autofire

main.lua

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ function love.load()
     shipRadius = 30
 
     bullets = {}
+    bulletTimerLimit = 0.5
+    bulletTimer = bulletTimerLimit
 end
 
 function love.update(dt)
@@ -43,10 +45,11 @@ function love.update(dt)
             bullet.y = (bullet.y + math.sin(bullet.angle) * bulletSpeed * dt) % arenaHeight
         end
     end
-end
 
-function love.keypressed(key)
-    if key == 's' then
+    bulletTimer = bulletTimer + dt
+    if love.keyboard.isDown('s') then
+        if bulletTimer >= bulletTimerLimit then
+            bulletTimer = 0
             table.insert(bullets, {
                 x = shipX + math.cos(shipAngle) * shipRadius,
                 y = shipY + math.sin(shipAngle) * shipRadius,
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ function love.keypressed(key)
             })
         end
     end
+end
 
 function love.draw()
     for y = -1, 1 do