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2 Button Rule

A topic by FYR658 created Sep 06, 2023 Views: 146 Replies: 4
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Hello, 

I wanna as a question about the 2-button rule, can I use a and d as a walking button and another button for the other mechanic, i mean walking has 2 buttons and the other mechanic one button.

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prolly not, I don’t think?

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I think that if you do choose that Challenge, you can only use 2 buttons in general for literally everything in your game, like in the 2 Button Jam that Vimlark participated in (you know, the one where he made "Run Robo Run!"?).

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If A goes left and D goes right, that’s two actions: move left and move right, so your two buttons are done. Nothing more allowed.

If, however, the A and D buttons both move forward at the same speed (there’s nothing different about what they do) then that’s one action, and you can use another “button.”

You can check out the FAQ on our past two button jam for some more details, and also games for inspiration including Vimlark’s winning game.

Hope that helps, and good luck on the jam!

Oo ok thanks for explaining 👍