Attack loop without using Timer node

Xrayleader

Hello again, like the title implies, i've been trying to do an "attack loop" for my game, in which the player presses a button, an Area 2D gets activated and after the attack, it deactivates. I've been trying to do so without using a TImer node, mainly because i consider it too "clunky", so far i've had no success. I tried using recursion: Stack overflow. I've tried with a WHILE loop. Game freezes until attack is done. So yeah. Is there any way to do so without using a Timer node, or am i forced to use one for, not only an attack, but for EVERY single thing that requires some timer?, i know the node is there for some reason, but i feel that i will end up creating 10000 timers for like, 2 or 3 nodes or so

DaveTheCoder

Xrayleader the player presses a button, an Area 2D gets activated and after the attack, it deactivates.

Why would that need a timer?

When button is pressed: activate Area2D
After the attack: deactivate Area2D

I don't know what you mean by "attack loop".

Xrayleader

DaveTheCoder It would be a timed sort of attack:
1"Sword gets unsheathed"
2 "Swing begins" Area 2D is active and in first position
3 "SWing mid" Area 2D moves to another position
4 "Swing finishes" Area 2D is turn off

That without holding down button, just a single press

DaveTheCoder

Are the sword movements implemented by an Animation?
https://docs.godotengine.org/en/4.6/tutorials/animation/index.html

Xrayleader

DaveTheCoder Not yet, trying to implement both of them "by hand/by code" and then sync them, don't have animation frames drawn yet

DaveTheCoder

I recommend implementing the Animation instead of trying to do it "by hand".

Then if you want the animation to have side effects such as activating/deactivating an Area2D, or enabling/disabling a button, you can do that with a Property Track or Call Method Track in the animation. The timer is built into the animation, so you don't have to deal with it separately.

If the sword artwork is holding you back, you could use simple placeholder images when creating the animation, and replace the images later.

Xrayleader

DaveTheCoder Got it, so there's really no way to do it separately without depending on either a timer or an animation or an animated sprite, right?

DaveTheCoder

Correct.

Xrayleader

DaveTheCoder What a shame, thanks for answering my question!