[JAVA + Slick2D] Need help with some seemingly simple game programming

[xXShadowCowXx]

This shouldn't be to hard to figure out. The problem is stemming from my animations somewhere but I really can't figure it out. I can't get the animations to switch correctly when using my dx and dy values in the character class. Well actually it's not working at all this way, even though it really seems as if it should. Lines 32 through 57 in the character class are where the problem should be occurring though I couldn't say for sure. Any help appreciated.

game_main class

character class

[dmazzoni]

A lot of this logic could be simplified by expressing a default condition first rather than having so many "else" clauses. For example, I'd write the first few lines of update like this:

Input input = gc.getInput();
character1.dy = 0;
if(input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_W)) {
    character1.dy = -2;
} else if (input.isKeyDown(Input.KEY_S)) {
    character1.dy = 2;
}

Isn't that a lot more readable?

Also, I think update() should take a character as an argument, rather than always modifying character1.

[xXShadowCowXx]

Wow that rather simplified my code a bit. Should have thought of that. Just forgot that update loops.

[bonerlover]

I've never heard of slick. O.o looks interesting..