Hero: Back to the Start

Part of the Input and Movement section of Coddy's Godot journey. Lesson 27 of 28.

If the hero falls into the pit, it should go back to the start.

Store the start in a variable in _ready(), which runs before the hero moves:

var start_position = Vector2()

func _ready():
	start_position = position

After move_and_slide(), check whether the hero fell below the 360 pixel screen. Put it back, and reset its velocity so it does not arrive still falling:

if position.y > 400:
	position = start_position
	velocity = Vector2(0, 0)

Challenge

Medium

Send the hero back to the start when it falls into the pit.

Add var start_position = Vector2(), and in a new _ready() set it to position.
After move_and_slide(), when position.y > 400, set position to start_position and velocity to Vector2(0, 0).

Press Play and fall into the pit: the hero comes back at the start. Then Check.

Try it yourself

extends CharacterBody2D

var speed = 220
var acceleration = 1200
var friction = 2400
var gravity = 1000
var jump_velocity = -500

func _physics_process(delta):
	velocity.y += gravity * delta
	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("jump") and is_on_floor():
		velocity.y = jump_velocity
	var direction = Input.get_axis("move_left", "move_right")
	if direction == 0:
		velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0, friction * delta)
	else:
		velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, direction * speed, acceleration * delta)
	if direction > 0:
		$Look.scale.x = 1
	if direction < 0:
		$Look.scale.x = -1
	move_and_slide()