Is there a way to tell the editor your int is a bit-mask, like collision_mask or layer?

dotted

I want to setup masks and layers from a managerial node down to child collidable shapes

GlyphTheWolf

Hi,

Assuming you have some int value in your GDScript and you want to export it as a bit mask you can do it like:

# Set any of the given flags from the editor.
export(int, FLAGS, "Fire", "Water", "Earth", "Wind") var spell_elements = 0

That is actually example from GDScript documentation, however as I remember editor doesn't show it exactly the same as collision_mask, but as a list of checkboxes (maybe unless there is too many flags? I don't know).

Is that what you need?

dotted

Well kinda. What I want to be able to do is tell the editor that the int should be treated in the inspectors as a collision mask or layer, so I can set bits from the inspector as I would collision layers or masks.

the problem with setting flag labels separately is they become something of a hassle if your rename or change bit definitions. They are not synced and that would have to be done manually.

GlyphTheWolf

Hm, so maybe you are looking for something like that:

export(int, LAYERS_3D_PHYSICS) var layers_3d_physics
export(int, LAYERS_3D_RENDER) var layers_3d_render

The same is available for 2D layers.

dotted

Yes, indeed. I will give it a spin.

Yep. thank you