Sine (or ellipsis) Movement (deprecated)

Allow an object to move smoothly on the X and/or Y axis following a sine wave, or an ellipsis.

Authors and contributors to this community extension: 4ian, VictrisGames.

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Allow an object to move smoothly on the X and/or Y axis following a sine wave, or an ellipsis.

Example uses:

Floating objects, such as powerups or coins
Moveable platforms
Enemy movement patterns

Properties:

Horizontal distance
Vertical distance
Horizontal speed
Vertical speed
Center of movement, X position
Center of movement, Y position

Tips:

For circular or elliptical movement, the horizontal and vertical speed need to be the same
For horizontal movement only, set vertical distance to 0
For vertical movement only, set horizontal distance to 0
For figure-8 movement, set horizontal speed to 1/2 of the vertical speed