How to give a RigidBody2D a constant pace?

Question

I'm working on a game in wich I want a dot to move in a field, when it hits the border walls it should bounce off. I've got all these things to work except for the RigidBody2D (the dot) to move at a constant pace.

This is the basic script:

extends RigidBody2D

export (int) var speed
signal infected
var rng = RandomNumberGenerator.new()


func _ready():
    set_bounce(1)
    rng.randomize()
    var direction = rng.randf_range(-PI, PI)
    get_node(".").rotation = direction
    get_node(".").set_linear_velocity(velocity.rotated(direction))

I tried this to give the RigidBody2D a constant pace but it didn't work out:

extends RigidBody2D

export (int) var speed
signal infected
var rng = RandomNumberGenerator.new()
var velocity = Vector2(speed, 0)

func _ready():
    set_bounce(1)
    rng.randomize()
    var direction = rng.randf_range(-PI, PI)
    get_node(".").rotation = direction
    get_node(".").set_linear_velocity(velocity.rotated(direction))

func _physics_process(delta):
    if get_node(".").linear_velocity <= Vector2(speed, 0):
        velocity += Vector2(1, 0)
        get_node(".").set_linear_velocity(velocity)

Does someone know a way to do this?

Answer 1

The linear velocity of a RigidBody is damped by default. You can either disable that individually for one object by setting linear_damp = 0 or change the project default under Project Settings > Physics > 2D > Default Linear Damp.

Comments

I had the damp already set to 0, i think the problem is that when the dot collides with the walls or other dots that it slows down. That's why I tried to fix it with:

func _physics_process(delta):
    if get_node(".").linear_velocity <= Vector2(speed, 0):
        velocity += Vector2(1, 0)
        get_node(".").set_linear_velocity(velocity)

Is there a way to fix that?

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when the dot collides [...] it slows down

Have you set friction to zero? I cannot reproduce your problem.

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I've put the friction to zero on al dots, but still they lose pace.

Here's the video, the red dot is supposed to keep its pace.
https://youtu.be/Cx64erzlyE8

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That's the law of conservation of momentum. If two balls move with different velocity and collide, the will swap their velocity-amplitude (in addition to changing their direction). Judging from your video, there's no real reason you're using a RigidBody2D in the first place though. If you're not interested in realistic physics, just use a KinematicBody2D. They can bounce from other bodies as well.

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Oh okay! Thanks for the help!!!