...Seeking behavior
“Steering behaviors” is the collective name for a number of algorithms that produce movement such as seeking, following, flocking, etc. If you...

...player = Player()
all_sprites.add(player)
for i in range(8):
m = Mob()
all_sprites.add(m)

...all_sprites = pygame.sprite.Group()
player = Player()
all_sprites.add(player)
Now, if you run your program, you’ll see the green square at the center...

...Introduction
In the last step we created a player tank and implemented its movement and aiming. In this part we’re going to create...

...In this installment, we’ll add animation to the player character. If you haven’t already read through the previous parts, please start with...

...The Player
is a KinematicBody2D
with basic 8-way movement using move_and_slide()
. See the project for the code, and see Using KinematicBody2D for more...

...Player Vehicle
We also have a scene for the vehicle the player will control (Truck.tscn
).
Here’s a quick overview of how the...

...For example, we can run the gem scene by itself (remember how we did that with the player to test out movement?), but when...

...Player Scene
Create the player scene by clicking Scene -> New Inherited Scene and choosing
Tank.tscn
. Rename the root node “Player” and save the...

...Scripting
Once the player scene was created, it was time to add a script for movement. This
part went very smoothly. I spent a...