Enemy projectile is not precisely fired at players position

[amaou310]

Godot Version

<stable4.2>

Question

<Hello. I would appreciate if you could teach me a reason why enemy’s projectile is not being fired at player’s position precisely.

func _shoot():
	var mage_ball = mageballScene.instantiate()
	mage_ball.global_position = $MageBallSpawner.global_position
	mage_ball.direction = global_position.direction_to(player.global_position)
	get_parent().add_child(mage_ball)```

extends CharacterBody2D

var speed := 125
var max_range := 300.0
var _travelled_distance = 0.0
#var direction = Vector2.ZERO

func _init():
	set_as_top_level(true)

func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
	var distance := speed * delta
	var motion : Vector2 = direction * speed * delta
	position += motion

[zdrmlpzdrmlp]

show your player’s scene? does the player sprite and other nodes positioned at exactly the center?

[amaou310]

yes. player is positioned exactly at the center.
If I put var direction = global_position.direction_to(player.global_position) inside projectile script, the projectile will follow player and comes at the center of player like homing missile. So yes, the player is exactly positioned at the center.

[zdrmlpzdrmlp]

@amaou310

mage_ball.direction = global_position.direction_to(player.global_position)

try change to this

mage_ball.direction = mage_ball.global_position.direction_to(player.global_position)

[amaou310]

Thank you very much. That fixed the problem. I really appreciate your help.