How to make jump animation in Game Maker? - game-maker

Question

for some reason when I run the game the sprite is in its jump animation and not its idle at the start even when moving left and right the sprite is still the jump animation. i followed a tutorial on youtube i know that the right and left animations work any help would be appreciated thanks.
///platform "physics"
var rkey = keyboard_check(vk_right);
var lkey = keyboard_check(vk_left);
var jkey = keyboard_check_pressed(vk_up);
//Check for ground
if (place_meeting(x, y+1, obj_solid))
{
airjump = 1;
vspd = 0;
//Jumping
if (jkey)
{
vspd = -jspd;
}
}
else
{
//Gravity
if (vspd < 10 )
{
vspd += grav;
}
//Check For airjump
if(airjump > 0)
{
if(jkey)
{
vspd = -jspd;
airjump -= 1;
}
}
}
//Moving Right
if(rkey)
{
hspd = spd;
//Left Wall-Jump
if(place_meeting(x-1, y, obj_solid) && !place_meeting(x, y+1, obj_solid)
&& !lkey)
{
vspd = -jspd;
}
}
//Moving Left
if(lkey)
{
hspd = -spd;
//Right Wall-Jump
if(place_meeting(x+1, y, obj_solid) && !place_meeting(x, y+1, obj_solid)
&& !rkey)
{
vspd = -jspd;
}
}
//Check for not moving
if((!rkey && !lkey) || (rkey & lkey))
{
hspd = 0 ;
}
//Horizontal Collisions
if(place_meeting(x + hspd, y, obj_solid))
{
while(!place_meeting(x+sign(hspd), y,obj_solid))
{
x += sign(hspd);
}
hspd = 0;
}
//Move Horizontally
x += hspd;
//Vertical Collisions
if(place_meeting(x, y+vspd, obj_solid))
{
while(!place_meeting(x, y+sign(vspd),obj_solid))
{
y += sign(vspd);
}
vspd = 0;
}
//Move Vertically
y += vspd;
//Control The Sprites
if(vspd != 0)
{
sprite_index = spr_player_jump;
image_speed = 1;
//use the next line if you have a falling animation as well but the
falling animation should be the second one
//image_index = y>yprevious;
}
else
{
if(hspd != 0)
{
sprite_index = spr_player_walk;
image_speed = .15;
}
else if(hspd = 0)
{
sprite_index = spr_player_stand;
}
}
if (!place_meeting(x,y+1, obj_solid))
{
sprite_index=spr_player_jump;
}
//Control the direction that the player is facing
if(hspd > 0)
{
image_xscale = 1;
}
else if (hspd < 0)
{
image_xscale = -1;
}

Answer 1

First, in the create event, set image_speed = 0; Then you have to play the animation once.
Then once you're in the step event, when the player jumps:
`while (image_index != image_number)
{
image_index++;
}
//Or you can replace image_number with the end
//value of your jump animation, if you also have other animations like
//walking then set image index to the start value before running the loop`
Also, a check to make sure the player is on the ground too (so pressing the space bar in the air doesn't make the animation play. Unless you want that.)