Push away NPCs | GDQuest | Page 1

lavish shale May 23, 2023, 12:42 PM

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I'm trying to convert a game from Unity to Godot, from C# to GDScript AND from 2D to 3D. As a total beginner. Yeah, I know...

Anyway, I'm working on a game inspired by Pikmin or Tinykin. One core mechanic: Minions following the player. I can move my player and I got the minions to move_toward it (not the best solution, but it works for the moment).
Now to my problem: How can I set the minions up so they got pushed out of the way by the player, but without floating around? In Unity, I used a Rigidbody set to Body Type "Dynamic" and it did the trick.

In Godot I've got a Rigidbody3D Node with an AnimatedSprite3D (will be 2D Pixel art in a 3D Voxel world) and a CollisionShape3D (Capsule). The player character can't get past those minions and if there's more than one, they will eventually end up in the same position in some weird collision / clipping issue.

scarlet gulch May 24, 2023, 6:21 AM

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I don't know how, but only a suggestion. Have an area that does the opposite of the follow, like a repel.
Radius A follow, a wider area around player
Radius B repel, a close area around player
When area B enter disable A, exit B enable A...

lavish shale May 24, 2023, 7:10 AM

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I got what you mean. They should follow me, if they're more than 2 meters away, but back up when they're less than 1 meter away for example. Not the best solution, but I keep it in mind, thank you.

Anyway, I've succeeded in making the minions "pushable" by changing their Collision Layer from 1 to 2. But now they still walk into each other and end up in the exact same spot.

scarlet gulch May 24, 2023, 6:31 PM

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Make them repel each other, or bounce?

#Push away NPCs