Godot Virtual Joystick

A simple yet powerful virtual joystick for touchscreens in Godot, packed with useful options to enhance your game's mobile experience.

🎮 Features

• Easy to integrate
• Customizable appearance
• Multiple joystick modes
• Input action support
• Visibility options

📸 Preview

🚀 Quick Start

1. Add the joystick to your scene
2. Configure the options
3. Use the following script to get started:

extends Sprite2D

@export var speed : float = 100
@export var joystick_left : VirtualJoystick
@export var joystick_right : VirtualJoystick

var move_vector := Vector2.ZERO

func _process(delta: float) -> void:
    # Movement using Input functions:
    move_vector = Input.get_vector("ui_left", "ui_right", "ui_up", "ui_down")
    position += move_vector * speed * delta
    
    # Rotation:
    if joystick_right and joystick_right.is_pressed:
        rotation = joystick_right.output.angle()

⚙️ Options

🛠 Setup Tips

1. Create a CanvasLayer node named "UI" for all UI elements
2. Add the Joystick scene as a child of the UI node
3. Enable "Editable Children" to customize joystick appearance
4. Refer to the example scene in the "Test" folder

📘 FAQ

Multitouch Issues?

Ensure these settings in Project -> Project Settings -> General -> Input Devices:

• "Emulate Touch from Mouse" : ON
• "Emulate Mouse from Touch" : OFF

If other buttons don't work with this configuration, use TouchScreenButton instead of TextureButton.

Input.get_vector() Not Working?

⚠️ Fixed in Godot 4.2.1

For earlier versions, use this workaround:

input_vector := Vector2.ZERO
input_vector.x = Input.get_axis("ui_left", "ui_right")
input_vector.y = Input.get_axis("ui_up", "ui_down")

Freeze/crash on Android editor

As mentioned in the Docs, the Android editor is still unstable.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit issues or pull requests on the GitHub repository.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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