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2d melee combat?
I'm making an 8-directional RPG and was wondering what would be the best approach to melee combat like in the old Legend of Zelda or in Realm of the Mad God? Should a collider be instantiated in all eight directions or should a single collider be animated to attack in each direction? Thanks in advance.
Best Answer
The way I would approach this is with however-many-directions-you-can-attack-in triggers (I'd say four is enough). When attacking check which direction you are facing and whether there's something in the corresponding trigger or not, if that something is an enemy and you're facing it (aka it's in your range), apply some force to knock it back, animate it and reduce it's HP.
