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objects/enemy/ghost_scholar.gd

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+tool
+extends "res://objects/enemy/enemy.gd"
+
+## the radius the ghost orbits around
+export var radius: float = 0.0
+## initital rotation offset in full circles
+export var initial_angle: float = 0.0
+## speed the ghost revolves in cycles/second
+export var speed: float = 0.0
+
+onready var pivot: Node2D = $Pivot
+onready var remote_transform: RemoteTransform2D = $Pivot/RemoteTransform
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	pivot.rotation = TAU * initial_angle
+
+func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
+	if Engine.editor_hint:
+		return
+	# update radius
+	remote_transform.position.x = radius * 8.0
+	# process rotation
+	pivot.rotation += speed * delta * 0.785398 # TAU / l8.0
+
+func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+	if Engine.editor_hint and Engine.get_frames_drawn() % 10 == 0:
+		get_node("Pivot").rotation = TAU * initial_angle
+		get_node("Pivot/RemoteTransform").position.x = radius * 8.0
+		update()
+
+func _draw() -> void:
+	if Engine.editor_hint:
+		draw_arc(Vector2(4.0, 4.0), radius * 8.0, 0.0, TAU, 13, Color(0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.1), 1.5)

objects/enemy/ghost_scholar.tscn

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+[gd_scene load_steps=4 format=2]
+
+[ext_resource path="res://objects/enemy/ghost_scholar.gd" type="Script" id=1]
+[ext_resource path="res://graphics/enemy/ghost.png" type="Texture" id=2]
+
+[sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id=1]
+extents = Vector2( 3, 3.5 )
+
+[node name="Ghost" type="Node2D"]
+script = ExtResource( 1 )
+radius = 4.0
+speed = 2.0
+
+[node name="Hitbox" type="Area2D" parent="." groups=["enemy_hitbox"]]
+position = Vector2( 36, 4 )
+
+[node name="Sprite" type="Sprite" parent="Hitbox"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+texture = ExtResource( 2 )
+hframes = 2
+
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Hitbox"]
+position = Vector2( 0, -0.5 )
+shape = SubResource( 1 )
+
+[node name="Pivot" type="Node2D" parent="."]
+position = Vector2( 4, 4 )
+
+[node name="RemoteTransform" type="RemoteTransform2D" parent="Pivot"]
+position = Vector2( 32, 0 )
+remote_path = NodePath("../../Hitbox")
+update_rotation = false
+update_scale = false
+
+[connection signal="area_entered" from="Hitbox" to="." method="_on_Hitbox_area_entered"]