Hi everyone, I got stuck in this obstacle while scripting. I am watching a youtube playlist of Micheal Games and I am following step by step what he does to learn as much as possible, but I got stuck. Below I will attach images of the script, in one script it tells me, “Could not find type “State” in the current scope.”
While in the other script it tells me, “Could not find base class “State”.”
I tried double-checking that the names were right, I changed a few things but it just gave me more problems, how can I continue?
Thanks in advance for the answers
It would be easier if you pasted the script instead of screenshots. Try reloading the project, it is strange that class_name State is greyed out, maybe pick a more specific name like PlayerState
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class_name Player extends CharacterBody2D
var cardinal_direction : Vector2 = Vector2.DOWN
var direction : Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO
@onready var animation_player : AnimationPlayer = $AnimationPlayer
@onready var sprite : Sprite2D = $Sprite2D
@onready var state_machine : Player_StateMachine = $StateMachine
Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
func _ready():
state_machine.Initialized(self)
pass # Replace with function body.
Called every frame. ‘delta’ is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
func _process( delta ):
direction.x = Input.get_action_strength("Right") - Input.get_action_strength("Left")
direction.y = Input.get_action_strength("Down") - Input.get_action_strength("Up")
pass
func _physics_process( delta ):
move_and_slide()
func SetDirection() → bool:
var new_dir : Vector2 = cardinal_direction
if direction == Vector2.ZERO:
return false
if direction.y == 0:
new_dir = Vector2.LEFT if direction.x < 0 else Vector2.RIGHT
elif direction.x == 0:
new_dir = Vector2.UP if direction.y < 0 else Vector2.DOWN
if new_dir == cardinal_direction:
return false
cardinal_direction = new_dir
sprite.scale.x = -1 if cardinal_direction == Vector2.LEFT else 1
return true
func UpdateAnimation( state : String ) → void:
animation_player.play( state + “_” + AnimDirection() )
pass
func AnimDirection() → String:
if cardinal_direction == Vector2.DOWN:
return “Down”
elif cardinal_direction == Vector2.UP:
return “Up”
else:
return “Side”
class_name Player_StateMachine extends Node
var states : Array [ State ]
var prev_state : State
var current_state : State
Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
func _ready():
process_mode = Node.PROCESS_MODE_DISABLED
pass # Replace with function body.
Called every frame. ‘delta’ is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
func _process(delta):
ChangeState( current_state.Process( delta ) )
pass
func _physics_process(delta):
ChangeState( current_state.Physics( delta ) )
pass
func _unhandled_input(event):
ChangeState( current_state.HandleInput( event ) )
pass
func Initialized( _player : Player ) → void:
states =
for c in get_children():
if c is State:
states.append(c)
if states.size() > 0:
states[0].player = _player
ChangeState( states[0] )
process_mode = Node.PROCESS_MODE_INHERIT
func ChangeState( new_state : State ) → void:
if new_state == null || new_state == current_state:
return
if current_state:
current_state.Exit()
prev_state = current_state
current_state = new_state
current_state.Enter()
class_name State extends Node
Stores a reference to the player that this State belongs to
static var player : Player
func _ready():
pass # Replace with function body.
What happens when the player enters this State?
func Enter() → void:
pass
What happens when the player exits this State?
func Exit() → void:
pass
What happens during the _process update in this State?
func Process( _delta : float ) → State:
return null
What happens during the _physics_process update in this State?
func Physics( _delta : float ) → State:
return null
What happens with input events in this State?
func HandleInput( _event : InputEvent ) → State:
return null
class_name State_Idle extends State
What happens when the player enters this State?
func Enter() → void:
player.UpdateAnimation(“Idle”)
pass
What happens when the player exits this State?
func Exit() → void:
pass
What happens during the _process update in this State?
func Process( _delta : float ) → State:
return null
What happens during the _physics_process update in this State?
func Physics( _delta : float ) → State:
return null
What happens with input events in this State?
func HandleInput( _event : InputEvent ) → State:
return null