function _init()
    -- setting up variables
    ismoving = false
    mainxposition = 63
    mainyposition = 63
    hatxoffset = 0
    hatyoffset = -8
    tailxoffset =  8
    tailyoffset =  0
    walkcycle = 1
    animtime = 0
    animspeed = 3
    tailanim = 2
    directionx = "left"
    directiony = "up"
    hatanim=18
    uptailx=0
    uptaily=0
    uptailanim=0
    uptailxoffset=0
    uptailyoffset=8
    upand=false
    downand=false
    speed=1
end

function _update()
    -- player movement
    ismoving = false

    if btn(➡️) or btn(⬅️) then
        uptailanim=0
        ismoving = true
        animtime += 1
        if animtime > animspeed and directionx=="right" and not upand  then
            animtime = 0
            walkcycle = walkcycle == 3 and 4 or 3
        end 
        if animtime > animspeed and directionx=="right" and not upand then
            animtime = 0
            walkcycle = walkcycle == 3 and 4 or 3
        end
        if animtime > animspeed and directionx=="left" and not upand then
            animtime = 0
            walkcycle = walkcycle == 19 and 20 or 19
        end
    end
    if btn(⬆️) or btn(⬇️) then
        ismoving = true
        tailanim=0
        uptailanim=37

       animtime += 1
        if animtime > animspeed and directiony=="up" then
            animtime = 0
            walkcycle = walkcycle == 35 and 36 or 35
        end
        if animtime > animspeed and directiony=="down" then
            animtime = 0
            walkcycle = walkcycle == 51 and 52 or 51
        end
    end
    if btn(➡️) then
                    mx=1
                    hatanim=34
        directionx = "right"
        tailanim = 5
        mainxposition += speed
    end

    if btn(⬅️) then
                    mx=-1
                    hatanim=18
        directionx = "left"
        tailanim = 2
        mainxposition -= speed

    end

    if btn(⬆️) then
        my=-1
        directiony="up"
        mainyposition -= speed
        if directionx=="right" then
        hatanim=34
        end
        if directionx=="left" then
        hatanim=18
        end
    end

    if btn(⬇️) then
        my=1
        directiony="down"
        mainyposition += speed
        uptailanim=0
    end
    --talk--
    if btn(❎) then
    walkcycle=17
    end
    if btn(❎) and directiony=="up" then
    walkcycle=49
    end

    --update hat position--
    hatxposition = mainxposition + hatxoffset
    hatyposition = mainyposition + hatyoffset

    -- adjust tail position based on direction--
    if directionx == "left" then
        tailxposition = mainxposition + tailxoffset
    else
        tailxposition = mainxposition - tailxoffset
    end
    tailyposition = mainyposition + tailyoffset
    if directiony == "up" then
        uptailx= mainxposition + uptailxoffset
        uptaily= mainyposition + uptailyoffset
    else
        uptailx = mainxposition - uptailxoffset
    end
    tailyposition = mainyposition + tailyoffset
   --checking moving for animation--
    if not ismoving and not btn(❎) then
        walkcycle = 1
        upand=false
    end
    if btn(⬇️) and directionx=="right" then
    hatanim=22
    end
    if btn(⬇️) and directionx=="left" then
    hatanim=21
    end
    if btn(⬆️) and btn (➡️) or btn(⬆️) and btn(⬅️) then
      tailanim=0
      upand=true
      else 
      upand=false
      end
      if btn(⬇️) and btn (➡️) or btn(⬇️) and btn(⬅️) then
      tailanim=0
      downand=true
      else 
      downand=false
      end
      if btn(⬆️) and btn (➡️) and ismoving then
      uptailanim=38
      end
      if btn(⬆️) and btn (⬅️) and ismoving then
      uptailanim=37
      end
    if not ismoving and not btn(❎) and uptailanim==37 then       
     walkcycle = 33
    end
end
function _draw()
    -- draw sprites--
    cls()
    spr(walkcycle, mainxposition, mainyposition)
    spr(hatanim, hatxposition, hatyposition)
    spr(tailanim, tailxposition, tailyposition)
    spr(uptailanim,uptailx,uptaily)
end