How to do RPG animations?

Question

Hi, I'm relatively new to the engine, and I was wondering how to do walking animations for the player of an RPG.

Here's my code: `extends KinematicBody2D

var move_speed = 200
var acceleration = 200
var motion = Vector2()

func getinput():
motion = Vector2()
if Input.isactionpressed("ui_up"):
motion.y -= 1

if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_down"):
    motion.y += 1

if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_right"):
    motion.x += 1

if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_left"):
    motion.x -= 1
motion = motion.normalized() * move_speed

func getanim():
motion = Vector2()
var facingup = false
var facingdown = true
if motion.x < 0:
$Sprite.play("Horizon")
$Sprite.fliph = true
elif motion.x > 0:
$Sprite.play("Horizon")
$Sprite.fliph = false
else:
$Sprite.play("HorizonIdle")

if motion.y > 0:
    facing_down = true
    $Sprite.play("Down")
elif motion.y < 0:
    facing_up = true
    $Sprite.play("Up")
else:
    if facing_down:
        $Sprite.play("Down_Idle")
    elif facing_up:
        $Sprite.play("Up_Idle")

func physicsprocess(delta):
getinput()
getanim()
motion = moveand_slide(motion)

func onVisibilityNotifier2Dscreenexited():
print("Player off screen")`

Answer 1

if v.y != 0 and not is_on_floor():
    $Sprite.animation = 'jump'
elif v.x != 0:
    $Sprite.animation = 'walk'
else:
    $Sprite.animation = 'idle'

$Sprite.play()

This is what my code looks like for a similar situation. Change the animation variable in your AnimatedSprite node to the one that you want to use, and then play the animation at the end of _physics_process with .play(). Of course this doesn't include flip_h because i was using a simple sprite that didn't need to be flipped, but I hope my example helps.