got tilting and flipping finished

debug_object.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#@tool
+#@icon(icon_path: String)
+class_name DebugObject
+extends HBoxContainer
+## Documentation comments
+
+#signal
+#enum
+#const
+var target: Node
+var variable: StringName
+
+#@onready var
+@onready var debug_label: Label = $DebugLabel
+@onready var debug_value: Label = $DebugValue
+
+## OVERRIDES
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	if target and variable:
+		debug_label.text = variable.to_pascal_case() + ": "
+
+func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
+	if target:
+		debug_value.text = str(target.get(variable))
+
+
+## CORE
+
+## PRIVATE/HELPER
+
+## RECEIVERS
+
+## SETTERS/GETTERS

debug_object.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://dnw30w3hpedur

debug_object.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://ctpm1isydoxy"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dnw30w3hpedur" path="res://debug_object.gd" id="1_vr84h"]
+
+[node name="DebugObject" type="HBoxContainer" unique_id=670838278]
+script = ExtResource("1_vr84h")
+
+[node name="DebugLabel" type="Label" parent="." unique_id=204413732]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "SomeVariable: "
+
+[node name="DebugValue" type="Label" parent="." unique_id=1444599920]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "SomeValue"

debug_section.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+@tool
+#@icon(icon_path: String)
+#class_name MyNode
+extends VBoxContainer
+## Documentation comments
+
+#signal
+#enum
+#const
+const DEBUG_OBJECT = preload("uid://ctpm1isydoxy")
+
+@export var target_node: Node
+@export var variables_to_track: Array[StringName]
+#var
+
+@onready var debug_title: Label = $DebugTitle
+
+## OVERRIDES
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	if target_node:
+		debug_title.text = "Debug info for %s" % target_node.name
+	if variables_to_track:
+		for variable in variables_to_track:
+			var new_debug_object: DebugObject = DEBUG_OBJECT.instantiate()
+			new_debug_object.target = target_node
+			new_debug_object.variable = variable
+			add_child(new_debug_object)
+
+
+## CORE
+
+## PRIVATE/HELPER
+
+## RECEIVERS
+
+## SETTERS/GETTERS

debug_section.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://4tr1rjqc0ebl

debug_section.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://dr4342v00t7ei"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://4tr1rjqc0ebl" path="res://debug_section.gd" id="1_ut6yq"]
+
+[node name="DebugSection" type="VBoxContainer" unique_id=305062788]
+offset_right = 40.0
+offset_bottom = 40.0
+script = ExtResource("1_ut6yq")
+
+[node name="DebugTitle" type="Label" parent="." unique_id=1354024129]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Debug info for SomeNode"

project.godot

@@ -18,26 +18,22 @@ config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 
 up={
 "deadzone": 0.2,
-"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":87,"key_label":0,"unicode":119,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194320,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
-, Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194320,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
 down={
 "deadzone": 0.2,
-"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":83,"key_label":0,"unicode":115,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194322,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
-, Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194322,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
 left={
 "deadzone": 0.2,
-"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":65,"key_label":0,"unicode":97,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194319,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
-, Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194319,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
 right={
 "deadzone": 0.2,
-"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":68,"key_label":0,"unicode":100,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194321,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
-, Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":4194321,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
 bite={
@@ -45,6 +41,11 @@ bite={
 "events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":66,"key_label":0,"unicode":98,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
+swim={
+"deadzone": 0.2,
+"events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":83,"key_label":0,"unicode":115,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+]
+}
 
 [physics]
 

shark.gd

@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ enum FaceDirection {LEFT, RIGHT}
 #const
 @export_range(0, 360, 1.0, "radians_as_degrees") var rotation_speed: float = 0.0 ## degrees per second
 
-var current_direction: FaceDirection = FaceDirection.LEFT: set = set_direction
 var input_vector: Vector2
+var facing_right: bool = true: set = set_facing_right
+var tilt: float = 0.0
+var tilt_power: float = 0.0
 
 @onready var shark_sprite: AnimatedSprite2D = $SharkSprite
-@onready var shark_collider: CollisionPolygon2D = $SharkCollider
+@onready var shark_collider: CollisionShape2D = $SharkCollider
 @onready var shark_cam: Camera2D = $SharkCam
 
 ## OVERRIDES
@@ -22,16 +24,38 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	pass
 
 func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
-	pass
+	if facing_right:
+		tilt = clamp(rotation, -1.0, 1.0)
+	else:
+		tilt = -clamp(rotation, -1.0, 1.0)
 
 func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
-	input_vector = Input.get_vector("left", "right", "up", "down")
+	# handle left-right movement
-	if input_vector.x > 0:
+	input_vector.x = Input.get_axis("left", "right")
-		current_direction = FaceDirection.RIGHT
+	# flip sprite if needed
-	elif input_vector.x < 0: 
+	if abs(input_vector.x) > 0: # moving horizontally
-		current_direction = FaceDirection.LEFT
+		if input_vector.x > 0: # moving right
+			facing_right = true
+		elif input_vector.x < 0: # moving left
+			facing_right = false
+	# handle up/down tilt
+	input_vector.y = Input.get_axis("up", "down")
+	if abs(input_vector.y) > 0: # attempting to tilt
+		if input_vector.y < 0: # attempting to tilt up (up is negative)
+			if tilt > -1.0: # able to tilt further up
+				#tilt = rotate_toward(tilt, (-PI/2), rotation_speed * delta)
+				if facing_right: # tilting up means negative rotation
+					rotate(-rotation_speed * delta)
+				else: # tilting up means positive rotation
+					rotate(rotation_speed * delta)
+		elif input_vector.y > 0: # attempting to tilt down (up is negative)
+			if tilt < 1.0: # able to tilt further down
+				#tilt = rotate_toward(tilt, (PI/2), rotation_speed * delta)
+				if facing_right: # tilting down means positive rotation
+					rotate(rotation_speed * delta)
+				else: # tilting down means negative rotation
+					rotate(-rotation_speed * delta)
 
-	rotate(deg_to_rad(input_vector.y * rotation_speed * delta))
 
 ## CORE
 
@@ -40,9 +64,12 @@ func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
 ## RECEIVERS
 
 ## SETTERS/GETTERS
-func set_direction(new_direction: FaceDirection) -> void:
+func set_facing_right(is_facing_right: bool) -> void:
-	if new_direction == FaceDirection.LEFT:
+	if facing_right != is_facing_right:
-		shark_sprite.flip_h = false
+		rotation = -rotation
-	else:
+		if is_facing_right == true:
-		shark_sprite.flip_h = true
+			shark_sprite.flip_h = true
-	current_direction = new_direction
+		else:
+			shark_sprite.flip_h = false
+		facing_right = is_facing_right
+		

shark.tscn

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://c2phpu1wyi63u" path="res://shark.gd" id="1_uce6o"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://b62iwqkbendj3" path="res://spritesheets/__dark_blue_shark_swim_snapping.png" id="2_26j10"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://b8uwcr02vroko" path="res://spritesheets/__dark_blue_shark_swim.png" id="3_mdx7w"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dr4342v00t7ei" path="res://debug_section.tscn" id="5_l26on"]
 
 [sub_resource type="AtlasTexture" id="AtlasTexture_odtda"]
 atlas = ExtResource("2_26j10")
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ height = 500.0
 
 [node name="Shark" type="CharacterBody2D" unique_id=868425079]
 script = ExtResource("1_uce6o")
-rotation_speed = 6.283185307179586
+rotation_speed = 1.5707963267948966
 
 [node name="SharkSprite" type="AnimatedSprite2D" parent="." unique_id=1862357568]
 sprite_frames = SubResource("SpriteFrames_odtda")
@@ -347,6 +348,15 @@ flip_h = true
 
 [node name="SharkCam" type="Camera2D" parent="." unique_id=692363117]
 
-[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="." unique_id=1437907772]
+[node name="SharkCollider" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="." unique_id=1437907772]
 rotation = 1.5707964
 shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape2D_uce6o")
+
+[node name="RayCast2D" type="RayCast2D" parent="." unique_id=1636588841]
+target_position = Vector2(500, 0)
+
+[node name="SharkDebugLayer" type="CanvasLayer" parent="." unique_id=359221405]
+
+[node name="DebugSection" parent="SharkDebugLayer" unique_id=305062788 node_paths=PackedStringArray("target_node") instance=ExtResource("5_l26on")]
+target_node = NodePath("../..")
+variables_to_track = Array[StringName]([&"input_vector", &"facing_right", &"tilt", &"rotation_speed", &"rotation"])