how would i make my function shorter

[dense vector]

it works but i dont want it to be this long

also ignore the script editor colors

[versed loom]

maybe with more of these it'll be shorterlua if dirCondition then dirBoolean=true -- completely pointless detour through a boolean that does nothing other than waste everyone's time, and the script's linecount end if dirBoolean then -- actually do something end more of these is the way to go

or just put the statements on one line if they're short enough if cond then x=y end

[sage terrace]

also you could do something like
local forward = uis:iskeydown(whatever)

[stoic magnet]

use tables

instead of variables, makes it much easier to scale