Need help with player movement

[hybrid granite]

hello I'm very new to godot 4. I'm making a 2D side scroller, but I can't seem to figure out how to make my player character change animations when they are idle/walking/sprinting (also, I can't figure out how to make them sprint)

[formal pewter]

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[hollow trail]

Share your code that's currently in charge of the player movement?

[hollow trail]

line 23 is incomplete. should probably at least be $AnimatedSprite2D.play("walk_R")

However, I think there's a better way to handle player movement animations here. Gimme a sec

Wait... actually. I think this is mostly right, but I think line 23 is actually causing the issue here. You're telling the animated sprite to play in line 16, and 19. Those actions are getting overwritten by line 23. Delete that and see if it works better for you

[hybrid granite]

it seems to be working better now, thanks!
but the player sprite isn't moving...how do I fix this?

[hollow trail]

Can you share the whole code?

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[hybrid granite]

the screenshot I shared is the whole code

[hollow trail]

What does this script extend?

[hybrid granite]

characterbody2D

[hollow trail]

Okay, perfect. Here's what you need to change:

#rename this to use physics:
func _physics_process(delta) -> void:
  # rename this variable We already have velocity in the class.
  var direction = Vector2.ZERO
  if Input.is_action_just_pressed("move_R"):
    direction.x = 1
    $Anim.... #this line is fine. keep it as is
  if Input.is_action_just_pressed("move_L"):
    direction.x = -1
    $Anim... #this line is fine. keep it as is
  if direction:
    velocity = (direction * SPEED).normalized()
  else:
    velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0, delta)
    velocity.y = move_toward(velocity.y, 0, delta)
  # check if we're moving
  if not velocity:
    $AnimatedSprite2D.play("idle_R")
  

This should be a good start. Do you need me to go more in depth on what's going on?