Hello there,

i've been playing around with the tutorial on keyboards and here is a code that i wrote and don't really understand how it works.
If you have a free minute i'd be happy if you could help me out here.

Here is the code:
Code:
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#include <acknex.h>
#include <default.c>
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function main();
function enemy();
function spawn_object();
function spam_objects();
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
ENTITY*spaceship;
ENTITY*enemy;
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function main()
{
   level_load("Test1.wmb");
	camera.x = -250;
	spam_objects();
}

function spam_objects()
{
	while (key_w)
		{
			spawn_object();
			wait(10);
		}
}

function spawn_object()
{
	ent_create("enemy.mdl", vector(0,0,0), enemy);
	wait(1);
}

function enemy()
{
	while(1)
	{
		c_move(my, vector(5,0,0), nullvector, GLIDE);
		wait(1);
	}
}


Now the thing I have a problem with is that pressing w does not create an entity.
Pressing a button should return the value 1. And as long as while receives the value 1 it executes its function over and over again. (which it doesnt)

I've made it work using "on_w" but I really want to understand whats missing here.

Also replacing "while (key_w)" with "while (key_w == 1)" doesn't do anything.


Also writing the following code directly into the main function won't allow me to create an entity using q:
Code:
if (key_q == 1)
{
      spawn_object();
}

Again, it works just fine if you use on_key...

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for your help and have a great weekend.