Trying to add Ysort to 2D project in Godot 4.2.1 | Godot Café | Page 1

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:15 AM

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I want to learn godot to work a game for fun and learning experience and if been following a tutorial and reached the point of adding Ysorting. Right now the Ysorting is not working while I followed the steps (I think).

Right now the things if setup for Ysorting is as follows:
I have a MainLevel with a childnode TileMap and inside the TileMap a childnode to Player.

MainLevel has:
Z index = 0
Y Sort Enabled = ON

TileMap has:
A layer called Ysort which includes the tree I want to walk around:
This layer also has:
Z index = 1
Y sort Enabled = ON

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The main TileMap has:
Z Index = 0
Y Sort Enabled = ON

as Last, The Player has:
Z Index = 1
Y Sort Enabled = ON
( I would like to add the point that when I click on the player below TileMap, I get some settings for YSort and also when I go to the Node itself, there is different Settings. I tried playing around with both but still it isnt working..)

I added to the tree sprite at the tap Rendering the Z index to 1, Y Sort origin to a lower point at the trunk

With these settings the player is always behind the tree sprite, I need to get the sprite infront of the tree the moment it walks lower then the Y coords of the tree.

What am I missing or is there a setting that could conflict when its turned on that I maybe set on while playing around? If needed, I can go call and show everything

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Feel free to ask for more information or clear-ups if needed!

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:17 AM

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your player does not have to be a child of the TileMap for this to work

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how is your player scene setup?

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is the content aligned to the bottom?

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:17 AM

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You mean this setup?

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:18 AM

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is the player feet at 0, 0

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:18 AM

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rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:18 AM

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ok

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:18 AM

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Yes

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:19 AM

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ok, I read carefully your text now. I believe the problem is the different Z levels

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:19 AM

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Should I set all the Z levels to 0?

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:19 AM

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to Y Sort to work things must be at same Z level

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yes

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:20 AM

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Alright Ill change that

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A question in between while I change this, I got to places to click to go to my player and both feel like different settings:

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When a click on Player (below TileMap) I see Ysorting is on, when I go next to world, I see Ysorting Off

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:22 AM

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the one on the tree is the one instantiate on the scene. So the changes in you do to it will override the original scene

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:22 AM

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Ahh okay very good to know

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When I change the Z to 0 I get :

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:23 AM

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the settings in the original scene will be used if you create a new instance

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if you don't want to use Y sort for a layer you can change the Z index

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like this example

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I want the floor to always be on the background

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So I changed the Z Indez to -1

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and disabled Y Sort

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:25 AM

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Ahh okay let me try

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I added the changes, Everything is 0 Z expect the background and some flowers I have. Still the charater is not getting infront of the tree

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Do you have time today for a discord call? You dont have to speak, but I can show you all the things with screensharing?

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:32 AM

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did you change anything on the character sprite Z index?

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:32 AM

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You mean the Sprite2D?

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:32 AM

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yes

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:32 AM

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Uh no, Y sort is not enbaled on this I see

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:34 AM

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I think is easier if you zip the project and send for me to take a look

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:34 AM

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Alright! How can I zip the project?

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:34 AM

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it depends on which OS you are. Windows 11 you can just right-click the folder and compress to zip

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otherwise you might need a third party program

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to create a .zip or .rar

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:35 AM

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Windows 10

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I got WinRar

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:36 AM

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it will probably show in the right-click options

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:36 AM

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I hope this helps!

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:37 AM

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gimme a sec

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:37 AM

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If you manage to open it and find the solution, Please tell me, would love to know which mistake I am making

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:47 AM

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your game is cursed gddeadinside

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:47 AM

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Oh no..

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The settings are good but just not working cursed? or files corruped curse?

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Should I start over again?

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:53 AM

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I think I found

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just a sec

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:53 AM

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Oh

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:55 AM

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you need to adjust the Y Sort origin value

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16 still behaves weird

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but you can tweak to find the best point

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:56 AM

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Wait does this point mean like 16 layers deep>

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So I need to set this back to 0?

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:57 AM

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or use 16 and push the collider a bit down

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that is where the Y Sort will take the origin point of the cell

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by default is 0

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:57 AM

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Ahh

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Ill play aroudn with this one, Thank you! Ill let you know if its fixed

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If you by any change found a nice value, let me know!

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:58 AM

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static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 9:58 AM

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And the dog will be in the front, when below the tree?

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Because I had it always in the back sadly

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 9:59 AM

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for that collision setup 12 works

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static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 10:00 AM

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Alright! Ill try that soon, have a meeting now. Then ill let you know if it worked!

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Oh looks good!

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 10:34 AM

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Okay, I am trying to implement the changes you found. But it is not working yetsadly

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I put the point where It should swap in like the trunk era, and changed y Sort to 12

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 10:35 AM

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ah

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I have found something else you have changed

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let me remember what it was

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the z index

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is 1

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should be 0

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in the tile

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 10:41 AM

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Ohh yeahh

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So basicly, Instead of making all the Z = 1, we keep it 0 but change the others Z to -1?

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Oh, now I am always above the tree, hmm

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Wait could you send the project back with the changes, then I go over 1 by 1 and see whats going on haha

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 10:56 AM

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you only change the Z index of the Layer you want to be always behind or in front. Those that should not be affected by Y Sort

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the rest you leave at 0

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 10:56 AM

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Yes If changed those

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everything is 0 accept my background (and some flowers which are basically the background)

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When I place a new tree, this happends.. There must be something im doing wrong at the tile

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 11:01 AM

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wait, I have deleted the project

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I need to try again

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 11:01 AM

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Alright, take your time. Thanks for helping me out!

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 11:03 AM

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aaargh

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I don't remember what I else I could have changed

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 11:04 AM

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Oh those steps are not working on your side? Thats kind of good so I know my system isnt broken

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I hope you can find the last change

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I am also in the meantime trying things

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 11:06 AM

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is your player set to Top Level?

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 11:07 AM

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I never touched this setting before haha, let me check

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 11:07 AM

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check the on instantiate to be sure

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 11:07 AM

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It is yes

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 11:07 AM

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I think mine was before because a deleted the player and add a new instance

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to be sure it was like the original

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 11:08 AM

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So it should be on?

rough venture Mar 8, 2024, 11:08 AM

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just disable that

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no

static nacelle Mar 8, 2024, 11:08 AM

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Alright

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Oh it works now!

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Found a wierd spot, but thats just tweaking things around

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Atleast the whole Ysort works now!

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Thank you so much for helping me out and putting the time into this

#Trying to add Ysort to 2D project in Godot 4.2.1