advice on using groups

maskedKirby64

Can someone tell me how to use groups? I have an enemy that should only take damage if it collides with the Player's hurtbox (the attack). Currently it will take damage if it hits any Area2D. I made a group called EnemyGroup that has the enemy's area2D, but when I check for it in the Player's area_entered, it won't run.

Code:

Player:

func _on_Hitbox_area_entered(area):
	if area.is_in_group("EnemyGroup"):
		health-=damage
		print(health)
	else:
		pass

Megalomaniak

I might be wrong but shouldn't you use body_entered(body) instead of area_entered(area)?

Mind, I just woke up and am still drinking my first cup of coffee here so not all there yet.

edit: also make sure it's the specific object/collider that is in the group, or get the area/body parent and check that if that is the one with the group meta attached.

maskedKirby64

It works thank you!