💄 Player's orientation now follows its state (climb etc)

nodes/player/player.gd

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ var can_grab_obstacles = {
 }
 
 
-@onready var grab_ray = get_node('grab_ray')
+@onready var grab_ray = get_node('oriented_container/grab_ray')
+@onready var sprite = get_node('oriented_container/sprite')
 
 # Get the gravity from the project settings to be synced with RigidBody nodes.
 var gravity = ProjectSettings.get_setting("physics/2d/default_gravity")
@@ -98,11 +99,11 @@ func jump_state(_delta):
 		$fsm.set_next_state("climb")
 
 func on_enter_climb_state():
-	$sprite.modulate = Color(1, 0, 0)
+	sprite.modulate = Color(1, 0, 0)
 	velocity = Vector2(0, 0)
 
 func on_exit_climb_state():
-	$sprite.modulate = Color(1, 1, 1)
+	sprite.modulate = Color(1, 1, 1)
 
 func climb_state(_delta):
 	if is_on_wall():
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@ func after_state(delta):
 	if can_grab_obstacles[$fsm.current_state] == true:
 		handle_grab()
 
+	handle_sprite_orientation()
+
 func handle_grab():
 	if Input.is_action_just_pressed('player_action'):
 		if grabbed_obstacle == null:
@@ -152,12 +155,35 @@ func handle_grab():
 
 func do_grab(obstacle):
 	grabbed_obstacle = obstacle
-	obstacle.grabbed(self)
+	obstacle.grabbed($oriented_container)
 
 func drop_obstacle():
 	grabbed_obstacle.dropped()
 	grabbed_obstacle = null
 
+func handle_sprite_orientation():
+	# rotates oriented_container to face
+	# the direction of the velocity
+	# if is_on_wall, rotated regarding velocity.y, with up by default
+	# if is_on_ceiling, rotated regarding velocity.x, with right by default
+	if is_on_wall_only():
+		if velocity.y != 0:
+			$oriented_container.rotation = PI/2 if (velocity.y > 0) else - PI / 2
+			var wall_position = get_slide_collision(0).get_position().x
+			var player_position = $oriented_container.get_global_position().x
+			var should_flip_with_wall_left = (wall_position > player_position) && (velocity.y > 0)
+			var should_flip_with_wall_right = (wall_position < player_position) && (velocity.y < 0)
+			sprite.flip_v = should_flip_with_wall_left || should_flip_with_wall_right
+
+
+	elif is_on_ceiling():
+		if velocity.x != 0:
+			$oriented_container.rotation = PI if (velocity.x > 0) else -PI
+	else:
+		if velocity.x != 0:
+			$oriented_container.rotation = 0 if (velocity.x > 0) else PI
+			sprite.flip_v = velocity.x < 0
+
 func die():
 	$fsm.set_next_state("die")
 

nodes/player/player.tscn

@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ script = ExtResource("1_exx2i")
 script = ExtResource("2_ix1o4")
 root = NodePath("..")
 
-[node name="sprite" type="Sprite2D" parent="."]
-texture = ExtResource("1_s33dc")
-
 [node name="shape" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
 rotation = 1.5708
 shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape2D_w17ly")
@@ -26,5 +23,10 @@ metadata/_edit_group_ = true
 [node name="camera" type="Camera2D" parent="."]
 zoom = Vector2(5, 5)
 
-[node name="grab_ray" type="RayCast2D" parent="."]
+[node name="oriented_container" type="Node2D" parent="."]
+
+[node name="grab_ray" type="RayCast2D" parent="oriented_container"]
 target_position = Vector2(24, 0)
+
+[node name="sprite" type="Sprite2D" parent="oriented_container"]
+texture = ExtResource("1_s33dc")