Working towards attacking and where to put optional states.

Main.tscn

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ __meta__ = {
 }
 
 [node name="Player" parent="." instance=ExtResource( 2 )]
-position = Vector2( 642, 62 )
+position = Vector2( 137, 54 )
 
 [node name="CameraControl" type="Position2D" parent="."]
 process_priority = 1

src/enemyC/EnemyC.tscn

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ actor_type = "Enemy"
 position = Vector2( 11, -7 )
 frames = SubResource( 20 )
 animation = "idle"
-frame = 1
+frame = 0
 __meta__ = {
 "_aseprite_wizard_config_": {
 "layer": "",
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ cast_to = Vector2( 0, 17 )
 collide_with_areas = true
 
 [node name="PlayerDetection" type="RayCast2D" parent="." index="7"]
+enabled = true
 cast_to = Vector2( 21, 0 )
+collision_mask = 2
 
 [node name="Hitbox_Component" type="Area2D" parent="." index="8"]
 

src/enemyC/enemyC_movement_component.gd

@@ -2,14 +2,23 @@ extends MovementComponent
 
 onready var idle_timeout = $IdleTimeout
 onready var edge_detector:RayCast2D = $"../EdgeDetection"
+onready var player_detector:RayCast2D = $"../PlayerDetection"
 
 var flip_flop = false
+var wants_to_attack = false
 
 func process_physics(delta):
 	if current_movement_state == "move" and edge_detector.is_colliding() == false:
 		#print(owner.name, "uh oh gonna fall!")
 		stop()
 		return
+	if player_detector.is_colliding():
+		print(owner.name, " wants to attack")
+		stop()
+		wants_to_attack = true
+		return
+	else:
+		wants_to_attack = false
 
 func process(delta):
 	if current_movement_state == "idle" and idle_timeout.time_left == 0:
@@ -29,3 +38,6 @@ func process(delta):
 		idle_timeout.start()
 		stop()
 	return
+
+func wants_shoot() -> bool:	
+	return wants_to_attack

src/movement_component.gd

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ export var debug_component: bool = false
 onready var desired_movement_vector: Vector2 = Vector2(0,0)
 var current_movement_state:String
 
+# Since animactor state machine can actually view properties from this type
+# I'm thinking about moving the velocity tracker in here instead of player.
+var velocity = Vector2(0,0)
+
 #Can't use floats here, switched to constants.
 #enum directions {UP = -1, DOWN = 1, LEFT, RIGHT}
 

src/templates/Actor/ActorTemplate.tscn

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ script = ExtResource( 8 )
 
 [node name="AnimatedSprite" type="AnimatedSprite" parent="."]
 frames = SubResource( 75 )
-frame = 3
+frame = 1
 playing = true
 flip_h = true
 __meta__ = {