playermove:
//defines movement input
playerx=playerx + GetDirectionX()*4
playery=playery + GetDirectionY()*2

//stops snail from moving offscreen by placing limitations on input
if playerx>996
	playerx=996
endif
if playerx<0
	playerx=0
	endif
If playery> 660
	playery= 660
	endif
if playery<583
	playery=583
	endif

//Correlates movement with input
SetSpritePosition(1,playerx,playery)

 


//scrolling background

    //get the region offsetting
    If Mod (GetViewOffsetX (), GetSpriteWidth (BG[0])) = 0
        stage = GetViewOffsetX ()/GetSpriteWidth (BG[0])
        SetSpritePosition (BG[0], GetSpriteWidth (BG[0])*stage, 0)
        SetSpritePosition (BG[1], GetSpriteX (BG[0]) + GetSpriteWidth (BG[0]), 0)
    Endif
    

    
    //offsetting
    SetViewOffset (x, 0)
    x = x+ 3.5


return