ball now more consistently collides with arbitrary objects and bounces off them appropriately

balls/ball.gd

@@ -1,17 +1,43 @@
 extends CharacterBody2D
 
 @export var speed: float = 5
-const _speed_mult: float = 200
-var _direction: Vector2 = Vector2(1.0, 0.5)
+@export var strength: int = 1
+
+const _speed_mult: float = 20
+var _direction: Vector2 = Vector2(-1.0, -0.5)
+var _velocity: Vector2
+
+var deg: float
+
+func _ready():
+	_velocity.x = 200#speed * _speed_mult * _direction.x * delta
+	_velocity.y = 250#speed * _speed_mult * _direction.y * delta
+	
 
 func _physics_process(delta):
-	velocity.x = speed * _speed_mult * _direction.x
-	velocity.y = speed * _speed_mult * _direction.y
 
-	move_and_slide()
+	var collide = move_and_collide(_velocity * delta)
+	if collide:
+		deg = rad_to_deg(collide.get_angle())
+		if (deg >= 45 and deg < 135) or (deg >= 225 and deg < 315):
+			_invert_x()
+		if (deg >= 135 and deg < 225) or deg < 45 or deg >= 315:
+			_invert_y()
+		if collide.get_collider() is Block:
+			print(true)
+			collide.get_collider().take_damage(strength)
 
-func invert_x():
-	_direction.x *= -1
+func _invert_x():
+	_velocity.x *= -1
 
-func invert_y():
-	_direction.y *= -1
+func _invert_y():
+	_velocity.y *= -1
+
+func has_collided():
+	pass
+	#if $Raycasts/North.is_colliding() or $Raycasts/South.is_colliding():
+		#_invert_y()
+		#print("y")
+	#if $Raycasts/West.is_colliding() or $Raycasts/East.is_colliding():
+		#_invert_x()
+		#print("x")

balls/basic/ball_basic.tscn

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=4 format=3 uid="uid://sl3jbnopo0yh"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=8 format=3 uid="uid://sl3jbnopo0yh"]
 
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://d2r0ip6xy3a2" path="res://balls/ball.tscn" id="1_ffml1"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://cxi0fqy5sajh5" path="res://balls/basic/basic.webp" id="2_4dnuc"]
@@ -6,10 +6,50 @@
 [sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_isusp"]
 size = Vector2(50, 50)
 
+[sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_qicwc"]
+size = Vector2(46, 2)
+
+[sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_ugdte"]
+size = Vector2(46, 2)
+
+[sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_2tu06"]
+size = Vector2(2, 46)
+
+[sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_0vqpn"]
+size = Vector2(2, 46)
+
 [node name="Ball" instance=ExtResource("1_ffml1")]
+collision_mask = 14
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="." index="0"]
 shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_isusp")
 
 [node name="Sprite2D" type="Sprite2D" parent="." index="1"]
 texture = ExtResource("2_4dnuc")
+
+[node name="Raycasts" type="Node2D" parent="." index="2"]
+visible = false
+
+[node name="North" type="ShapeCast2D" parent="Raycasts" index="0"]
+shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_qicwc")
+target_position = Vector2(0, -25)
+collision_mask = 10
+collide_with_areas = true
+
+[node name="South" type="ShapeCast2D" parent="Raycasts" index="1"]
+shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_ugdte")
+target_position = Vector2(0, 25)
+collision_mask = 10
+collide_with_areas = true
+
+[node name="West" type="ShapeCast2D" parent="Raycasts" index="2"]
+shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_2tu06")
+target_position = Vector2(-25, 0)
+collision_mask = 10
+collide_with_areas = true
+
+[node name="East" type="ShapeCast2D" parent="Raycasts" index="3"]
+shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_0vqpn")
+target_position = Vector2(25, 0)
+collision_mask = 10
+collide_with_areas = true