check your signal connections
          • be sure to catch and understand all error messages the engine might be reporting
          • If you can't use print() on your dev platform - use a different platform or set things up in a way so you can see your prints. Developing without printing is not a very wise thing to do. It just makes tracking the flow of your code needlessly more difficult.
          class_name CheatCodeCapture extends Node
signal cheat_code_entered(name: String)
var s: String
var cheats: Dictionary = {"ui_left ui_right" : "cheat1"}

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 
		print("current sequence: ", s) # debug
		for k in cheats.keys(): if s.contains(k): cheat_code_entered.emit(cheats[k]); s = ""

func _ready():
	cheat_code_entered.connect(on_cheat)
	
func on_cheat(name):
	print(name) # debug

              kuligs2 Here's an "educational" version for easier understanding:

              class_name CheatCodeCapture extends Node
signal cheat_code_entered(name: String)
var action_sequence: String
var cheatcodes: Dictionary = {"ui_left ui_right" : "cheat1"}

func _input(event):
	# iterate through actions defined in input map
	for action in InputMap.get_actions():
		if event.is_action_pressed(action):
			# accumulate actions
			if not action_sequence.is_empty():
				action_sequence += " " # insert space between actions
			action_sequence += action
			# check if the current action sequence is present in any of cheatcodes
			for code in cheatcodes.keys():
				if action_sequence.contains(code):
					# action sequence found, emit the signal and clear the accumulated sequence
					cheat_code_entered.emit(cheatcodes[code])
					action_sequence = ""
			break

                xyz But now how would I make it work with the sonic 3 level select cheat

                
{"gm_up gm_up gm_down gm_down gm_up gm_up gm_up gm_up" : "sonic 3 level select"}
                • xyz replied to this.

                    Raptorkillz Well, just add that sequence to the dictionary. But as I said you need to check that your actions are properly set up. To which input events do you have those gm_* actions mapped?

                        xyz Okay and they are named correctly

                        here's the input maps

                         [["gm_left","gm_right"],["gm_up","gm_down"],"gm_action","gm_action2","gm_action3","gm_super","gm_pause"]
                        • xyz replied to this.

                            Raptorkillz Those are just action names. This doesn't show to what input events they are mapped.

                                xyz Okay This inputs gm_left","gm_right moves the character left or right And this inputs allows the character to crouch and look up "gm_up","gm_down" And this inputs allow the character to jump "gm_action","gm_action2","gm_action3" This Input turns sonic to super sonic gm_super and this input pause/starts the game "gm_pause"

                                • xyz replied to this.

                                    Raptorkillz Yes but they need to be mapped to some physical input events in order to work. Can you show a screenshot of your input map tab in the projects settings?

                                        Raptorkillz As I said the built in actions may be "overriding" your defined actions if both are mapped to same input events. What gets printed as "current sequence" when you press left/righ/up/down actions?

                                        You can try with this input function instead. It prioritizes last added actions:

                                        func _input(e):
	var actions = InputMap.get_actions().filter(func(aa): return e.is_action_pressed(aa))
	if actions:
		var a = actions[-1]
		s += a if not s else " " + a
		print("current sequence: ", s)
		for k in cheats.keys(): if s.contains(k): cheat_code_entered.emit(cheats[k]); s = ""