ts stresing me out nothing works bro

[misty cove]

im trying to check if this move directions script works and it isnt even working
local moveforward = false
local movebackward= false
local moveright = false
local moveleft = false

if forwardDot > 0.5 then
moveforward = true
elseif forwardDot < -0.5 then
movebackward = true
elseif moveDir:Dot(rootpart.CFrame.RightVector) > 0.5 then
moveright = true
elseif moveDir:Dot(rootpart.CFrame.RightVector) < -0.5 then
moveleft = true

if moveforward == true then
    print("forward")
elseif movebackward == true then 
    print("backward")
elseif moveright == true then 
    print("right")
elseif moveleft == true then 
    print("left")
end

end
i checked script activity and it only has 1 uppont testing and then blank

i swear everything i do never works no errors no syntax errors no bugs nothing and still i dont understand how people put shit toghether

https://tenor.com/view/skeleton-reaction-information-my-reaction-to-that-information-my-honest-reaction-to-that-information-gif-613275461876515673

[stone stratus]

can never have enough print statements

do you intend for this to be indented within the if statement?

if moveforward == true then
    print("forward")
elseif movebackward == true then 
    print("backward")
elseif moveright == true then 
    print("right")
elseif moveleft == true then 
    print("left")
end

move it outside elseif moveDir:Dot(rootpart.CFrame.RightVector) < -0.5 then and you should be getting the print statements

[eternal rain]

if this is the whole script, it's obvious why it doesn't work. it only runs once when the script first executes. it isn't listening to inputs or anything. it tries to move once, which, all the bools are false, so it doesn't move. it is working exactly as you wrote it

[misty cove]

I was up al night thinking about if i had to use runservice

Byt

I also need it for an input began service

Idk if its gonna check if im moving left right front and back within the frame of an input

I tried making it so that if holdw is false which is the w key and in the input began function if I press w it turns true and if I pres m and w is true something happens wich was a directional dash byt it didn't work it didn't even print when the win put began

[misty cove]

Im guesing this is an alternative to checking if im going left or right