4.2
Hi there!
I’m a beginner dev making a 2D board game. I’ve been following a tutorial but want to do soemthing different and can’t find an example anywhere on YT. I have a main scene with a board, and a child scene called ‘card’ with a sprite2D child node called ‘cardimage’.
I would like to setup a feature where on hover, the cardimage gets displayed to the right of the board (scaled up 3x) so the player can read the effect on the card.
I already have written code for manipulating the card on hover using raycasting. How can I ‘pick up’ the cardimage node and repeat it in a fixed position by the board?
Thank you so much! 
And here’s the code for my card manager:
extends Node2D
const COLLISION_MASK_CARD = 1
var screen_size
var card_being_dragged
var is_hovering_on_card
func _ready() -> void:
screen_size = get_viewport_rect().size
func _process(delta: float) -> void:
if card_being_dragged:
var mouse_pos = get_global_mouse_position()
card_being_dragged.position = Vector2(clamp(mouse_pos.x, 70, 980),
clamp(mouse_pos.y, 105, 1383))
func _input(event):
if event is InputEventMouseButton and event.button_index == MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT:
if event.pressed:
var card = raycast_check_for_card()
if card:
start_drag(card)
else:
finish_drag()
func start_drag(card):
card.get_parent().move_child(card, -1)
card_being_dragged = card
card.scale = Vector2(1,1)
func finish_drag():
card_being_dragged.scale = Vector2(1.05,1.05)
card_being_dragged = null
func connect_card_signals(card):
card.connect("hovered", on_hovered_over_card)
card.connect("hovered_off", on_hovered_off_card)
func on_hovered_over_card(card):
if !card_being_dragged:
highlight_card(card, true)
var new_card_hovered = raycast_check_for_card()
if new_card_hovered:
highlight_card(new_card_hovered, true)
else:
is_hovering_on_card=false
func on_hovered_off_card(card):
is_hovering_on_card=false
highlight_card(card, false)
func highlight_card(card, hovered):
if hovered:
card.scale = Vector2(1.05,1.05)
card.z_index = 2
else:
card.scale = Vector2(1,1)
card.z_index = 1
func raycast_check_for_card():
var space_state = get_world_2d().direct_space_state
var parameters = PhysicsPointQueryParameters2D.new()
parameters.position = get_global_mouse_position()
parameters.collide_with_areas = true
parameters.collision_mask = COLLISION_MASK_CARD
var result = space_state.intersect_point(parameters)
if result.size() > 0:
return get_card_with_highest_z_index(result)
return null
func get_card_with_highest_z_index(cards):
var highest_z_card = cards[0].collider.get_parent()
var highest_z_index = highest_z_card.z_index
for i in range(1, cards.size()):
var current_card = cards[i].collider.get_parent()
if current_card.z_index > highest_z_index:
highest_z_card = current_card
highest_z_index = current_card.z_index
return highest_z_card