#5

Refactored the player architecture today.

Previously:

• most logic was concentrated inside Sora.gd
• scene structure and gameplay responsibilities were mixed together
• scaling to multiple playable characters would become difficult

To solve this, I started migrating the system to a BasePlayer architecture.

Changes

Introduced BasePlayer

Created:

• BasePlayer.gd
• shared player logic

Moved common systems into BasePlayer:

• movement
• dodge roll
• damage
• attack
• auto weapons
• pulse animation

Switched to Scene Inheritance

Changed from script-only inheritance to full scene inheritance.

BasePlayer.tscn
    ↑
Sora.tscn

This now allows:

• shared node structures
• easier character expansion
• sprite replacement workflows
• future character select support

Problems Encountered

null instance errors

Invalid access to property 'speed' on null instance

Cause:

• only script inheritance was used
• scene inheritance was not configured correctly

Fix:

• rebuilt Sora as an inherited scene from BasePlayer

Important Learning

In Godot:

• script inheritance
• scene inheritance

are completely different systems.

For character architecture, combining both is extremely important.

Next Steps

Continue separating responsibilities inside the player structure:

BasePlayer
 ├ visual
 ├ stats
 ├ combat
 └ character unique

Future plans:

• Character Select
• unique skills
• character abilities
• animation variations