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Here is my code: (just so you know I am a beginner and I just started this week, though I do have knowledge with other languages and game engines)

func _on_Area2D_area_entered(area):
    get_parent().get_node("Level 1/Area2D/Flag").rotation_degrees += 1

What I was trying to accomplish was that the Player GameObject would see if its in the area of the Flag, and if it is, the flag would rotate.

I am not sure where the issue is. I think it is probably in the second line. I provided a screenshot below if I did the setup wrong. I have looked at the other close questions asked on the same topic, but they did not answer my question.

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The "Player" GameObject is the one with the script that contains the detection if its in the area2D.

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If you want to check if the Area2D is positioned correctly during runtime enable Debug -> Visible Collision Shapes.

If you want to check if _on_Area2D_area_entered is running, add breakpoints (or use print).

Did you get an error?

If there isn't a Node there, this expression will cause an error in runtime:

get_parent().get_node("Level 1/Area2D/Flag")

If you want to be able to check, you can use get_node_or_null and is_instance_valid.

Since you didn't mention any error, I'm going to guess the method is not running.

If the method is not running, the most likely culprit is that - I'm guessing given then name of the method - you connected the "area_entered" signal but intended to connect the "body_entered" signal.

The "area_entered" signal will trigger when another Area2D enters the Area2D. But I only see one Area2D in your scene tree. On the other hand the "body_entered" will trigger when a PhysicsBody2D (e.g StaticBody2D, KinematicBody2D, RigidBody2D) enters the Area2D. In either case you get what entered as a parameter of the method.

Other reasons why the Area2D might not be detecting what you want include no intersection of collision_layer and collision_mask and monitoring being disabled.

And to dismiss a couple possible misconceptions:

  • The "area_entered" and "body_entered" trigger when the Area2D or PhysicsBody2D respectively enter the Area2D, not every frame they are inside. So rotation_degrees += 1 is not a rotation animation.
  • You will get notifications of anything that trigger the signals, not just the object to which you connected it. You may have to further filter, e.g. if body == self:.

For people arriving here from search, I want to link a similar case: Enemy is not affected by bullets. And also my full explanation of how to set up physic nodes.

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