Top Down 2D Shooting in Godot

In today's video I'll show you how to create a top down shooting mechanic in godot.
If you've ever wanted to create your own top down shooter like a dual stick shoot em up then stick around and stay til the end.
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[@GothicRK]

Jesus man, I couldn't find ANYTHING like this anywhere, although it would be really appreciated if we could have a Godot 4 version. Thank you for explaining everything clearly!

[@joelgarcia9670]

Even though this vid is a bit old it really helped me out when I couldnt find a tutorial. Thank you so much man you're a god send

[@neworderseo]

8:25 Gravity is applied to bullets and they fall down, which shouldn't happen in top-down perspective. Zero Gravity Scale on your RigidBody2D to avoid that.

[@nicaraguandude9258]

thanks

[@nikukralizikane]

that was in a video 12:14

[@syedrizvi6408]

Fantastic tutorial You did a great job. Brackey is doing a great job too. First I started learning Unity, but then switched to Godot. Looks like many people are opting for Godot. It is a trend setter. Please make more videos.

[@CodeWithTom]

Thanks for the feedback Syed, definitely have more videos to come!

[@marasternensschnuppe4990]

Thank you been looking for something like this for ages! Brilliant video and explanation =)

[@CodeWithTom]

Thank you Mara glad you liked it!

[@weandi2171]

Thank you so much I spent hours trying to get this working and hours more looking for a video, don't know why it took so long to find

[@DoughnutBricks]

Thanks very much! I am currently working o a topdown hunting game and this helped a lot! Continue the good work! 😀

[@thedevine3756]

What? What’s that? A tutorial that is perfect for the EXACT situation I’m in? Don’t mind if I do! Good tutorial 9999999999/10

[@CodeWithTom]

Glad you found this useful 😁

[@azazelgaming6573]

Exactly what i needed + nicely explained = 10/10

[@johnnygossdev]

Fab tutorial Tom. Looks great!

[@CodeWithTom]

Thanks Johnny!

[@dj_theta_shade764]

Amazing stuff m8. Helped me a lot. Thank you.

[@wahyuadi2985]

Its so clear, easy to understand, thankyou for making this video 👌👌👌

[@CodeWithTom]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@andrej4806]

Thank you dude, making my first game it is an platformer and u are some magician that is able to shoot fireballs and teleport upwards i juat couldn't figure out how to make the fireball

[@godot-boy7694]

Well so kind of you sir. The video was well explained. Thank you very much.

[@nuki_yt]

I find it funny that I was doing a top down, but in all the tutorials the bullets were with RayCast. So I had to improvise, I suffered but I succeeded. and 10 minutes later you uploaded this video. Therefore my suffering was in vain. It's very funny

[@CodeWithTom]

Hah, if it's any consolation sometimes pushing through and finding your own solution is the best way to learn. I hope this tutorial proved useful to you still :)

[@TasdiqueChowdhury]

You're so awesome -- thank you so much for this video!! Learned a ton

[@bomb_jaguar]

Thank you so much man, very enlightening!

[@cooper_da_copper9468]

Thank you! This vid helped me A LOT!

[@user-kn5qr6wx6p]

Thank you very much!This tutorial is very useful for me.

[@ivanljujic4128]

Very useful, thanks!

[@kuroosen5122]

Nice tutorial! one question tho instead of the player rotating to aim will it be possible to just aim with just the mouse instead? without rotating the player. like if you are facing up you can shoot behind you something like that

[@dachrismflvl666soieldiablo8]

awesomeee, i used this on my side scrollee and it works perfectly. Thankss

[@fragarena9910]

Nice, make more godot tuts like these where you take other engine tuts and convert it to godot tuts 👍 . There are so many great unity and unreal tuts but converting them to be usable in godot feels daunting 😥

[@CodeWithTom]

Thanks Frag. Yeah I know what you mean. I intend to make more of these 😁

[@fedev21]

Nice video dude! Thank you so much!

[@CodeWithTom]

You're very welcome 😊

[@rishianands8472]

So fast..!!!!! Thanks tom.... so useful

[@CodeWithTom]

Cheers Rishi glad you found it useful!

[@thefruitman3200]

in enter the gungeon, the character sprite faces in different directions when aiming in a general direction, does anyone know how i could do that?

[@jlewwis1995]

Doing Direction.x = input.get_action_strength("move_right") - input.get_action_strength("move_left") Direction.y = input.get_action_strength("move_down") - input.get_action_strength("move_up") Would be a much better way of getting the direction vector imo, it's the way I always use

[@matchless-hq3tl]

You deserve more subscribers.

[@CodeWithTom]

Thank you very much!

[@RyanScottForReal]

Thanks this really helped me!

[@CodeWithTom]

You're welcome!

[@elgatoamarillo]

Thank you Tom!

[@ftAnx]

That was very useful. thanks. 👍

[@CodeWithTom]

Glad you found it useful!

[@theskullchild1975]

I love programming, I search for the tutorials I want (shooting in 2d platformer) and I get what I kinda needed (shooting in 2d top down) true programming experience (good vied :) )

[@ChrischoBoardgaming]

I suggest dealing also with those bullets that have not been queue_free()'d. I haven't run any benchmark tests yet, but I suspect that filling the computer's memory with hundreds or thousands of bullet instances that just flew out of the screen and weren't queue_free()'d might have an impact on performance sooner or later ;) I liked your using of apply_force(), which is rarely used in other Godot tutorials, although it's supposed to be one of the few methods to use in conjunction with rigid bodies.

[@Maltebyte2]

Thanks for this! How do we add sounds to shooting and explosions?

[@AEShooter]

Thank you appreciate it

[@lorenzoguzzo1354]

thank you very much,this video help me with a totally diferent melle mecanic

[@CodeWithTom]

Awesome! :)

[@HenriqueDeodato]

hello, thanks a lot for the infos, keep the amazing work =)

[@CodeWithTom]

Hey Henrique, you're very welcome!

[@arvindverma727]

Nice tutorial I want the same thing to do in my game

[@PedroLima-dd6zd]

Thank you

[@BoobCheese]

Good stuff

[@CodeWithTom]

Thanks Bao!

[@yourkodi3945]

hi friend, thanks very much for mentioning about brackleys version and this. Godot doesnt have tutorials like unity has brackleys, I am so glad you have done something similar to a brackleys tutorial. What is your view between unity and godot especially for noobs or beginners to coding?

[@CodeWithTom]

I think they're both fantastic game engines, especially for beginners. Both have a great community and while Unity has a vast amount of documentation and tutorials, Godot is also picking up pace. Godot is definitely an engine to watch in 2020.

[@jrayalac]

Hey, what type of node are the trees? I'm trying to replicate the scene in my computer. Thanks!

[@chris_gamedev]

i think they are area2d

[@SabeDoesThingsChannel]

I love this video could you make a video like brackeys side scrolling shooting tutorial

[@micha7349]

when i tried to make the bullets disappear on colision it shows up with"Script inherits from native type 'KinematicBody2D', so it can't be instanced in object of type: 'RigidBody2D'" and also when im connecting the bullet it says "connecting from" so that might have something do do with it.

[@Sebwazhere]

Is there a way to do this 3.2.3? Do I have to make another group for my zombie or do I have to change the code? (My bullet doesn't doesn't disappear and the explosion doesn't play)

[@Anaflexys]

cool videa man though the explosion apearsa little behind where the bullet hit. I've followed the tutorial exactly. Any help?

[@cesarcontreras8786]

Good tutorial. I'm making a tank turret, and I got the turret look at mouse, but I don't know how to make that movement smooth even if I move the mouse faster. How can i do that?

[@infelicitas]

Hey man where ya been the past long while? i still need to learn more about that fps xD learning how to make projectiles for the guns is on the top of my list right now..

[@CodeWithTom]

Hey! Part 4 will be out very soon 😁

[@infelicitas]

@@CodeWithTom Hey awesome man! can't wait xD

[@GlorifiedPig]

thanks a load, you make transferring from unity a breeze

[@CodeWithTom]

Awesome! Really glad I could help

[@DomPeriod]

bro wtf pig i didnt expect to find you here

[@leoneverte]

COOL.. Man... DANKE!!!

[@kamelmohammad1961]

Thank you for this great tutorial, but I noticed that you didn't multiply the player speed by delta, doesn't that make the player move with inconsistent speed on different devices because of the difference in frame rate ?

[@CodeWithTom]

Hey, the move_and_slide function gets multiplied by delta implicitly by the engine. This is different to the way move_and_collide functions however.

[@kamelmohammad1961]

@@CodeWithTom aha , I didn't know that, thank you very much.

[@Kamingos]

thanks you

[@micha7349]

how do you hide the console? or is it impossible once its up?

[@animation4152]

hey, even when i add rotated(rotation) the bullets only go to the right of the player

[@youssefkamadoi3124]

tannk you sooooooooooooooo much !!!!!!!

[@kurbonmirzoaliev9600]

Damn... trees in video games are a different breed...

[@khusravkholmatov3667]

Thx

[@decisive2242]

There's something weird happening to me, the script was working the first time but after the first test they started not being sent with velocity but just kinda being pooped out of my ship

[@kochukrissten8533]

I made a separate gun and typed the same bullet script. Every time I try to shoot, the bullet only moves forward in the x axis, no matter where my mouse cursor is pointing. How can I fix this? Thanks.

[@Cleoseni]

dirt blort development sent me here!

[@Cleoseni]

no way?

[@UnknownedYt]

do you know how to add sounds when it hits?

[@Eagles_Eye]

i have an issue, when i walk with my player and i turn my player, the bullets fly in different direction than my mouse.

[@rahulc4281]

This was fantastic! One thing you would have added is screen wrap, that is if tank goes out of screen from one end it comes back from another opposite end. I absolutely loved this tutorial otherwise.

[@CodeWithTom]

Thank you so much 😁

[@PolskiMrKrabs]

just a quick question, i did everything what you told to, but my bullet shoots from my cursor xD, any idea how to repair it ?

[@mirzobeksultonnazarov976]

7:10 - how to use the - rotated() - function in 3D? it need tow parameter: axis and phi. I add another node to player scene Bullet direction and put it farther in front of Bullet position and write my code like this: if Input.is_action_pressed("fire"): var bullet_instance = bullet.instance() bullet_instance.translation = $Bullet_position.get_global_transform().origin bullet_instance.apply_impulse(Vector3(), $Bullet_direction.get_global_transform().origin - $Bullet_position.get_global_transform().origin) get_tree().get_root().add_child(bullet_instance) it works but how to use by the rotating function?is it possible?

[@fragarena9910]

👌

[@aeolian951]

How do I rotate bullets without rotating the player?

[@ccristian1715]

Thanks for the tutorial. I used it for a Side Scroller. The only problem I have is the bullet_speed that fluctuates when the user shoots and moves in the same direction. Any tips on how can I fix this issue?

[@nemene8585]

I have the same problem. I tried updating the mouse angle but still doesent work.

[@nemene8585]

I was searching for a comment like this in hopes of finding a fix :(

[@nemene8585]

still no anwser :(

[@nemene8585]

you have to call the yeet in the procces of the bullet in a if statement that is canceld at the end of it

[@B-mo0000]

❤

[@menoobsad]

hey for me it said nonexistent function 'instance' in gdscript how do i fix this

[@kleydermendoza4771]

Hi, i need, your help, im spanish, then sorry for my english :v, when I make the group "player", and I do the function of the bullet, from, "if it is not in the group player: queue free", but when it collides with a tree, nothing happens, it keeps bouncing, the tree is a sprite and a static body2d 13:27

[@DavidTorres-yo4vb]

para empezar tienes que conectar el objeto con un: " on_Area2D_body_entered " y ponerle : if " introduce el nombre del objeto " in body.name: ... y después ponle un queue free, esto si el objeto esta en la misma escena que el otro xd... o bueno así mas o menos me funciona no se si te llegue a funcionar...

[@Dorniotos]

It says Invalid call. Nonexistent function 'apply_impulse' in base 'KinematicBody2D'. Every time I try to shoot. Pls help me.

[@awesomegamingmixes114]

It says Invalid.call Nonexistent function 'apply_impulse' in base 'Node2D'. What can i do about it ?

[@herre3147]

Looks like you used a Node2D as a root node for your bullet instead of a Rigidbody2D. Right click on your Node2D of your bullet scene, click "Change Type" and change it to "Rigidbody2D"

[@AleksandarPopovic]

Thanks to sugestion on unity tutorial but godoto is best engine ever.......special for 2d games.......thank you for sharing this turorial, nice work subscribe from me, continue to work people must interested on godot.......thank tou onece again great video......

[@CodeWithTom]

You're very welcome! 😁

[@ragnarhagberg6716]

Invalid call. Nonexistent function "rotated" in base "Nil", any ideas why? This occurs when applying impulse

[@simonrobertgreenwood]

Make sure your brackets on line 15 are the same as his that fixed it for me

[@russelsantos2729]

Hi, How can I make it run out of ammo??

[@williamnilsson4344]

For me i don’t have a function called apply_impulse(), is there an alternative or can I fix it somehow?

[@CodeWithTom]

Are you using a KinematicBody?

[@arianmanchurin7149]

@@CodeWithTom Yes, KinematicBody

[@CodeWithTom]

@@arianmanchurin7149 Gotcha, so you need to be using a RigidBody2D instead. :)

[@abahanparichha2780]

in godot 3.3 get_global_position( ) not exists. are they removed that function

[@nuki_yt]

Hi, I have a problem. I created a script on the bullet to be destroyed after 10 seconds, everything works normally, but when it disappears, the game slows down and I don't understand why. Can you help me? Here is the Code. var life = 10 func _process(delta): yield(get_tree()create_timer(life), "timeout") destroy() func destroy(): queue_free()

[@nuki_yt]

Forget it, I already solved it :)

[@CodeWithTom]

Glad you managed to solve the issue Nuki!

[@charmilla5098]

@@nuki_yt how you solved it

[@yourkodi3945]

@@nuki_yt maybe post what you done to help others??

[@nuki_yt]

@@yourkodi3945 The problem was in the yield(), sometimes it was executed when the bullet was deleted, and that caused lag. I fixed it using a timer node.

[@nemene8585]

When i am moving and shooting the bullet goes nuts and shoots in a wrong direstion idk how to fix it

[@nemene8585]

found the anwser you have to call the yeet in the bullet scene on proces in a if statement that is canceled at the end of itself

[@user-ic3tg7gb8z]

my bullet doesnt have any applied force to it?

[@el21es37]

I get this error : invalid call, Nonecistent fuction "apply_impulsive" in base "rigibody2D" (bullet.gd)

[@toadyproductions2106]

your supposed to put impulse not impulsive.

[@CiampaGiuseppe8]

It gives me an error. It says: "Invalid call. Nonexistent function 'instance' in base 'StreamTexture'."

[@thedevine3756]

Huh, that odd. I don’t know why it does that I’m just replying to make the comment more popular so he can see it. Good luck!

[@ianbrown3689]

I've got the same thing

[@ianbrown3689]

ok, I figured it out. The sprite that's being preloaded MUST be a different scene. It doesn't work other wise (make sure your bullet sprite is a .tscn file)

[@aurensmith4292]

I had the same problem but it was because I used .gd instead of .tscn lol

[@mirzobeksultonnazarov976]

Is your bullet object is type of RigidBody? i mean the main node of the bullet scene should be RigidBody not StreamTexture.

[@samuelzhang5497]

It says "Invalid call. Nonexistent function 'apply_impluse' in base 'RigidBody2D' This shows up every time I left click when playing the project. Could someone help me out?

[@jjlolbutnotreally]

you spelled impulse wrong?

[@nemene8585]

Maybe you changet the mode from rigid to static or character or kinematic. Or you switched to kinematc body and it is just named rigid idk.

[@tylerreynolds5126]

or just do "if Input.is_action_just_pressed('fire')"

[@l-tdrake9565]

This code doesn't work for me : "fire_instance.apply_impulse(mov, Vector2(fire_instance, 0).rotated(rotation))"

[@tuhkiscgibin6627]

I have the same problem

[@l-tdrake9565]

@@tuhkiscgibin6627 I figured it out

[@krspy8849]

@@l-tdrake9565 you probably should have told him how you fixed it...

[@splotchy6759]

I followed this but in the end it spawns 3 bullets and when i shoot down it spins out, anyhelp? Edit: Fixed it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CodeWithTom]

Glad you got it fixed

[@nabilizard704]

Asset?

[@toby1kanobi194]

LMAOOOO I forgot the _ at the start of _physics_process(delta): and i couldnt figure out why it wasnt working

[@VickylanceMedia]

Area2D will be better in terms of performance for bullets

[@SoyPikZG]

ayuda, solo me dispara hacia la derecha :,v

[@SantiDEV_CR]

A mi cuando presiono para disparar se me cierra el juego ☠️

[@gonzitarod2885]

Totalmente genio ! Gracias hermano. No traduscas esto en el traductor de gugul xd

[@kleydermendoza4771]

wtf, eres de colombia?

[@pgt915]

How nontrivial is for godot users to make the player look at the mouse! I would have to write 1000 lines of code just for this one simple thing in unity.I will say that since brackeys stopped making videos,I've stopped using unity and godot is so much easier to use!

[@joshaklese4969]

If you get halfway... there you are. Now I made the bullet already and I will not show you how it is put together and skip ahead and there you have it. Now go read the comments of everyone who made it through 100% with no snags singing the praise of the content creator.

[@spasannobudd8937]

dude slow down omg

[@VaSoapman]

This might just be me, but I hate GODOT signals. It feels a bit too much like the baby coding mode from GMS.

[@martindelgado135]

alguien me puede ayudar tengo un dilema con un Sprite en resumen es un personaje con función de pesca el cual se puede mover de izquierda a derecha y puede lanzar balas en forma de anzuelo el problema es que no puedo integrar la animación de cuando saca la caña siempre que le doy a n se queda estático sin mostrar la animación adjunto código que use (copie) no se nada del lenguaje xd lo hago por un proyecto de grado xd extends KinematicBody2D const moveSpeed = 25 const maxSpeed = 50 const jumpHeight = -300 const up = Vector2(0,-1) const gravity = 15 onready var sprite = $Sprite onready var animationPlayer = $AnimationPlayer onready var preBullet = preload ("res://escena//bullet.tscn") var motion = Vector2() func _physics_process(_delta): motion.y +=gravity var friction=false if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_right"): sprite.flip_h = false animationPlayer.play("Walk") motion.x = min(motion.x + moveSpeed, maxSpeed) elif Input.is_action_pressed("ui_left"): sprite.flip_h = true animationPlayer.play("Walk") motion.x = max(motion.x - moveSpeed, -maxSpeed) else: animationPlayer.play("Idle") friction = true if is_on_floor(): if friction ==true: motion.x = lerp(motion.x,0,0.5) else: if friction ==true: motion.x=lerp(motion.x,0,0.01) motion = move_and_slide(motion,up); if Input.is_action_just_released("leftClick"): var bullet = preBullet.instance() get_parent().add_child(bullet) bullet.position = self.position bullet.rotate(self.rotation) if Input.is_action_pressed("n"): animationPlayer.play("launch")

[@andrmiw9]

Very useful, thanks!

[@PeritoProducciones]

Thank you! Very useful!

[@CodeWithTom]

Glad to hear that!