Question about moving a camera movement and camera limits

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Question about moving a camera movement and camera limits

fireche

Question 1:
I have a fairly simple movement script for my Camera2D:

func _process(delta) -> void:
	var input_vector = Vector2.ZERO;
	input_vector.x = Input.get_action_strength("ui_right") - Input.get_action_strength("ui_left")
	input_vector.y = Input.get_action_strength("ui_down") - Input.get_action_strength("ui_up")
	input_vector = input_vector.normalized()
	if input_vector != Vector2.ZERO:
		var distance = input_vector * keyboardSpeed
		var target = position + distance
		position = position.move_toward(target, keyboardSpeed * delta)

Like this, the camera moves with a slight acceleration and deceleration. How would I do that if I wanted to disable the acceleration/deceleration? I tried a couple of things, but nothing worked out and I think it might not even be possible with the simple move_toward, but maybe anyone here has an idea?

Question 2:
When moving my camera around, the limits are respected, but the camera's position (not the view) can still wander off limits. Is there a built-in way to enforce the limits for the position of the camera?

fireche

About Question 1, I figured the smooth setting was the issue. Removing the smooth setting removes the acceleration/deceleration effect.

For Question 2 I found a workaround with code, but I am not a big fan of it. I feel the limits should also be enforced for the camera position by default.

So, first I get the current viewport size, the dimensions of the camera:

onready var viewportSize = get_viewport_rect().size

Then I wrote a function that checks if a point is within the camera limits:

func isWithinCameraBounds(point: Vector2) -> bool:
	var vph = viewportSize.x / 2
	var vpv = viewportSize.y / 2
	return point.x + vph < limit_right && point.x - vph > limit_left && point.y - vpv > limit_top && point.y + vpv< limit_bottom

and updated my move code:

func _process(delta) -> void:
	var input_vector = Vector2.ZERO;
	input_vector.x = Input.get_action_strength("ui_right") - Input.get_action_strength("ui_left")
	input_vector.y = Input.get_action_strength("ui_down") - Input.get_action_strength("ui_up")
	input_vector = input_vector.normalized()

	var _pos = position
	if input_vector != Vector2.ZERO:
		var distance = input_vector * keyboardSpeed
		var target = position + distance
		_pos = position.move_toward(target, keyboardSpeed * delta)
	if isWithinCameraBounds(_pos):
		position = _pos