Documentation: Using this addon in-game.

[petvas]

I found this plug-in would be a really good in-game level editor for my project, but i am not sure what would be the best way to implement it.

I think it would be really helpful if the documentation would explain this use case.

[RPicster]

Can you give some more detail how you define an implementation?

I can't really understand the problem you describe.

[petvas]

I want to create and edit shapes inside of the game not inside of the godot editor. (in game level editor)

What I figure out so far I use SS2D_Shape_Closed in this example:
I need to add SS2D_Shape_Closed to the tree and after that I need to add the Points and add changes to the Point order.
It would be helpful if the documentation would describe the public API of the SS2D_Shape_Closed object.

[RPicster]

Ah, now I get what you mean in-game. Using the plugin in-game and not the plugins result.

I'm not deep into the code enough to help you there, this seems like a case for @SirRamEsq or @remorse107 :)

[SirRamEsq]

This was something I always had in the back of my mind and is kinda supported, but there may be some wrinkles to it I haven't considered.

I think you're right, having a shape API (it kinda does already) and documenting it would be great. As I'm documenting, I might also catch an edge case or two that I hadn't considered before that applies when using the Shape ingame as opposed to the editor.

[pxvue]

Hello, I am new with Godot and was looking into this option too , but could not figure it out. Was this implemented ? To be more precise, creating shapes from code (gdscript) and not with the editor. Thanks.

[limbonaut]

@pxvue
Altering/building shapes from code is fully supported. Just look into shape_base.gd file. There are methods to manipulate the shape geometry and several ways you could do it. Off the top of my head, you could use add_point(position: Vector2) method to add points one after another. You can use set_point_in and set_point_out to create Bézier curves. You can also check point_array.gd - it manages shape data. Have fun!

[pxvue]

@limbonaut Sorry if this is not the right place to ask but I really can't find any other place for asking/documentation. I have tried (albeit, with my very limited knowledge of GDScript/Godot) to access methods from SS2D Shape but was not succesful. I have tried a similar thing with a standard Label node, and I was able to change the text for example. Would it be possible to have a bit of code sample showing how to access and modify data of a SS2D shape from code? (from a script attached to the shape or a script which is attached to something else, whichever is more convenient). Thanks !

[limbonaut]

@pxvue
A simple example with curves (use with Godot 4.1.1)
ss2d_build_shape.zip

[pxvue]

@limbonaut this is tremendously helpful !! Thanks a lot !!!