Don't code before bed

Godot/Magnet/magnet.gd

@@ -1,23 +1,44 @@
 extends CharacterBody2D
 
-const MAGNET_FORCE = 100
+const MAGNET_FORCE: int = 1000
+
+@export var acceleration: Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO
 
 func _ready():
 	add_to_group("magnets")
 	max_slides = 1
 
 func _physics_process(delta):
-	var acceleration: Vector2 = Vector2()
+	acceleration = Vector2()
 	
-	#calc direction
+	#calc acceleration to other magnets
 	for iter in get_tree().get_nodes_in_group("magnets"):
 		if iter == self:
 			continue
-		acceleration += (iter.position - position).normalized() * MAGNET_FORCE
+		
+		var dir: Vector2 = (iter.position - position).normalized()
+		var dist: float = (iter.position - position).length()
+		
+		acceleration += dir * (MAGNET_FORCE / dist)
+	
+	#if moving, rotate to face that direction
+	if velocity >= Vector2.ONE:
+		var dest: float = acceleration.angle() + TAU/4
+		var change: float = dest - rotation
+		
+		var decimal: float = change - snapped(change, 1)
+		
+		print (change, " : ", 1 - decimal)
+		
+		#rotate faster when closer to 0
+		rotate(lerp(0.0, change, 1 - decimal) * delta)
+		
+		#NOTE: this doesn't work the way I want it to ;_;
 	
 	#apply to velocity
 	velocity += acceleration * delta
-	var collided: bool = move_and_slide()
 	
+	#move and stop on collision
+	var collided: bool = move_and_slide()
 	if collided:
 		velocity = Vector2.ZERO