2D Top-Down Combat
The Clashing Halls
Lesson 1
The Combat Player Base
Build: Build the movement player that every combat system in this quest extends
Lesson 2
Hitbox & Hurtbox with Area2D
Build: Separate dealing damage from receiving it using Area2D and signals
Lesson 3
The HealthComponent
Build: Build a reusable Node that tracks health for any actor
Lesson 4
Melee Swing Attack
Build: Add a timed swing to Player.gd that opens the Hitbox for a brief window
Lesson 5
Directional Attacks
Build: Rotate the AttackPivot in Player.gd so the swing faces where you move
Lesson 6
The Practice Dummy
Build: Build an enemy that reuses your components so the player has something to hit
Lesson 7
Damage, Knockback & i-Frames
Build: Add apply_hit() to Player.gd: knockback away from the blow plus brief i-frames
Lesson 8
Hit Flash
Build: A white-flash Tween on the sprite that sells every hit
Lesson 9
Player Death & Respawn
Build: Turn the placeholder _on_died in Player.gd into a real death and respawn
Lesson 10
Combat Feel & Polish
Build: Write CameraShake.gd and add camera.add_shake() to _on_hurt, the final juice