floating

godot/player/OnFootPhysics.gd

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ onready var util = get_node("/root/Util")
 export var gravity: float = 6.0
 # When falling, gravity is artificially increased
 export var gravity_downwards_factor: float = 3
-export var float_factor = 0.5
 export var ground_gravity: float = 3.1
 # Rate of gaining speed
 export var velocity_acceleration_xz: float = 3
@@ -21,6 +20,8 @@ export var walk_factor: float = 2.0
 
 export var can_glide: bool = false
 export var can_float: bool = false
+export var float_factor = 0.5
+
 
 "public" var velocity: Vector3 = Vector3.ZERO
 # Value changed by code only to add slow down or speed up effects
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ func process_velocity(delta: float):
 	# Gravity
 	# You can buffer jumps by pressing releaseing the space bar and then pressing it again
 	if not is_on_floor():
+		$FloatFactorAnimation.advance(delta)
 		var grav = -gravity
 		if can_glide and Input.is_action_pressed("player_jump"):
 			grav /= 4
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ func process_velocity(delta: float):
 			gdf = float_factor
 		target_velocity.y *= util.clamped_lerp(gdf, 1.0, velocity.y/2, 0.0)
 	else:
+		$FloatFactorAnimation.stop()
+		$FloatFactorAnimation.play("float_anim")
 		velocity.y = max(0.0, velocity.y)
 		target_velocity.y = max(0.0, max(target_velocity.y, jump_power * $"../MovementInput".jump_intent * jump_permission))
 		if target_velocity.y == 0.0 and velocity.y == 0.0:

godot/player/player.gd

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ onready var active_physics_node: Spatial = $OnFootPhysics
 
 export var can_glide: bool = false
 export var can_float: bool = false
-export var float_factor = 0.5
 
 func _ready():
 	Util.player = self
@@ -38,6 +37,5 @@ func objective_distance() -> float:
 func _process(_delta):
 	$OnFootPhysics.can_glide = can_glide
 	$OnFootPhysics.can_float = can_float
-	$OnFootPhysics.float_factor = float_factor
 
 

godot/player/player.tscn

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=33 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=34 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://player/CameraController.gd" type="Script" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://player/OnFootPhysics.gd" type="Script" id=2]
@@ -57,6 +57,22 @@ tracks/0/keys = {
 
 [sub_resource type="CylinderShape" id=4]
 
+[sub_resource type="Animation" id=14]
+resource_name = "float_anim"
+length = 5.0
+tracks/0/type = "value"
+tracks/0/path = NodePath(".:float_factor")
+tracks/0/interp = 1
+tracks/0/loop_wrap = true
+tracks/0/imported = false
+tracks/0/enabled = true
+tracks/0/keys = {
+"times": PoolRealArray( 0, 3 ),
+"transitions": PoolRealArray( 1, 1 ),
+"update": 0,
+"values": [ 0.5, 3.0 ]
+}
+
 [sub_resource type="SphereShape" id=5]
 
 [sub_resource type="Animation" id=10]
@@ -212,6 +228,11 @@ shape = SubResource( 4 )
 [node name="Floor" type="RayCast" parent="OnFootPhysics"]
 script = ExtResource( 10 )
 
+[node name="FloatFactorAnimation" type="AnimationPlayer" parent="OnFootPhysics"]
+autoplay = "float_anim"
+playback_process_mode = 2
+anims/float_anim = SubResource( 14 )
+
 [node name="ElevatorPhysics" type="Spatial" parent="."]
 script = ExtResource( 7 )
 

godot/tests/test_player_locomotion.tscn

@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ shape = SubResource( 2 )
 
 [node name="Player" parent="." instance=ExtResource( 1 )]
 transform = Transform( 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0.566872, 2.73697 )
-can_glide = true
+can_float = true