Started working on a floaty field

boxboy/boxboy.gd

@@ -3,13 +3,24 @@ class_name BoxBoy extends CharacterBody2D
 @onready var _sprite = $AnimatedSprite2D
 
 const MOVE_FORCE: int = 300
-const JUMP_FORCE: int = 800
+const JUMP_FORCE: int = 500 #about 4 tiles
 
-const GRAVITY_UP: int = 15
-const GRAVITY_DOWN: int = 30
+const GRAVITY_RISING: int = 15
+const GRAVITY_FALLING: int = 30
 
+#bouncy platform
+const BOUNCE_FORCE: int = -820 #about 10 tiles
+var just_bounced: bool = false #allow max bounce height (i.e. ignore jump input)
+
+#floaty field
+const FLOATY_RISING: int = -10
+const FLOATY_FALLING: int = -30
+var floaty_counter: int = 0
+
+#limits
 const MAX_MOVE_SPEED: int = 300
 const MAX_FALL_SPEED: int = 500
+const MAX_FLOATY_SPEED: int = -300
 
 #boilerplate
 func _ready():
@@ -17,19 +28,31 @@ func _ready():
 
 #movement
 func _physics_process(_delta) -> void:
-	#input, jumps
+	#jump input
 	if is_on_floor() and Input.is_action_just_pressed("input_jump"):
 		velocity.y -= JUMP_FORCE
 	
+	if floaty_counter > 0:
+		#inverted - could tweak the rise?
+		if is_rising():
+			velocity.y += FLOATY_RISING
+		else:
+			velocity.y += FLOATY_FALLING
 	#fall faster than you rise
-	if is_airborne_rising() and Input.is_action_pressed("input_jump"):
-		velocity.y += GRAVITY_UP
+	elif is_rising() and (Input.is_action_pressed("input_jump") or just_bounced):
+		velocity.y += GRAVITY_RISING
 	else:
-		velocity.y += GRAVITY_DOWN
+		velocity.y += GRAVITY_FALLING
+		just_bounced = false
 	
-	if is_airborne_falling() and velocity.y > MAX_FALL_SPEED:
+	#terminal velocity
+	if floaty_counter > 0:
+			if velocity.y < MAX_FLOATY_SPEED:
+				velocity.y = MAX_FLOATY_SPEED
+	elif is_falling() and velocity.y > MAX_FALL_SPEED:
 		velocity.y = MAX_FALL_SPEED
-	
+		
+	print(velocity.y)
 	#input, walking
 	var move_dir = Input.get_axis("input_left", "input_right")
 	
@@ -55,10 +78,19 @@ func _on_animation_finished() -> void:
 		_sprite.play("idle", 2)
 
 #utils
-func is_airborne() -> bool: return !is_on_floor()
-func is_airborne_rising() -> bool: return !is_on_floor() and velocity.y < 0
-func is_airborne_falling() -> bool: return !is_on_floor() and velocity.y >= 0
+#func is_airborne() -> bool: return !is_on_floor()
+func is_rising() -> bool: return velocity.y < 0
+func is_falling() -> bool: return velocity.y >= 0
 
 #external actions
 func apply_bounce() -> void:
-	velocity.y -= JUMP_FORCE
+	velocity.y = BOUNCE_FORCE
+	just_bounced = true
+
+func enable_float() -> void:
+	floaty_counter += 1
+	pass
+	
+func disable_float() -> void:
+	floaty_counter -= 1
+	pass