area and child collisionshape ?

siska

This is kind of a basic question, but, ... How are we meant to use these nodes when setting them up in the editor ? I know we need to use the red circles to adjust the size of the collisionshape to the mesh, but is it safe to move the collisionshape inside the area parent ? Or. should we always move the collisionshape by moving the area ?

cybereality

I think the only thing you don't want to do is scale them in the transform property. Adjusting the position in the editor should be fine (e.g. to have it fit or line up better).

siska

Oh yes, that's true : no scaling ! But I think that sometimes the 'mouse_enter' for example doesn't work correctly if you move the collisionshape instead of the area ... (or maybe I'm imagining things :) )

TwistedTwigleg

I think you can move the collision shapes within an Area, though I have not tested myself. I know that collision shapes can have translation, rotation, and scale offsets when compared to parent nodes. The scale is tricky though and should, probably, be avoided, especially if the scaling is not uniform. I’ve had several issues with 3D collision shapes due to non-uniform scales.

I suppose the best way to know would be to test and see what happens. There might be a small delay before the Area notices the changes though, which may be problematic.

siska

Thanks, both of you ! I guess if nobody knows for sure that you can't do it, then there really shouldn't be a problem, right ?! ;)

TwistedTwigleg

@siska said: Thanks, both of you ! I guess if nobody knows for sure that you can't do it, then there really shouldn't be a problem, right ?! ;)

Exactly! If no one know you cannot do it, then there is a possibility that you can do it =) Hopefully it will work though, as I can see a few cases (like fighting character hit boxes) where it could definitely be helpful.