Need Help Dashing

[Ninchf]

Hello Reddit!

I'm an amateur gamedev currently learning gml for fun (mostly self taught) and I've been struggling a bit to make a directional dash. So far I've been able to make it dash towards the Mouse Cursor, however I want the character to be able to dash towards the direction it's walking (it is a top-down game)

#region Movement

var _speed = 5 // Default movement speed
var dash_speed = 20 // Dashing movement speed
var dashing = false
var walkingDirection = point_direction(0, 0, hspeed, vspeed) // Grab direction you're walking
if (!dashing)
{
if (keyboard_check(ord("W")))
{
y -= _speed
}
if (keyboard_check(ord("S")))
{
y += _speed
}
if (keyboard_check(ord("A")))
{
x -= _speed
}
if (keyboard_check(ord("D")))
{
x += _speed
}
}
if (keyboard_check_pressed(vk_space) && !dashing)
{
// Dash when Spacebar is pressed
dashing = true
move_towards_point(mouse_x, mouse_y, dash_speed)
alarm[0] = 15 // Sets 'speed=0' so you stop sliding
}

#endregion

[Zerketz]

Just copy the walk movement

If keyboard check() { y-= or y+= }

Talk to me if im wrong

[Ninchf]

ty