Create a new scene with CharacterBody2D as root

Rename it to Player

Add a Sprite2D as child

Add a CollisionPolygon2D as child

Select the Sprite2D

Set the texture to Player.png

Select the CollisionPolygon2D

Select Create Points icon in viewport

Draw points on the vertices of the ship

(Outlining the shape)

Look at the image of the ship above - y-axis (GREEN ARROW) is the direction of travel, so we should rotate the ship 180 degrees

Select the Sprite2D and the CollisionPolygon2D

Set their rotation to 180 degrees

Add a script to the player node

Add a class name

Why use class_name?

Using class_name Player provides two specific benefits:

Global Type Recognition: You can now refer to this script as a type in other scripts. For example, if a laser hits something, you can write: if body is Player:. Without class_name, you would have to check file paths or groups.
Add Node Menu: "Player" will now appear in the "Create New Node" menu in the editor, just like a built-in Godot node.

Add export vars for

max speed
acceleration
rotation speed
linear damping

Create a function to generate thrust

Set the starting direction

Increase velocity

Limit velocity to max speed

Create a function to slow the ship down

Set velocity to move towards 0 when no keys pressed

In physics process

Get the current rotation direction

Rotate in direction by rotation speed

If thrusting add thrust

Otherwise slow down

Call move and slide

Add your player to the main scene

TEST THE GAME

Project Setup

Screen wrapping

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Create a new scene with CharacterBody2D as root

Rename it to Player

Add a Sprite2D as child

Add a CollisionPolygon2D as child

Select the Sprite2D

Set the texture to Player.png

Select the CollisionPolygon2D

Select Create Points icon in viewport

Draw points on the vertices of the ship

(Outlining the shape)

Look at the image of the ship above - y-axis (GREEN ARROW) is the direction of travel, so we should rotate the ship 180 degrees

Select the Sprite2D and the CollisionPolygon2D

Set their rotation to 180 degrees

Add a script to the player node

Add a class name

Why use class_name?

Add export vars for

max speedaccelerationrotation speedlinear damping

Create a function to generate thrust

Set the starting direction

Increase velocity

Limit velocity to max speed

Create a function to slow the ship down

Set velocity to move towards 0 when no keys pressed

In physics process

Get the current rotation direction

Rotate in direction by rotation speed

If thrusting add thrust

Otherwise slow down

Call move and slide

Add your player to the main scene

TEST THE GAME

Project Setup

Screen wrapping

max speed
acceleration
rotation speed
linear damping