Improve hitbox leniency, and don't allow ships to rotate into each other.

godot_ship/scenes/ships/2Ship.tscn

@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ texture = ExtResource( 2 )
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
 position = Vector2( 0.125, 16 )
-scale = Vector2( 0.9, 0.95 )
+scale = Vector2( 0.5, 0.75 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )
 
 [node name="Area2D" type="Area2D" parent="."]
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Area2D"]
 position = Vector2( 0.125, 16 )
-scale = Vector2( 0.9, 0.95 )
+scale = Vector2( 0.5, 0.75 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )

godot_ship/scenes/ships/3ShipB.tscn

@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ shape = SubResource( 1 )
 [node name="Area2D" type="Area2D" parent="."]
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Area2D"]
-scale = Vector2( 0.9, 0.966 )
+scale = Vector2( 0.5, 0.833 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )

godot_ship/scenes/ships/3shipA.tscn

@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ script = ExtResource( 1 )
 texture = ExtResource( 2 )
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
-scale = Vector2( 0.9, 0.966 )
+scale = Vector2( 0.5, 0.875 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )
 
 [node name="Area2D" type="Area2D" parent="."]
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Area2D"]
-scale = Vector2( 0.9, 0.966 )
+scale = Vector2( 0.5, 0.833 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )

godot_ship/scenes/ships/4Ship.tscn

@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ texture = ExtResource( 2 )
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
 position = Vector2( 0, 16 )
-scale = Vector2( 0.9, 0.975 )
+scale = Vector2( 0.5, 0.875 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )
 
 [node name="Area2D" type="Area2D" parent="."]
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Area2D"]
 position = Vector2( 0, 16 )
-scale = Vector2( 0.9, 0.975 )
+scale = Vector2( 0.5, 0.875 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )

godot_ship/scenes/ships/5Ship.tscn

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ script = ExtResource( 1 )
 texture = ExtResource( 2 )
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
-scale = Vector2( 0.9, 0.98 )
+scale = Vector2( 0.5, 0.9 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )
 
 [node name="Area2D" type="Area2D" parent="."]
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Area2D"]
-scale = Vector2( 0.9, 0.98 )
+scale = Vector2( 0.5, 0.9 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )

godot_ship/script/game/moveShip.gd

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ extends RigidBody2D
 var held = false
 var originalPos # Position before moving the ship
 var snapOriginalPos = false # Gets the original position
-var mousePos
+var mousePos # Stores the last known mouse position so the physics engine can use it
 var vertical = true # Gets ship which is either vertical or horizonal
 var startingPos # Starting position of ships before being placed
 
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ var collision = false
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
 	mode = MODE_KINEMATIC
+	contacts_reported = 64
+	set_use_custom_integrator(true)
 	# Snap the ships to the grid, so the engine won't get mad when they're moved away from the starting position every frame
 	position = (position - offset).snapped(Vector2(32, 32)) + offset
 	startingPos = position
@@ -62,7 +64,9 @@ func _input(event):
 				# Rotation has been moved to _physics_process,
 				# as per recommendation of godot_engine.org
 				vertical = not vertical
-
+				# It takes 3 physics ticks for the rotation to update the hitboxes
+				# Determined imperically through testing, may work differently on different machines(?)
+				released = 3
 
 # Offset from the corner of the screen to the corner of the board
 const offset = Vector2(36, 36)
@@ -73,9 +77,6 @@ var   prev_position = Vector2(0,0)
 # The number of frames after an object is released to check for physics updates
 var   released = 0
 
-func _integrate_forces(state):
-	if state.get_contact_count():
-		collision = true
 
 #   _physics_process: called in place of the physics processor
 #     Checks collision and updates the position and rotation of the object
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ func _physics_process(_delta):
 		position = startingPos
 		rotation = 0
 		vertical = true
+
 	# Rotate if the piece needs to be rotated
 	if rotated:
 		prev_vertical = vertical
@@ -139,9 +141,11 @@ func checkOriginalPos():
 
 # Called when *this* ship collides with another ship
 func ship_stacked(_body):
+	print("stacked")
 	collision = true
 # Called when *this* ship stops colliding with another ship
 func ship_unstacked(_body):
+	print("unstacked")
 	collision = false
 
 # Calculate the extents (front to back) of the ship and check whether they're on the board