ft: drag to move

evolve-die-repeat/molecular/molecular_player.gd

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var isAlive: bool = true
 @onready var invulnerable_cooldown_timer: Timer = $InvulnerableCooldownTimer
 var hasiframes: bool = false  # only used for iframe after collision for now
 var target = Vector2.ZERO # either vector2 or Node2D
-var updating_target: bool = false
+var updating_target: bool = false # TODO: overhaul; make own node/script and actually expand logic properly
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	var screen_size = get_viewport_rect().size
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 
 func _input(event):
-	# TODO: only does clicks/taps; accept mouse drags
-	if event is InputEventMouseButton and event.button_index == MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT and event.pressed:
-		target = get_global_mouse_position()
 	if event is InputEventMouseButton and event.button_index == MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT:
 		if event.pressed:
 			# start tracking
@@ -50,9 +47,6 @@ func _input(event):
 			# stop tracking
 			updating_target = false
 
-	if updating_target and event is InputEventMouseMotion:
-		target = get_global_mouse_position()
-
 func _physics_process(delta):
 	var pos
 	if typeof(target) == TYPE_VECTOR2:
@@ -78,6 +72,9 @@ func _process(delta):
 	if self.rotation != self.desired_rotation: 
 		self.rotation = lerp_angle(self.rotation, self.desired_rotation, clampf(4 * delta, 0, 1))
 	
+	if typeof(target) == TYPE_VECTOR2 and updating_target:
+		target = get_global_mouse_position()
+	
 
 func try_attack() -> void:
 	if not can_attack: