Input - How to check for inactive input during a game?

How do you check during play time if the user is pressing the button?

Currently I'm trying to do a game where the user has to keep pressing the button to move but when he stops pressing the button, the speed will start dropping due to inactivity.

Code (CSharp):

1. if (Input.GetKeyDown("up")){
2.      speed += 1;
3. }

 

GetKeyDown is only called once. Use GetKey intstead.

Example :

Code (CSharp):

1. if(Input.GetKey("up")){
2. speed += 1;
3. }
4. else{
5. speed -= 1;
6. }

 

Hi, I do not wish for the user to hold down the button which is why I used GetKeyDown instead but thanks for replying.
Currently I wish to track for inactive button usage but I do not know how would you know of way to track whether the button is actively being pressed?

 

Input.GetKey tracks if it's actively down. If it's false, it's not pressed.

It goes this:
Input.GetKey - returns true if the key is in the down positin, otherwise returns false
Input.GetKeyDown - returns true if last frame 'GetKey' was false, but this frame it's true
Input.KeyKeyUp - returns true if last frame 'GetKey' was true, but this frame it's false

 

IF you want to check whether the key is currently pressed down you should consider using GetKey for checking. Maybe use it just as a secondary check to see if the key is currently still pressed or use a timer to Count down when GetKeyDown is pressed?

 

Maybe you can try:

Each time the key is pressed down, set a movement force. Each frame, this force will be applied to keep the player moving. But drain from it a little bit each frame as well. You'll get a force and a slow down after. In order to keep the force back up, the user has to keep resetting it by pressing the key (you can cap it at a certain value if needed).

 

@Intense_Gamer94 @lordofduct @the_motionblur @JasonBricco

Hi guys thanks for your replies, I've managed to do something simple.

Code (CSharp):

1.     double time = 0;
2.     float afkTime = 2;
3.  
4.         if (Input.GetKey("up") == false){
5.             time += Time.deltaTime;
6.             if (time > afkTime){
7.                 agent.speed -=1;
8.                 time -= time;
9.             }
10.         }