Godot Version
4.7.2
Question
I’m trying to follow the tutorial in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekhTIshlInI , and I can’t figure out why my random encounters aren’t triggering. Is there a way to check if any of the code here is actually running, or see where it’s going wrong? I think the problem is with the steps registering, but I don’t really know how to tell what’s wrong, since nothing is happening. It seems like the areas are overlapping when I move the character, and I’m pretty sure everything here is the same as it is in the video. The two area3ds are in the same collision layer, I’ve double-checked that everything is spelled correctly, etc. Any ideas why this might not be working?
This is my full player script, with a comment above the part that’s relevant to the random encounter system.
extends CharacterBody3D
@export var movspd = 5.0
@export var stats: StatsResource
@onready var anim_player = $AnimationPlayer
@onready var step_check_area := $Stepcheckarea
var step_ready := false
var step_timer := 0
var step_interval := 0.2
var is_fully_ready := false
func get_stats():
return stats
func _ready():
set_physics_process(false)
await get_tree().process_frame
await get_tree().physics_frame
is_fully_ready = true
set_physics_process(true)
if Gamestate.return_position != Vector3.ZERO:
global_transform.origin = Gamestate.return_position
Gamestate.return_position = Vector3.ZERO
func _physics_process(_delta: float) -> void:
if not is_fully_ready:
return
var input_dir := Vector3.ZERO
input_dir.x = Input.get_action_strength("move_left") - Input.get_action_strength("move_right")
input_dir.z = Input.get_action_strength("move_up") - Input.get_action_strength("move_down")
if input_dir.length() > 0:
input_dir = input_dir.normalized()
# roates to face movedir
look_at(global_transform.origin - input_dir, Vector3.UP)
#This is the part that should be relevant
if step_check_area and step_check_area.is_inside_tree():
for area in step_check_area.get_overlapping_areas():
if area.has_method("register_step"):
area.register_step()
velocity.x = input_dir.x * movspd
velocity.z = input_dir.z * movspd
move_and_slide()
#animation logic
if input_dir == Vector3.ZERO:
anim_player.play("Idle")
elif Input.is_action_pressed("run"):
anim_player.play("Running_A")
movspd = 7.50
else:
anim_player.play("Walking_A")
movspd = 5.0
The other relevant file is this
extends Area3D
@export var encounter_rate: float = 0.05
@export var min_steps: int = 10
@export var max_steps: int = 30
var _player_inside := false
var _steps_taken := 0
var _step_threshold := 0
# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
func _ready() -> void:
connect("body_entered", Callable(self, "on_body_entered"))
connect("body_exited", Callable(self, "on_body_exited"))
func _on_body_entered(body):
if body.name == "player":
_player_inside = true
_steps_taken = 0
_step_threshold = randi_range(min_steps, max_steps)
func _on_body_exited(body):
if body.name == "player":
_player_inside = false
func register_step():
if not _player_inside:
return
if Gamestate.in_battle:
return
_steps_taken += 1
if _steps_taken >= _step_threshold:
if randf() <= encounter_rate:
_steps_taken = 0
_step_threshold = randi_range(min_steps, max_steps)
_trigger_battle()
func _trigger_battle():
Gamestate.save_player_position()
Gamestate.in_battle = true
get_tree().change_scene_to_file("res://scenes/world/battlescene.tscn")
