Walking tile by tile that stays smooth when you keep a key held or tap it

Step-by-step movement often stops for a heartbeat on every tile, or swallows a quick tap that came a little too early. Both make the hero feel like it is wading through mud. Here is how to carry the time over between tiles and how long an early tap should be remembered.

Why this works

Fingers are not exact, and a step that cannot be interrupted makes a late or early press feel ignored. Keeping the press for a moment, and carrying leftover time into the next step, lets the walk follow what the player meant.

When not to use it

Do not buffer in puzzles where every single step matters, like sliding or push-the-block games. An extra remembered press there makes an unwanted move, so let only a held key move the hero.

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• Starting values and the reason for each
• 3 common mistakes and the fix
• A diagram of every state
• 69 lines of example code with 5 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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