#Detect collision power/hardness

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tribal dragon Aug 1, 2025, 4:37 PM

Is there a built-in way to figure out how hard a collision was? I'm about to resort to tracking last velocity and comparing it to current velocity after a collision. It'll work I'm sure, just feels hacky.

For the sake of not creating an XY problem, I'm trying to apply damage to my spaceship based on how hard an asteroid hits it.

kindred blaze Aug 1, 2025, 10:42 PM

maybe move_and_collide? https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/physics/using_character_body_2d.html#move-and-collide

Godot Engine documentation

Using CharacterBody2D/3D

Introduction: Godot offers several collision objects to provide both collision detection and response. Trying to decide which one to use for your project can be confusing. You can avoid problems an...