Player projectile
For the last section of this chapter, you will focus on creating the base of the player projectile, which can be used to destroy enemies. The goal is to create the appropriate actor class, introduce the required collision and projectile movement components to the class, and set up the necessary parameters for the projectile’s motion behavior.
For the sake of simplicity, the player projectile will not use gravity, will destroy enemies with one hit, and the projectile itself will be destroyed on hitting any surface; it will not bounce off walls, for example. The primary goal of the player projectile is to have a projectile that the player can spawn and use to destroy enemies throughout the level. In this chapter, you will set up the framework’s basic functionality, while in Chapter 14, Spawning the Player Projectile, you will add sound and visual effects. Let’s get started by creating the PlayerProjectile class.