RootMotion
Turns a clip's own drift into the node's own movement: a dash whose art steps forward each frame carries the character forward instead of resetting the sprite in place. Scale is per axis, so sideways wobble need not become sideways travel.
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Add it
+ Add node → Root Motion Character creates a node with it already on. Already have a node for it? Add component → RootMotionComponent.
From a script
A script on the same node writes these fields by name. RootMotionComponent is the name to pass.
rgs
set_point("RootMotionComponent", "scale", vec2(1.0, 0.0));
set_flag("RootMotionComponent", "enabled", true);Fields
| Field | Script name | Kind | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale | scale | two numbers (x, y) | (1, 0) | How much of the drift to apply, per axis. |
| Enabled | enabled | checkbox | on | Whether it applies right now. |