Bullets with rotating player[SOLVED]

[baconhawka7x]

I have a rotating player that is always facing the mouse, the player shoots when they click.

I want the bullet to go in the direction of wherever the mouse was when it was clicked, and after searching for it a few times on the forums, I can't find a solid answer. Can someone help me out?

[veethree]

Allow me to quote myself here

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function love.load()
	bullets = {}
	bullet_speed = 200
end

function love.update(dt)
	for i,v in ipairs(bullets) do 
		v.x = v.x + math.cos(v.a) * bullet_speed * dt
		v.y = v.y + math.sin(v.a) * bullet_speed * dt
	end
end

function love.mousepressed(x, y, k)
	if k == "l" then
		bullets[#bullets + 1] = {
				x = player.x,
				y = player.y,
				a = getAngle(player.x, player.y, x, y) --Angle between player and mouse

			}
		end
	end
end

function getAngle(x1, y1, x2, y2)
	return math.atan2(x2-x1, y2-y1)
end

[davisdude]

Check out this little game I made to test just that. Just warning you: the game only functions in the sense of shooting and moving, not the bullet hitting the player.

[baconhawka7x]

Check out this little game I made to test just that. Just warning you: the game only functions in the sense of shooting and moving, not the bullet hitting the player.

Yuss! Thank you, I got it figured out. A lot of the issues I was having were with an obvious issue that slipped my mind. I am zooming in the camera, which tends to complicate things. But It's all figured out now:D

[davisdude]

Scaling ALWAYS seems to mess things up for me. No problem!