speed up connect gameplay

Author: ASecondGuy

game/games/asecondguy_connect/ai.gd

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ onready var _chips_node := $"../Chips"
 onready var _grid := $"../Grid"
 onready var _game: CONNECTSCRIPT = $".."
 onready var _timer := $Timer
+onready var _pickup_timer := $PickupTimer
 
 
 func _ready():
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func _ready():
 
 
 func _process(_delta):
-	if chip.sleeping and !_picked:
+	if _is_chip_stopped() and !_picked:
 		_start_pickup()
 	if _picked:
 		var pos = (
@@ -41,13 +42,14 @@ func _on_chip_spawn(new_chip: CHIPSCRIPT):
 		chip.set_mouse_control(false)
 		_choose_goal()
 		set_process(true)
+		_pickup_timer.start()
 
 
 # drawing the path for debugging
-#func _draw():
-#	var points := _curve.get_baked_points()
-#	for i in range(points.size() - 1):
-#		draw_line(points[i], points[i + 1], Color.red)
+func _draw():
+	var points := _curve.get_baked_points()
+	for i in range(points.size() - 1):
+		draw_line(points[i], points[i + 1], Color.red)
 
 
 func _choose_goal():
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ func _start_pickup():
 	_curve.add_point(
 		Vector2(chip.position.x, _grid.global_position.y),
 		Vector2(),
-		Vector2(0, -_grid.tile_size.y * _grid.grid_size.y),
+		Vector2(0, -2 * _grid.tile_size.y),
 		0
 	)
 	_curve.add_point(chip.position, Vector2(), Vector2(), 0)
@@ -110,3 +112,9 @@ func _unpick():
 	set_process(false)
 	_curve.clear_points()
 	update()
+
+
+func _is_chip_stopped():
+	if !_pickup_timer.time_left == 0:
+		return false
+	return chip.linear_velocity.length() < 5 or chip.sleeping

game/games/asecondguy_connect/ai.tscn

@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ script = ExtResource( 1 )
 
 [node name="Timer" type="Timer" parent="."]
 one_shot = true
+
+[node name="PickupTimer" type="Timer" parent="."]
+one_shot = true

game/games/asecondguy_connect/chip.gd

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ var target_position: Vector2
 var _picked := false
 
 
+func _ready():
+	apply_central_impulse(Vector2.DOWN * 500)
+
+
 func _integrate_forces(state):
 	if _picked:
 		var move: Vector2 = target_position - global_position

game/games/asecondguy_connect/connect.gd

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ onready var _info_label := $UI/PanelContainer/InfoLabel
 
 
 func _ready():
+	randomize()
 	# setup the code representation of all played chips
 	for _x in range(_grid.grid_size.x):
 		var tmp := []
@@ -82,7 +83,10 @@ func _spawn_chip(player_id := 0):
 	var chip: RigidBody2D = preload("res://games/asecondguy_connect/chip.tscn").instance()
 	chip.player_id = player_id
 	chip.color = player_colors[player_id]
-	chip.global_position = _spawners[player_id].global_position
+	chip.global_position = (
+		_spawners[player_id].global_position
+		+ Vector2(rand_range(-10, 10), rand_range(-10, 10))
+	)
 	if chip.connect("sleeping_state_changed", self, "_on_chip_sleep", [chip]) != OK:
 		GameManager.end_game("A fatal error occured.")
 	_chips.call_deferred("add_child", chip)

game/games/asecondguy_connect/connect.tscn

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=17 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=18 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://games/asecondguy_connect/slow_label.gd" type="Script" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://games/asecondguy_connect/connect.gd" type="Script" id=2]
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ extents = Vector2( 1124, 155 )
 [sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id=2]
 extents = Vector2( 1745, 497.5 )
 
+[sub_resource type="PhysicsMaterial" id=14]
+bounce = 100.0
+
 [sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id=4]
 extents = Vector2( 404.5, 39 )
 
@@ -85,23 +88,26 @@ shape = SubResource( 2 )
 position = Vector2( 504, -890 )
 shape = SubResource( 2 )
 
-[node name="RampLeft" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Bounds"]
+[node name="Ramps" type="StaticBody2D" parent="."]
+physics_material_override = SubResource( 14 )
+
+[node name="RampLeft" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Ramps"]
 position = Vector2( -323, 433 )
-rotation = 0.626923
+rotation = 0.698132
 shape = SubResource( 4 )
 
-[node name="RampRight" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Bounds"]
-position = Vector2( 1318, 399 )
-rotation = -0.735762
+[node name="RampRight" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Ramps"]
+position = Vector2( 1318, 433 )
+rotation = -0.698132
 shape = SubResource( 4 )
 
 [node name="Chips" type="Node" parent="."]
 
 [node name="Spawner1" type="Position2D" parent="."]
-position = Vector2( -432, 56 )
+position = Vector2( -398, 178 )
 
 [node name="Spawner2" type="Position2D" parent="."]
-position = Vector2( 1255, 160 )
+position = Vector2( 1398, 178 )
 
 [node name="Grid" type="StaticBody2D" parent="."]
 position = Vector2( 250, 133 )