Area doesn't detect body entering if it's not moving

kow__

As stated in the title, I have an Area2D, which is supposed to detect body entering via body_enter(body).

The problem is that, to avoid having dozens of area checking, I made the player the area. The problem is that when it's not moving, I think it doesn't check at all for bodies for performance reasons.

Is there a way around it?

TwistedTwigleg

Because your player is not moving no new bodies will enter the area, so it will not send any new signals. So you are correct that it does not check because no new bodies have entered. However, it will detect bodies that move into it, even if it’s standing still (or at least it should).

I suppose you could check if you’re moving or not, and when you’re not moving you could use get_overlapping_bodies() to check if there are any bodies underneath the area to get around the problem. It’s not ideal but that’s the only solution I can think of right now.

Hope this helps

kow__

Thanks, I'll do as you suggested