Run (many legs, in place)
The run of the game cycles for many legs: the legs blur through their two alternating sets while the claws stay held up and back, fitted to a speed setting so no planted leg ever slides.
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What it is for
Run (many legs, in place) is the run of the nine game cycles, written for the many set: the legs a blur of alternating sets, the claws up and back, running sideways in place, the same two-alternating-sets gait Scuttle (many legs, in place) uses, pushed to a sprint.
The principle it shows: exaggeration
Every number here is the walk's own pushed further: a wider stride, a bigger sideways rock and a bigger rise and fall. One thing drops out rather than growing: the walk's own claw-opening wave disappears entirely, as if the claws are held fixed back out of the way while every leg's effort goes into speed instead.
The program, line by line
settings: speed = 1.5, h = 540, leg = 0.1, every = (clamp(0.3 - 0.04*speed, 0.16, 0.26)), stride = (clamp(20 + 8*speed, 24, 40))
when it starts
set left arm -14, right arm 14, left arm lift (0.058*h), right arm lift (0.058*h)
walk cycle every (every) s · arm swing 0 · no bob · roll 0 · stride (stride) · give 4 · bend 20
left leg lift follows (0.04*h*max(0, -sin(2*pi*(local/(every) + 0))))
left shin follows (20*max(0, -sin(2*pi*(local/(every) + 0))))
right leg lift follows (0.04*h*max(0, -sin(2*pi*(local/(every) + 0.5))))
right shin follows (20*max(0, -sin(2*pi*(local/(every) + 0.5))))
sin wave on dx · every (every) s · amp (0.014*h)
sin wave on rot · every (every) s · amp 4
abssin wave on dy · every (every) s · amp (-0.012*h) · offset (-0.014*h)set left arm -14, right arm 14, left arm lift (0.058*h), right arm lift (0.058*h)— the claws are held up and held back, out of the way of the sprint.walk cycle every (every) s · arm swing 0 · no bob · roll 0 · stride (stride) · give 4 · bend 20— the base gait: the legs stepping in their two alternating sets, timed to the stride.left leg lift follows (…),left shin follows (…),right leg lift follows (…),right shin follows (…)— a small extra lift and bend on one named leg each side, so at least one visibly clears the ground each step.sin wave on dx · every (every) s · amp (0.014*h)— the whole body rocks side to side, a little wider than the walk's own.sin wave on rot · every (every) s · amp 4— the body rolls 4 degrees, once a step.abssin wave on dy · every (every) s · amp (-0.012*h) · offset (-0.014*h)— a bigger rise and fall than the walk's, once a step.
Written out in full, exactly as the engine prints them:
clamp(0.3 - 0.04*speed, 0.16, 0.26)
clamp(20 + 8*speed, 24, 40)
0.04*h*max(0, -sin(2*pi*(local/(every) + 0)))
20*max(0, -sin(2*pi*(local/(every) + 0)))
0.04*h*max(0, -sin(2*pi*(local/(every) + 0.5)))
20*max(0, -sin(2*pi*(local/(every) + 0.5)))Try this
Raise the running speed from 1.5 to 2 body heights a second, the top of this move's fitted range. The legs' alternating sets blur even faster, without a planted leg sliding.
In the program:
params.speed1.5→2Widen the stride directly to 40 degrees instead of letting it follow from speed. Each set of legs swings noticeably further with every step.
In the program:
params.stride"=clamp(20 + 8*speed, 24, 40)"→40
How it differs from Scuttle (many legs, in place) and Run (in place)
Scuttle (many legs, in place) is the same alternating-set gait at a gentler pace, with the claws opening and closing a little, which this run holds fixed instead. Run (in place) is the two-legged version of a sprint, a single stride rather than legs by the set.
Works on
| Body | Moves? | What moves |
|---|---|---|
| 2 legs (a person) | yes | whole body, body, arms, legs |
| 4 legs (a dog) | yes | whole body, body, front legs, back legs |
| no legs (the monster with no legs) | yes | whole body, body, arms |