How do I make a moving enemy in 2d?

[jwogames]

Godot Version

Godot 4

Question

how to script it?
Its sidescroll btw

[Efi]

You add a script to it and override _process() to tell it how to move.

[jwogames]

can you write that script for me?

[jwogames]

@Efi

extends KinematicBody2D

var speed = 100
var direction = Vector2.LEFT
var is_patrolling = true

func _process(delta):
# Move the enemy
move_and_slide(direction * speed)

# Check for collisions and change direction if needed
var collision_info = move_and_collide(direction * speed * delta)
if collision_info:
    direction = -direction  # Change direction when hitting a wall

# Patrol behavior
if is_patrolling:
    patrol()

func patrol():
var area = get_parent() # Assuming the enemy is a child of an Area2D
var global_position = area.global_position

# Check if the enemy is near the left or right edge of the patrol area
if global_position.x < 100:
    direction = Vector2.RIGHT
elif global_position.x > 500:
    direction = Vector2.LEFT

Is this a good script?

[Efi]

Any script is a good script if it does what you want it to do and does not what you don’t want it to do.