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I wanted to add a pushable object that the Player and Companion could interact, by pushing it.

At first i used a RigidBody2D but had 2 issues:

• Every video i watched about pushing RigidBody2D's almost used the same "velocity = move_and_slide(parameters)" method and using that in a Player character script always messed with their values/physics (They jump higher and move faster than they should be); Because ideally, i'd want to access only one parameter which is the inertia part.
• The "pushable" object still felt floaty, even if it's just a matter of getting settings right.

So instead, i opted for a KinematicBody2D for the pushable object and even made copies of the Player, Companion and said Pushable object so i could use them as bases for new code.

And the stuff i did:

• Made a state machine on the player, including a PUSH state.
• Also put a state machine on the Pushable object, with "FROZEN" and "PUSHED" states.
• Once made it so that if the player touches the Pushable, they switch to a "state" with slow speed (Making the Pushable almost like a sludge hazard, since it works even when the player was on top).
• Gave the Pushable extra CollisionShape2D nodes based on up/down/both left and right sides, with a "left and side" collision being under a "pushableside" group (Then went back to one Collision).
• Used a RayCast2D on the player but it had like 3 problems:

1. First was that it'd crash with things like the Tilemap or Area2D scenes because of specific code expecting another KinematicBody2D.
2. Second being how it didn't flip properly (And even with code to flip, the angels were random as if it wasn't properly counting 360 degrees).
3. Third being how the Raycast, no matter the size, would stop pushing the Pushable if the player was high enough in terms of placement.

So i deleted the Raycast node.

If you look at my code for the 3 scenes (Player, Companion, Pushable: Each with "Copy" after their names), you see a lot of commented code because i tried different methods.

I'm obviously committing the mistake of copying code from different tutorials and all, but it's because my coding skills are still weak.

The idea of using a RayCast2D came from a video by clecioespindolagamedev (Video titled "Como EMPURRAR e RESPAWNAR OBJETOS na Godot 3.4 (+Bug Fix Plataforma)") and the video even showed the pushable object as a KinematicBody2D.

Because i believe it's possible to make a pushable object (And pushing state for the player) work while using a KinematicBody2D instead of RigidBody2D.

A method i'm not even sure if i tried properly was make the PushableCopy detect collission from Player/Companion but only from its left/right sides and using inputs (Pressing "left/right") IF it's behind touched by those characters and from respective sides but the exact code reference is not in my head.

Again, my project can be seen here https://github.com/EyeBallTank/PROJECT-NORTUBEL-main-ish/commits/main

Even if you don't download it, you can see the updates and where the specific scenes are stored and their code.

As for other updates with my game:

• After the main menu, i got a somewhat working pause menu (Didn't made it a proper autoload scene, so it's part of the level technically).
• Got a jump pad scene that works.
• Added "placeholder" scenes like a soccer ball and ladder, that should be updated in the future (Even if i feel stuck in this Pushable situation because i made copies of the main characters, so i feel like i have to choose which versions of some scenes will stay so i can update them afterwards).

Guess the least i should do is focus more on learning Godot stuff.

Any help is appreciated.