BULLET!

Added bullet template
created a scene for the player character to move around in
added the ability for the player character to shoot

tutorial---basic-player-traits/bullet.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+extends Area2D
+
+var speed = 1500
+
+
+func _physics_process(delta):
+	position = calculateTrajectory(delta, transform)
+
+func _on_Bullet_body_entered(body):
+	if body.is_in_group("mobs"):
+		body.queue_free()
+	queue_free()
+	
+func calculateTrajectory(delta, the_transform):
+	var new_position = position
+	new_position += the_transform.y * -speed * delta
+	return new_position

tutorial---basic-player-traits/bullet.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=5 format=3 uid="uid://dphnf0cjfrcu7"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://bullet.gd" id="1_cpge0"]
+[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://bixef7um6g62c" path="res://assets/helenknives.png" id="2_cxno8"]
+
+[sub_resource type="SpriteFrames" id="SpriteFrames_8byar"]
+animations = [{
+"frames": [{
+"duration": 1.0,
+"texture": ExtResource("2_cxno8")
+}],
+"loop": true,
+"name": &"default",
+"speed": 5.0
+}]
+
+[sub_resource type="CapsuleShape2D" id="CapsuleShape2D_sehhp"]
+radius = 10.9589
+height = 43.5616
+
+[node name="bullet" type="Area2D"]
+script = ExtResource("1_cpge0")
+
+[node name="AnimatedSprite2D" type="AnimatedSprite2D" parent="."]
+modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 0.509804)
+sprite_frames = SubResource("SpriteFrames_8byar")
+offset = Vector2(3.465, 0)
+
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
+position = Vector2(0, -10)
+scale = Vector2(1.095, 1.095)
+shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape2D_sehhp")
+one_way_collision_margin = 0.0
+debug_color = Color(0, 0.641316, 0.336247, 0.42)

tutorial---basic-player-traits/player.gd

@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ signal hit
 @export var speed = 600
 var spriteRotateAngle = 0
 var screen_size
+@export var bullet : PackedScene
+@export var firespeed = 10
+var timeBetweenBullets = 1.00000 / firespeed
+var deltaSum = 0
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready() -> void:
 	screen_size = get_viewport_rect().size
 
 
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
-func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
 	var velocity = Vector2.ZERO
 	var currentSpeed = speed
 	if Input.is_action_pressed("move_up"):
@@ -40,4 +44,17 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> void:
 	position = position.clamp(Vector2.ZERO, screen_size)
 	rotation_degrees = spriteRotateAngle
 	
-		
+	if Input.is_action_pressed("shoot"):
+		deltaSum += delta
+		if deltaSum > timeBetweenBullets :
+			var remainder = fmod(deltaSum, timeBetweenBullets)
+			var numBullets = round ((deltaSum - remainder) / timeBetweenBullets)
+			deltaSum = remainder
+			for n in numBullets :
+				shoot()
+
+
+func shoot():
+	var b = bullet.instantiate()
+	owner.add_child(b)
+	b.transform = $FrontBulletSource.global_transform

tutorial---basic-player-traits/player.tscn

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=6 format=3 uid="uid://dn6vstynf4qyu"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=7 format=3 uid="uid://dn6vstynf4qyu"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://player.gd" id="1_ro1ml"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dphnf0cjfrcu7" path="res://bullet.tscn" id="2_5m6h0"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://c01t7u0aoeir7" path="res://assets/HelenMidQuality.png" id="2_k2fmb"]
 
 [sub_resource type="SpriteFrames" id="SpriteFrames_77x2a"]
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@ radius = 67.42
 radius = 9.06
 
 [node name="Player" type="Area2D"]
+z_index = 1
 script = ExtResource("1_ro1ml")
+bullet = ExtResource("2_5m6h0")
 metadata/_edit_group_ = true
 
 [node name="AnimatedSprite2D" type="AnimatedSprite2D" parent="."]
@@ -35,3 +38,6 @@ shape = SubResource("CircleShape2D_emqsv")
 [node name="KillBox" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
 shape = SubResource("CircleShape2D_tnmln")
 debug_color = Color(0.966315, 0, 0.481295, 0.42)
+
+[node name="FrontBulletSource" type="Marker2D" parent="."]
+position = Vector2(0, -50)

tutorial---basic-player-traits/project.godot

@@ -47,3 +47,8 @@ focus={
 "events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194325,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
+shoot={
+"deadzone": 0.5,
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":81,"key_label":0,"unicode":113,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+]
+}

tutorial---basic-player-traits/testinggrounds.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://dgjpt6r8lqtp5"]
+
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dn6vstynf4qyu" path="res://player.tscn" id="1_oa02w"]
+
+[node name="Node" type="Node"]
+
+[node name="Player" parent="." instance=ExtResource("1_oa02w")]