The naming of static bodies has raised a lot of questions and
discussions, because they are actually movable (not being static). This
commit explains that the reason for "static" is that they are immovable
from the point of view of the physics engine. This makes it easier to
understand why the user can move static bodies manually.
This makes it easier to spot syntax errors when editing the
class reference. The schema is referenced locally so validation
can still work offline.
Each class XML's schema conformance is also checked on GitHub Actions.
Instead of having a physics node named Static that can be either Static
or Kinematic, AnimatableBody is added again as a separate node:
-Inherited from StaticBody to make its usage clearer
-Still separated from CharacterBody to make its usage more focused
Properly implemented constant velocity for kinematic bodies in godot
physics servers (induced velocity without actually moving).
Also updated description for the different physics nodes to make their
usage clearer.
Now static body is used for moving platforms through kinematic motion
property, so sync to physics needs to be in StaticBody2D instead of
CharacterBody2D.
Constant kinematic motion is also supported in combination with sync to
physics for smoother movements.
Does the same thing as simulate motion from RigidBody in Kinematic mode,
and CharacterBody (previously KinematicBody).
Added support for constant linear/angular velocity with kinematic_motion
in StaticBody, which moves the body in physics.
Updated documentation for StaticBody and CharacterBody to describe their
functionalities more accurately.
We already removed it from the online docs with #35132.
Currently it can only be "Built-In Types" (Variant types) or "Core"
(everything else), which is of limited use.
We might also want to consider dropping it from `ClassDB` altogether
in Godot 4.0.
- Document a few more properties and methods
- Add more information to many classes
- Fix lots of typos and gramar mistakes
- Use [code] tags for parameters consistently
- Use [b] and [i] tags consistently
- Put "Warning:" and "Note:" on their own line to be more visible,
and make them always bold
- Tweak formatting in code examples to be more readable
- Use double quotes consistently
- Add more links to third-party technologies
