properly detect player hits

project.godot

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ version_control/autoload_on_startup=true
 
 [global_group]
 
-paddle="objects that hit the ball"
+hit="hitboxes"
 
 [input]
 

scenes/ball/ball.gd

@@ -10,14 +10,26 @@ var is_hit: bool = false
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready() -> void:
 	hurtbox.connect("area_entered", _on_hit)
-	launch_random()
+	
+	launch()
 
 
-func launch_random():
-	var angle = randf_range(-PI/3, PI/3) + PI * float(randi()%2)
+func launch(angle: float = 0) -> void:
+	angle = randf_range(-PI/3, PI/3) + PI * float(randi()%2) if angle == 0 else angle
 	linear_velocity = Vector2(cos(angle), sin(angle)) * launch_speed
 
 
-func _on_hit(area: Area2D) -> void:
-	if area.is_in_group("paddle"):
-		linear_velocity = linear_velocity.normalized() * linear_velocity.length() * speed_mult
+func _on_hit(hitbox: Area2D) -> void:
+	print("area detected")
+	if not is_hit:
+		if hitbox.is_in_group("hit"):
+			print("ball not hit yet")
+			var player: CharacterBody2D = hitbox.get_parent()
+			var timer: Timer = hitbox.timer
+			launch()
+			timer.connect("timeout", _on_hit_end)
+			EventBus.ball_hit.emit(player.id, linear_velocity)
+			is_hit = true
+
+func _on_hit_end() -> void:
+	is_hit = false

scenes/ball/ball.tscn

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ radius = 11.0
 radius = 8.062258
 
 [node name="Ball" type="RigidBody2D"]
-collision_layer = 18
+collision_layer = 16
 collision_mask = 5
 physics_material_override = SubResource("PhysicsMaterial_oqv3d")
 gravity_scale = 0.0
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ script = ExtResource("1_nv6q1")
 texture = ExtResource("1_oqv3d")
 
 [node name="HurtArea2D" type="Area2D" parent="."]
-collision_layer = 16
-collision_mask = 0
+collision_layer = 32
+collision_mask = 64
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="HurtArea2D"]
 shape = SubResource("CircleShape2D_oqv3d")

scenes/hit/hit.tscn

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 radius = 7.0
 height = 18.0
 
-[node name="Hit" type="Area2D" groups=["paddle"]]
-collision_layer = 0
-collision_mask = 16
+[node name="Hit" type="Area2D" groups=["hit"]]
+collision_layer = 64
+collision_mask = 0
 script = ExtResource("1_fxeki")
 
 [node name="Sprite2D" type="Sprite2D" parent="."]

scenes/player/player.gd

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 extends CharacterBody2D
 
-@export var player: int = 1
+@export var id: int = 1
 @export var max_speed: float = 150
 
 @onready var sprite: AnimatedSprite2D = $AnimatedSprite2D
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ func hit(dir: String) -> void:
 		var sprite_texture: Texture2D = sprite.sprite_frames.get_frame_texture('up', 1)
 		var hit_node: Area2D = preload("res://scenes/hit/hit.tscn").instantiate()
 		
+		# flip entire node horizontally if spawning left
+		hit_node.scale = Vector2(-1 if dir == "left" else 1, 1)
+		add_child(hit_node)
+		
 		# set position according to frame width and height
 		@warning_ignore("integer_division")
 		hit_node.global_position = global_position + Vector2(
@@ -64,10 +68,6 @@ func hit(dir: String) -> void:
 			sprite_texture.get_height()*-1
 		)
 		
-		# flip entire node horizontally if spawning left
-		hit_node.scale = Vector2(-1 if dir == "left" else 1, 1)
-		get_parent().add_child(hit_node)
-		
 		hit_node.timer.connect("timeout", _on_hit_end)
 	
 	is_hitting = true