Move a Node Once

Part of the Nodes and Scenes section of Coddy's Godot journey. Lesson 6 of 28.

Setting position puts a node in an exact place. To move it by an amount from where it is, change position.x or position.y. += adds to a number:

position.x += 100

That moves the node 100 pixels right. -= subtracts, so position.y -= 50 moves it 50 pixels up. Remember that y grows downward.

A move by an amount works wherever the node starts.

Challenge

Easy

Move the robot from where it stands when the game starts.

In _ready(), move it 150 pixels left with -= on position.x.
Then move it 40 pixels up, on position.y.

Press Play: the robot starts up and to the left of the middle. Then Check.

Try it yourself

extends Node2D

func _ready():
	pass

All lessons in Nodes and Scenes

1Your First Godot Game

What Is Godot?Ready Runs Once Print in Godot The Scene Tree Set a PositionMove a Node Once

4Finding Nodes

The Dollar Sign Node Paths Onready Change a Color Hide and Show

2Every Frame

Process Runs Every Frame Delta Pixels per Second Move Diagonally Spin With Rotation Grow With Scale

5Project: Screensaver

Screensaver: Drift Screensaver: Side Walls

Screensaver: Top and Bottom

Screensaver: Color List

Screensaver: New Colors

3Values You Can Tune

Variables on a Node Constants Export Variables Vector2 Math Wrap Around the Screen Your Own Functions

Practice on your own: Godot playground