Godot 4.6.3 How do i use Clip Children and not move the child while moving the parent? so ive been working on a game thats very dependant on a flashlight mechanic, and since my game is 2d and stylized, i want the flashlight to be basically a spotlight overlay (sprite2d) that clips the bright render …

or wait, i guess you could use this on the bright_office: [image] Circle Mask (with Feathering & Position) - Godot Shaders Looking for a way to apply a circle mask to... Est. reading time: 1 minute and then just move the position of it around i gue…

Can you show with an image what exactly you mean?

sorry but it says new users cant put embedded media on the post. but if i were to describe it, basically i move the flashlight overlay (the parent) around but the problem is the bright render (office) moves with it. alternatively, if you could just tell me how to mask the office without it being a …

couldn’t you just use a directional light 3d for that or am i understanding your issue wrong?

i think ur understanding wrong. what i want to happen is that the bright render gets displayed through a masked overlay of a spotlight; i cant use real-time light on the scene because its 2d.

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i think i still dont quite get what you mean :sweat_smile: is your game a sidescroller, topdown or what kind of 2d game is it? For most of them you can still use lights i know its not a great example but i used lights for a game i made for my Uni [image] It does have some issues but the trees th…

ok how do i say this… its a fnaf fangame. the way it works is that basically everything you see in the game is a render of a 3d model or environment made in a modelling software (which i used blender for); so using a realtime light source on it would look out of place and cheap. [image]

oh wow i can send images now! [image] how its supposed to be

[image] what happens when i move the spotlight overlay (the child moves with it which makes this happen)

Problem with the flashlight mechanic

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