Place the New Node

Part of the Game Rules section of Coddy's Godot journey. Lesson 17 of 29.

A new block starts where its scene puts it. block.tscn places it in the middle, above the screen.

The new block is a node like any other, so set its position before you add it:

var block = block_scene.instantiate()
block.position = Vector2(500, -30)
add_child(block)

Write block. in front of position. A bare position belongs to the node the script is on, here Main. Moving Main moves the whole game.

Challenge

Easy

Make the block fall on the left. Set its position to (160, -30) before you add it.

Try it yourself

extends Node2D

var block_scene = preload("res://block.tscn")

func _ready():
	var block = block_scene.instantiate()
	add_child(block)

Test yourself

This lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.

All lessons in Game Rules

1Timers

4Spawning

2Score on Screen

5Winning

3Lives and Losing

6Project: Dodge

Practice on your own: Godot playground