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Ellipse movement

Move objects on ellipses or smoothly back and forth in one direction.

Authors and contributors to this community extension: 4ian, VictrisGames, D8H.

It allows objects to move:

  • on an ellipsis or arcs
  • smoothly vertically or horizontally (by setting one radius to 0)
  • on a sine wave (by adding a force)

It can be used for:

  • Making objects float, such as powerups or coins
  • Moving platforms
  • Enemy movement patterns
  • Making a player constantly turn right or left (open the project online)

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Ellipse movement

Move objects on ellipses or smoothly back and forth in one direction.

Behavior actions

Loop duration
Change the loop duration.

Teleport at an angle
Change the movement angle. The object is teleported according to the angle.

Radius X
Change the radius on X axis of the movement.

Radius Y
Change the radius on Y axis of the movement.

Turn left or right
Change the in which side the object is turning (left or right).

Turn the other way
Change the turning direction (left or right).

Behavior conditions

Is turning left
Check if the object is turning left.

Behavior expressions

Expression Description
Object.EllipseMovement::CenterX() Return the movement center position on X axis.
Object.EllipseMovement::CenterY() Return the movement center position on Y axis.
Object.EllipseMovement::LoopDuration() Return the loop duration (in seconds).
Object.EllipseMovement::MovementAngle() Return the movement angle of the object.
Object.EllipseMovement::RadiusX() Return the ellipse radius on X axis.
Object.EllipseMovement::RadiusY() Return the ellipse radius on X axis.

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