Looking for a solution

[brokk]

Hello. I need some help. I have a showImg shadow and I want it to follow player and it does. But the problem I am running into is when the player jumps, the shadow also follows the player's y value so there is no sense in depth when jumping. (Keep in mind player can move in all 4 directions just like default movement.)

So I come to you forums in need of help.
Some information on the jump action:
The player's y value goes -0.5 when jumps for a time of (0.5)
The player's y value goes +0.5 when falling for a time of (0.5)
So the jump is (1) total in time.
The Jump and Fall are just ran through a looping script.

Jumping works perfect, the shadow just doesn't like to.



I've tried:
1. Keeping the y value at one point once the player has left the ground.
Problem: When you move up or down while jumping, the shadow
jumps when you land.

2. A bunch of sleeps();
Problem: Glitchy

3. A butt load of scheduleEvents()
Problem: Even more glitchy.

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated(){
 setTimer(0.05);
 }
 
function onTimeOut(){
 setTimer(0.05);
//SHADOW
 if (player.canjump = true){
//THIS IS WHERE PLAYER IS ON GROUND. WORKS FINE
  showImg(20, "shadow.png", player.x+0.5, player.y+1.5);
  changeImgVis(20, 1);
  findImg(20).layer = 0;
 }
//PLAYER IS IN AIR HERE, BUT TOOK OUT WHAT I HAD
 if (player.canjump = false){
 }
}



function onKeyPressed(code, key){
 if (key == "s"){  //'s' JUMPS. THE ACTION IS DONE ON ANOTHER SCRIPT
  if (canjump = true){
  //I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO HERE. I TRIED A LOT AND FAIL EVERYTIME
    showImg(20, "shadow.png", player.x+0.5, player.y+1.5);
    changeImgVis(20, 1);
    findImg(20).layer = 0;
    //DELETED IDEA
    }
   }
  }