NPC angle lock when using weapon

Characters/Character.cs

@@ -159,6 +159,14 @@ namespace SupaLidlGame.Characters
             }
         }
 
+        public void LookTowardsDirection()
+        {
+            if (!Direction.IsZeroApprox())
+            {
+                Target = Direction;
+            }
+        }
+
         public virtual void _on_hurtbox_received_damage(
             float damage,
             Character inflictor,

Characters/NPC.cs

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace SupaLidlGame.Characters
                 float dist = GlobalPosition.DistanceSquaredTo(pos);
                 UpdateWeights(pos);
 
-                if (Target.LengthSquared() < 1024)
+                if (dist < 1024)
                 {
                     if (Inventory.SelectedItem is Weapon weapon)
                     {

Characters/Player.tscn

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=29 format=3 uid="uid://b2254pup8k161"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=30 format=3 uid="uid://b2254pup8k161"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://Characters/Player.cs" id="1_flygr"]
 [ext_resource type="Shader" path="res://Shaders/Flash.gdshader" id="2_ngsgt"]
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://Items/Inventory.cs" id="7_xyenu"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://State/Character/PlayerRollState.cs" id="8_fy0v5"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://cjgxyhgcyvsv7" path="res://BoundingBoxes/Hurtbox.tscn" id="9_avyu4"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://g7wfcubs6bdd" path="res://Items/Weapons/Railgun.tscn" id="10_7kb8b"]
 [ext_resource type="AudioStream" uid="uid://njun3e6v4854" path="res://Assets/Sounds/hurt.wav" id="12_h0x0g"]
 
 [sub_resource type="ShaderMaterial" id="ShaderMaterial_h78y7"]
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@ InventoryMap = {
 "equip_2": 1
 }
 
+[node name="Railgun" parent="Inventory" instance=ExtResource("10_7kb8b")]
+
 [node name="Node2D" parent="Inventory" instance=ExtResource("7_4rxuv")]
 
 [node name="Hurtbox" parent="." instance=ExtResource("9_avyu4")]

Items/Weapon.cs

@@ -35,20 +35,31 @@ namespace SupaLidlGame.Items
         [Export]
         public float InitialVelocity { get; set; } = 0;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Hides the weapon if it is idle (i.e. not being used).
+        /// </summary>
         [Export]
         public bool ShouldHideIdle { get; set; } = false;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Freezes the player's target angle if this weapon is being used.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Export]
+        public bool ShouldFreezeAngleOnUse { get; set; } = true;
+
+        [Export]
+        public float MinDistanceHint { get; set; }
+
+        [Export]
+        public float MaxDistanceHint { get; set; }
+
         public virtual bool IsParryable { get; protected set; } = false;
 
         public bool IsParried { get; set; }
 
         public Character Character { get; set; }
 
-        [Export]
+        public Vector2 UseDirection { get; set; }
-        public float MinDistanceHint { get; set; }
-
-        [Export]
-        public float MaxDistanceHint { get; set; }
 
         public override bool StacksWith(Item item) => false;
 

Items/Weapons/Railgun.tscn

@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ UseTime = 1.0
 script = ExtResource("1_xynim")
 InitialState = NodePath("Idle")
 
-[node name="Idle" type="Node" parent="State" node_paths=PackedStringArray("FireState")]
+[node name="Idle" type="Node" parent="State" node_paths=PackedStringArray("FireState", "Weapon")]
 script = ExtResource("2_a4hhy")
 FireState = NodePath("../Fire")
+Weapon = NodePath("../..")
 
 [node name="Fire" type="Node" parent="State" node_paths=PackedStringArray("Weapon", "IdleState")]
 script = ExtResource("3_dcbnq")

State/Character/CharacterState.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,27 @@ namespace SupaLidlGame.State.Character
             {
                 Character.StunTime -= delta;
             }
+
+            var item = Character.Inventory.SelectedItem;
+            var offhand = Character.Inventory.OffhandItem;
+
+            // angle towards item use angle or offhand use angle if not used
+
+            bool targetTowards(Items.Item item)
+            {
+                if (item is Items.Weapon weapon)
+                {
+                    if (weapon.IsUsing)
+                    {
+                        Character.Target = weapon.UseDirection;
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var _ = targetTowards(item) || targetTowards(offhand);
+
             return null;
         }
 

State/Character/PlayerState.cs

@@ -30,47 +30,41 @@ namespace SupaLidlGame.State.Character
         {
             Character.Direction = Godot.Input.GetVector("ui_left", "ui_right",
                                                         "ui_up", "ui_down");
+            Character.LookTowardsDirection();
+
             Vector2 mousePos = Character.GetGlobalMousePosition();
             Vector2 dirToMouse = Character.GlobalPosition.DirectionTo(mousePos);
 
-            bool faceToDir = !Character.Direction.IsZeroApprox();
+            bool targetTowards(Items.Item item)
-
-            if (Character.Inventory.SelectedItem is Items.Weapon weapon)
             {
-                if (!weapon.IsUsing)
+                if (Character.Inventory.SelectedItem is Items.Weapon weapon)
                 {
-                    if (weapon.ShouldHideIdle)
+                    if (!weapon.IsUsing)
                     {
-                        faceToDir = true;
+                        var isPressed = Godot.Input.IsActionPressed("attack1");
-                    }
+                        var ret = false;
-                    else
+
-                    {
+                        if (!weapon.ShouldHideIdle || isPressed)
-                        Character.Target = dirToMouse;
+                        {
+                            Character.Target = dirToMouse;
+                            ret = true;
+                        }
+
+                        if (isPressed)
+                        {
+                            Character.UseCurrentItem();
+                        }
+
+                        return ret;
                     }
                 }
-                else
+                return false;
-                {
-                    faceToDir = false;
-                }
             }
 
-            if (faceToDir)
+            var item = Character.Inventory.SelectedItem;
-            {
+            var offhand = Character.Inventory.OffhandItem;
-                Character.Target = Character.Direction;
-            }
 
-            if (Godot.Input.IsActionPressed("attack1"))
+            var _ = targetTowards(item) || targetTowards(offhand);
-            {
-                var item = Character.Inventory.SelectedItem;
-                if (item is not null)
-                {
-                    if (!item.IsUsing)
-                    {
-                        Character.Target = dirToMouse;
-                    }
-                    Character.UseCurrentItem();
-                }
-            }
 
             return base.Process(delta);
         }

State/Weapon/RangedFireState.cs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace SupaLidlGame.State.Weapon
             //_timeLeft
             _timeLeft = Weapon.UseTime;
             Weapon.Attack();
+            Weapon.UseDirection = Weapon.Character.Target;
             return null;
         }
 

State/Weapon/SwordAttackState.cs

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace SupaLidlGame.State.Weapon
             _attackAnimDuration = Sword.AttackAnimationDuration;
 
             Sword.Visible = true;
-
+            Sword.UseDirection = Sword.Character.Target;
             return null;
         }