[Solved] Diagonal movement is faster on player

[atabynho]

How do I…

Make diagonal movements be the same speed as the straights?

What is the expected result

If you didn’t knew, it’s really common for a top-down movement to be faster while in moving in diagonals. This is because when you move diagonally, you move 1 pixel vertically and 1 pixel horizontally. That means, you move faster in the diagonal.
So, to fix this, I tried doing this, using a mathematical equation to calculate the hypotenuse of this movement:

This is, basically, a² + b² = c²
I don’t know exactly how to explain it, but here’s the video I used as reference: How to fix your diagonal movement! - YouTube

What is the actual result

Nothing happens, basically. The player, as it seems, continues to move faster diagonally.

Related screenshots

• Just to clarify, I am applying these movements on a custom behavior
• The max speed is the same on vertical and horizontal movement
• The default max speed is 2.5
• The acceleration and decceleration are both 0,125

[davy]

Why not use the top-down movement behavior?
https://wiki.gdevelop.io/gdevelop5/behaviors/topdown/

[atabynho]

Because in this case, I don’t feel like its way of movement is what I want
I tried it, but it has some weird direction changing and I just prefer doing it manually

Here’s 2 gifs showing a comparison:

• Using the default top down behavior:
  
  (Seems much smoother than it actually is)

• Using my version:
  

[davy]

Is it the sharp turns that you want to avoid?

[atabynho]

Yes, it is the sharp turns that I want to avoid

[atabynho]

Just solved it out: