Godot Version
4.3
Question
I got my drop weapon function to work, and my weapon now drops into the world and i can pick it up again, the problem is the weapon tends to not drop in the direction i am facing, and always seems to drop in just weird inconsistent areas, but it most consistently drops where im facing when i first load into the scene, im thinking it may not be updating my position correctly but i cant figure it out for the life of me. I started coming up with an idea to drop from the crosshair position instead of the relatvie player position but that doesnt seem to work either, youll see that code below.
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Drop weapon
func drop_weapon():
if is_dropped:
return
# Ensure the sword is not inside the tree before dropping
print(“Is sword inside tree?”, self.is_inside_tree())
if self.is_inside_tree():
print("Removing sword from current parent: ", self.get_parent())
self.get_parent().remove_child(self) # Remove sword from player
self.set_owner(null) # Unset the owner of the sword
# Now we add the sword back to the root
var player_scene = player.get_parent()
if player_scene:
print("Adding sword to player's scene...")
player_scene.add_child(self)
else:
print("Failed to get the player's scene")
return
# Get the crosshair's screen position (2D)
var screen_position = crosshair_position
# Convert the 2D screen position to 3D world space using the camera
if camera_3d:
var ray_origin = camera_3d.project_ray_origin(screen_position) # The ray origin in world space
var ray_direction = camera_3d.project_ray_normal(screen_position) # The ray direction
var drop_position : Vector3 # Declare the drop_position variable here
# Perform the raycast to get where the sword should land
var ray_end = ray_origin + ray_direction * 10 # Make the ray travel a bit, adjust distance as needed
var query = PhysicsRayQueryParameters3D.create(ray_origin, ray_end) # Create the query
var result = get_world_3d().direct_space_state.intersect_ray(query)
if result:
# If ray hits something, use the hit position
drop_position = result.position
print("Ray hit at position: ", drop_position)
else:
# If nothing is hit, use a default drop position in front of the player
var player_forward = player.global_transform.basis.z.normalized()
var drop_distance = 2.0 # Adjust how far in front of the player the sword should drop
drop_position = player.global_position + player_forward * drop_distance
print("Ray hit nothing, using fallback drop position:", drop_position)
# Now set the sword's position
self.global_position = drop_position
Mark the sword as dropped
self.is_dropped = true
# Scale up the sword temporarily for debugging
self.scale = Vector3(5, 5, 5) # Make the sword 5 times larger (adjust as needed)
rigid_body.angular_velocity = Vector3.ZERO # Ensure no spinning from previous interactions
rigid_body.visible = true # Make the RigidBody3D visible when dropped
rigid_body.freeze_mode = RigidBody3D.FREEZE_MODE_STATIC # Allow physics to affect the sword now
rigid_body.set_physics_process(true) # Enable physics processing to let the sword fall
# Debugging: Print the position to ensure it’s correctly placed below the player
print("Sword dropped at position: ", self.global_position)
print("Player position: ", player.global_position)
print("Camera forward vector: ", camera_3d.global_transform.basis.z.normalized())
# Disable the 2D sprite
animated_sprite_2d.visible = false
# Disable attack functionality because the sword is now dropped
can_attack = false # Ensure the sword can't attack when dropped