I have a question about move_and_slide parameter!

oldSkool

hello, for the move_and_slide parameter, i don't seem to get the Vector2.UP I know the value is x =0 and y = 1 but what does that do for the move left and right? I know that when you change the UP to down, left, or right, i can't jump. could it be that the enum will determine if you can jump up or right or left but i dont want to assume anything. and then there the zero? can someone explain. thank you

cybereality

It lets the engine know where the floor is supposed to be. It should typically just be the Vecor2.UP or Vector3.UP unless you are doing something weird and need custom gravity directions.

oldSkool

for vector2, x pointing right is positive and left is negative, as for y point up is -1 and down is positive. so how is Vector2.UP is the floor. can someone exaggerate some more?

SIsilicon28

The up vector represents the general normal of floors in your game, but you can also think of it as a vector that's opposite to the body's gravity direction.

cybereality

Sorry, I should have been more clear. The parameter is the floor normal, as @SIsilicon28 says.