{"id":285,"date":"2018-04-16T16:07:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T16:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radicaldog.com\/blog\/?p=285"},"modified":"2018-05-26T13:13:50","modified_gmt":"2018-05-26T13:13:50","slug":"6-ways-to-improve-2d-jumping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radicaldog.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-improve-2d-jumping\/","title":{"rendered":"6 ways to improve 2D jumping"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Platformer Mixtape 2010<\/strong><\/a>, I parodied several games including the excellent Super Meat Boy<\/strong><\/a>. This meant getting the jumping physics “just so”, or the game would be crap. This is a collection of my thoughts on what makes a good jump or wall jump.<\/p>\n

1. Momentum is harder to change in the air.<\/strong> If you turn left or right on the ground, the reaction should be almost instant. However, in the air it should be looser, unless your character has wings.<\/p>\n

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The difference is subtle, but it’s very noticeable if it’s not there!<\/p>\n

2. Hold jump for a bigger jump.<\/strong>?Lots of people implement this by making the jump “stop” as soon as the jump button is lifted, but this is a mistake. Both small and big jumps should look natural.<\/p>\n

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In my game I reduce gravity while the jump button is held. However, given more time I would have also added a bigger difference in jump power if the player only taps ‘jump’.<\/p>\n

3. One press = one jump.<\/strong> I made mine extremely forgiving, as you can press before you touch the ground – making jumps frame-perfect. However, if you hold jump and your character jumps again when they land, that’s a bug not a feature.<\/p>\n

4. Wall jumps should be forgiving.<\/strong> I hate when a game demands that I be pushing into the wall or the wall jump fails. I manage this by having trigger colliders that extend beyond my character collider, so that a wall jump can be triggered while moving away from the wall.<\/p>\n

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5. High gravity is harder, but often more fun.<\/strong> It can make a game feel more alive and challenging, but high gravity is not appropriate for every type of game! If you’re making a puzzle-platformer, you’ll need to find a balance.<\/p>\n

6. Wall jumps combine all of the above.<\/strong> You have to decide what sort of shape your wall jumps should have, and adjust the gravity, momentum, kick-off speed, and held-jump power to make sure it feels satisfying. There’s no “right” answer here, but there are a lot of wrong ones!<\/p>\n

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