Pass through and jump on rigidbody box

mb_mga

Hi all,

I have just recently started trying Godot and I am making a 2D platform puzzle game. One mechanic I want to have is the ability to drag boxes to jump onto to then get onto platforms. However, I don't want to just push the boxes. I want the player to be able to pass through the boxes and only interact with them when they hold a button to grab onto it. The problem is that I can't figure out a way to have this feature and let the player jump on top of the box as well. I have tried messing with layers and masks and different colliders, and I haven't been able to find any answer online yet. I would appreciate the help.

Nerdzmasterz

Did you try this?

When moving object: CollisionShape2D.set_deferred("disabled", true) When not: CollisionShape2D.set_deferred("disabled", false)

mb_mga

This does work, thank you.

Now, is there a way to do this and have box have physics and still collide with the floor?

Nerdzmasterz

Untested, but could you remove the gravity from the boxes while they don't have physics? That could at least keep them from falling through.

mb_mga

I have discovered a new problem. I have an Area2D on my player character to detect collisions. When it detects the box, it disables the collider on the box. But when it does, it is no longer detecting a collision and turns the collider back on, So then it is endlessly turning the collider off and on.

Nerdzmasterz

Show me the code. Where's the issue?

mb_mga

func _on_Area2D_body_entered(body):
	if body.is_in_group("Box"):
		body.get_node("CollisionShape2D").set_deferred("disabled", true)

func _on_Area2D_body_exited(body):
	if body.is_in_group("Box"):
		body.get_node("CollisionShape2D").set_deferred("disabled", false)

When the Area2D detects a collision, it'll send a signal to the player.

Nerdzmasterz

Try something like this:

 if is_in_group("Box") and not Input.is_action_pressed(push box code)

mb_mga

I think I figured it out. I have 2 Area2Ds, one attached to the player and one attached to the box. Both Area2Ds are made so that they are slightly bigger than the object, except on the top of the box and at the bottom of the feet of the player, where I do want the objects to collide with each other. When the Area2Ds detect the other object, they send a signal to the parent object, then in code I disabled the collision mask that would make them collide with each other. Then I enable them again when the body exits the Area2D.

This way I don't have to worry about the objects falling through the floor if I were to disable their colliders or mess with their physics. I will still have to figure out how to move the box, but I'll probably just move it manually via code as long as the player is within it's Area2D (I changed the box to a Kinematic Body).

Thank you for your help.