Kinematic object does not update position (SOLVED)

[Wattosan]

Hello,

I am trying to move a kinematic body with the following code:

Nothing happens. Same if it is set to trigger or static. The only time it moves is when it is set to Dynamic.

Why is it not moving?

Thanks!

[Potota]

Try changing this:

go.set_position(pos.y)

to this:

go.set_position(pos)

[Klear]

…alternatively:

go.set(".", "position.y", pos.y)

[totebo]

@Wattosan

Nothing happens

You should get an error in console, saying that the first argument is a number and not a vector?

[Wattosan]

@totebo

You should get an error in console, saying that the first argument is a number and not a vector?

Interesting. I should indeed. But I don’t. And it works when the type is set to Dynamic. At least it looks like it works because it is moving on the Y axis.

[Wattosan]

I tried fixing the error:
go.set_position(pos)

and I tried
go.set(".", “position.y”, pos.y)

Neither of them work.

[Mathias_Westerdahl]

@Wattosan

At least it looks like it works because it is moving on the Y axis.

That’s the difference between dynamic and the rest, it updates each frame with the given gravity.

[britzl]

@Wattosan

Neither of them work.

Is the script running?

[Wattosan]

@Mathias_Westerdahl

That’s the difference between dynamic and the rest, it updates each frame with the given gravity.

Aah! I now found the error. I added a print statement. It seems the script, which ran the Update() method was removed somehow. I added it back and all is good now.

I really thought the script did its job because it was moving exactly like I wrote it to move (or at least I thought it did). But it was because it had gravity enabled.

Thanks!