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Turret 2D movement

A turret movement with customizable speed, acceleration and stop angles.

Authors and contributors to this experimental extension: D8H.

With this behavior, you can make an object rotate like a turret toward a 2D position. It may be used with the Bullet extension to fire objects.

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Turret movement

A turret movement with customizable speed, acceleration and stop angles.

Behavior actions

Move clockwise
Move clockwise.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior

Technical note: parameter 2 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is Turret::Turret::MoveClockwise.

Move counter-clockwise
Move counter-clockwise.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior

Technical note: parameter 2 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is Turret::Turret::MoveCounterClockwise.

Move toward a position
Move toward a position.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (🔢 Number): X position
  • Parameter 3 (🔢 Number): Y position
  • Parameter 4 (🔢 Number): Angle margin

Technical note: parameter 5 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is Turret::Turret::MoveToward.

Aiming angle
Change the aiming angle.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (🔢 Number): Aiming angle

Technical note: parameter 3 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is Turret::Turret::SetAimingAngle.

Set aiming angle toward a position
Set angle toward a position.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (🔢 Number): X position
  • Parameter 3 (🔢 Number): Y position

Technical note: parameter 4 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is Turret::Turret::SetAimingAngleToward.

Behavior conditions

Is moving
Check if the turret is moving.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior

Technical note: parameter 2 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this condition internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is Turret::Turret::IsMoving.

Behavior expressions

Expression Description
Object.Turret::AimingAngle() Aiming angle (between 0° and 360° if no stop angle are set).

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