ft: predator mostly done

evolve-die-repeat/molecular/molecular_player.gd

@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 extends CharacterBody2D
 
-@export var attack_duration = 0.4 
-@export var attack_cooldown_duration = 0.6
+@export var attack_duration: float = 0.4 
+@export var attack_cooldown_duration: float = 0.6
 
 @onready var attack_area: Area2D = $AttackArea
 @onready var attack_timer: Timer = $AttackTimer
 @onready var attack_cooldown_timer: Timer = $AttackCooldownTimer
 @onready var sprite: AnimatedSprite2D = $AnimatedSprite2D
 
-@export var speed = 200
-var damage = 10
-var can_attack = true
+# TODO: these stats are shared across most entities; extract to resource?
+@export var speed: int = 200
+var damage: int = 10
+var can_attack: bool = true
+var desired_rotation: float = 0
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	var screen_size = get_viewport_rect().size
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	attack_timer.wait_time = attack_duration
 	attack_cooldown_timer.wait_time = attack_cooldown_duration
 
+
 func _process(delta):
 	velocity = Vector2.ZERO
 	if Input.is_action_pressed("move_right"):
@@ -33,10 +36,15 @@ func _process(delta):
 	if Input.is_action_pressed("try_attack"):
 		try_attack()
 
+
 	if not velocity.is_zero_approx():
-		self.rotation = atan2(velocity.y, velocity.x)
+		self.desired_rotation = atan2(velocity.y, velocity.x)
+		
+	# smoothly rotate
+	if self.rotation != self.desired_rotation: 
+		self.rotation = lerp_angle(self.rotation, self.desired_rotation, clampf(4 * delta, 0, 1))
+
 	move_and_collide(speed * velocity * delta)
-	#position += speed * velocity * delta
 	position = GameManager.get_boundaried_position(position)
 	
 func try_attack() -> void:
@@ -60,7 +68,7 @@ func _on_cooldown_timeout() -> void:
 	
 func _on_attack_hit(body: Node2D) -> void:
 	var hit_hittable = false
-	if body.is_in_group("prey") or body.is_in_group("predators"):
+	if body.is_in_group("prey") or body.is_in_group("predator"):
 		if body.has_method("handle_damage"):
 			body.handle_damage(damage, self)
 			hit_hittable = true
@@ -70,3 +78,7 @@ func _on_attack_hit(body: Node2D) -> void:
 		await get_tree().create_timer(0.2).timeout
 		sprite.play("default")
 		# TODO: resource handling logic
+
+func handle_damage(dmg: int, src: Node) -> void:
+	# TODO: damage logic
+	pass