Spring that pushes player

+1 vote

So, I'm using motion for player movement and I want to do a spring that pushes the player to a side

I tried using

body.motion.x += pushforce
body.motion = body.move_and_slide(motion,Vector2.UP)

It works, but it pushes instantly rather than in a smooth way, making it look like it was teleported. How it can be smooth?

Godot version 3.2.3
in Engine by (65 points)

1 Answer

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You can add a property in your player, say momentum: Vector2, and have springs add to it instead of moving the player directly.
Then, inside a _physics_process() you would move the player by momentum using move_and_slide, and then multiply momentum by 0.95 to reduce it progressively, simulating friction.

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And how can I move it with momentum? I need to use move_toward?

by (65 points)
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