Vehicle has most functions added to it for drivability

Objects/PlayerCTRL/PlayerCTRL.gd

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 class_name PlayerCTRL
 extends Node
 
-const MAX_THROTTLE_TIME = 0.25
+const MAX_THROTTLE_TIME = 0.1
 const MAX_BREAKING_TIME = 0.25
-const MAX_STEERING_TIME = 0.25
+const MAX_STEERING_TIME = 0.1
 
 
 var throttle = 0.0
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func _unhandled_input(event):
 func _process(delta):
 	if parent:
 		parent.set_throttle(throttle)
-		#parent.breaking(breaking)
+		parent.set_break(breaking)
 		parent.set_steering(steering)
 
 

Objects/Vehicle/Vehicle.gd

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ class_name Vehicle
 export var camera_enabled : bool = false	setget _set_camera_enabled
 export var forward_axel : float = 10 		setget _set_forward_axel
 export var rear_axel : float = 10 			setget _set_rear_axel
+export (float, 0.0, 1.0, 0.001) var traction_fast = 0.1
+export (float, 0.0, 1.0, 0.001) var traction_slow = 0.7
+export var traction_slow_speed : float = 100.0	setget _set_traction_slow_speed
+export var traction_fast_speed : float = 400.0	setget _set_traction_fast_speed
 export (float, 0.1, 360.0, 0.1) var max_steering_angle = 15 setget _set_max_steering_angle
 export var max_engine_power : float = 800 	setget _set_max_engine_power
 export (float, 0.0, 1.0, 0.001) var reverse_engine_multiplier = 0.85
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ var acceleration = Vector2.ZERO
 var steering_angle = 0.0
 var engine_power = 0.0
 var breaking_power = 0.0
-var reverse = false
+var reverse = true
 
 onready var camera = $Camera2D
 
@@ -42,6 +46,14 @@ func _set_rear_axel(a : float) -> void:
 	if a > 0:
 		rear_axel = a
 
+func _set_traction_slow_speed(s : float) -> void:
+	if s >= 0:
+		traction_slow_speed = s
+
+func _set_traction_fast_speed(s : float) -> void:
+	if s >= 0:
+		traction_fast_speed = s
+
 func _set_max_steering_angle(a : float) -> void:
 	max_steering_angle = a
 	if steering_angle > a:
@@ -88,34 +100,49 @@ func _physics_process(delta):
 	if Engine.editor_hint:
 		return
 
-	# TODO: Reverse engine_power sign when toggling reverse!
-	acceleration = -transform.y * engine_power
+	var accel_dir = 1.0
+	var power = engine_power
+	if breaking_power > 0:
+		if not reverse:
+			accel_dir = -1.0
+		power = breaking_power
+	elif reverse:
+		accel_dir = -1.0
+	
+	acceleration = -transform.y * power * accel_dir
 	
 	_apply_friction()
-	print(acceleration)
 	_calculate_heading(delta)
 	
-	if reverse:
-		velocity += -acceleration * delta
-	else:
-		velocity += acceleration * delta
+	velocity += acceleration * delta
 	velocity = move_and_slide(velocity)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Private "Helper" Methods
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+func _generate_traction() -> float:
+	var traction = 1.0
+	var speed = velocity.length()
+	if speed >= traction_fast_speed:
+		traction = traction_fast
+	elif speed >= traction_slow_speed:
+		var d = speed / (traction_fast_speed - traction_slow_speed)
+		traction = traction_slow + ((traction_fast - traction_slow) * d)
+	return traction
+
 func _calculate_heading(delta : float) -> void:
 	var rear_wheel = position + transform.y * rear_axel
 	var fore_wheel = position - transform.y * forward_axel
 	rear_wheel += velocity * delta
 	fore_wheel += velocity.rotated(deg2rad(steering_angle)) * delta
 	var heading = (fore_wheel - rear_wheel).normalized()
+	var traction = _generate_traction()
 	var d = heading.dot(velocity.normalized())
 	if d > 0:
-		velocity = heading * velocity.length()
+		velocity = velocity.linear_interpolate(heading * velocity.length(), traction)
 	if d < 0:
-		velocity = -heading * velocity.length()
+		velocity = velocity.linear_interpolate(-heading * velocity.length(), traction)
 	#velocity = heading * velocity.length()
 	rotation = (heading.angle() + deg2rad(90))
 
@@ -124,9 +151,12 @@ func _apply_friction() -> void:
 	if velocity.length() < 5:
 		velocity = Vector2.ZERO
 		speed = 0
-	var force_friction = (-friction) * velocity
-	var force_drag = (-drag) * speed * velocity
-	acceleration += force_friction + force_drag
+	if breaking_power > 0 and speed <= 0:
+		acceleration = Vector2.ZERO
+	else:
+		var force_friction = (-friction) * velocity
+		var force_drag = (-drag) * speed * velocity
+		acceleration += force_friction + force_drag
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Public Methods
@@ -161,8 +191,11 @@ func set_throttle(v : float) -> void:
 	if reverse:
 		epm = reverse_engine_multiplier
 	engine_power = max_engine_power * epm * v
-	
-	
+
+func set_break(v : float) -> void:
+	v = clamp(v, 0.0, 1.0)
+	breaking_power = max_breaking_power * v
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Event Handlers
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------