Adding gravity to an instantiated bullet....

UnknownUser

Hi, I code in GDScript. I'm making a game where you run around and throw nuts at enemies, and so far I've got the throwing nuts bit down- but the nut physics are a bit weird. They don't have alot- if any- gravity to them, and kind of float around and bounce off objects like they are in zero G. Just wondering if there was any way of making a couple of lines of code run when you instantiate a bullet, so that I can make the bullet dip and fall faster.

Dschoonmaker

What type of node is the bullet?

UnknownUser

It is a RigidBody2D

Dschoonmaker

Hmm, that's odd. Are there any other rigid bodies in the scene? Do they have the same problem?

UnknownUser

No, there aren't any other rigidbodies in the scene. When I said zero G, they still fall down to the floor, but just really slowly, and can be thrown and bounce really high into the air

UnknownUser

I'm mainly trying to work out how I could make a few lines of code run when the nut/bullet is instantiated/ fired

TwistedTwigleg

Copying my reply from the duplicate topic I accidentally replied to (I removed the duplicate):

What node are the nuts using? If they are using a RigidBody node, you can adjust the gravity scale to increase how strong the gravity is applied. You could check if the RigidBody is colliding or not, and if it is not colliding, slowly increase the gravity scale (up to a limit) so it falls faster the longer its in the air.

UnknownUser

So are you saying if I put some code into the nut node, it will run it as soon as it is instantiated?

Dschoonmaker

Is it possible you have an area affecting gravity, or maybe you changed the default gravity value(I think in 2D the default value is 98)?

UnknownUser

I'm pretty sure that I have no areas affecting gravity- but I may have changed the default gravity value. However, I wouldn't know because I don't know how to check. Also, all I want to know is that if I put some code into the nut node, it will run it as soon as it is instantiated? I think I can figure it out by myself after that :)

TwistedTwigleg

@UnrulyElf10 said: So are you saying if I put some code into the nut node, it will run it as soon as it is instantiated?

You could adjust the gravity scale through code, or you could select the RigidBody2D node and adjust the gravity_scale property (documentation) through the inspector. Edit: The link to the documentation also explains where to go in the project settings to find the default gravity strength.

UnknownUser

Okay, that has worked. I turned the default gravity setting to 500 and the nuts are now falling much quicker. Thanks!