[Godot] Modern 2D Sonic Engine (WIP)
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Hey all! I'm releasing this engine's source for SAGE '21 this year! It's on GitHub.
Note that I'm still refactoring some of the code, so some scripts (particularly the character controller script) are still hard to read.
Check it out here: https://github.com/coderman64/flow-engine
Note that I'm still refactoring some of the code, so some scripts (particularly the character controller script) are still hard to read.
Check it out here: https://github.com/coderman64/flow-engine
Well, looking at the code, I'm interested to see you're not using any of the existing kinematic/rigid body physics stuff. Just Area2D? What led you to that approach?
The "magic numbers" in the code need explaining, and sometimes the code uses radians, others degrees. Could be useful to abstract them to variables if they're dependent on factors like the size of the collision shape.
But it looks good, and could be a good base for a Sonic game with adjusting. Nice job!
The "magic numbers" in the code need explaining, and sometimes the code uses radians, others degrees. Could be useful to abstract them to variables if they're dependent on factors like the size of the collision shape.
But it looks good, and could be a good base for a Sonic game with adjusting. Nice job!
Thanks! Like I have said before, I originally made this as a way to get myself introduced to Godot. This resulted in a lot of "experimental" code where I was trying to figure out what the best practices were. As a result, though, I'm still having to go through refactoring everything, which is, of course, the most boring part.
I don't really have a good excuse for the magic numbers, though. (lol)
I originally tried adapting the rigid/kinematic body nodes for the character controller, but quickly found it much easier to just develop my own physics. This is probably because I have experience with developing a ground-up engine in the Motobug Engine, as well as the fact that Sonic's physics tends to be a bit different than most games (what with the wall-running and so forth).
Anywho, my end goal is to make it as drag-and-drop as possible, so (hopefully) nobody feels the need to dig into the code. This would probably involve modularizing the character script somewhat so you can change Sonic's moveset and appearance, as well as adding plenty of other stage items.
