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Shoot a bullet towards cursor - top down 2d

I'm creating a 2D top down shooter, and I want to get the bullets to go in the direction of the mouse. Not sure of the logic that goes into it.

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This is a very common question. I can't imagine you searched the site first. Please do so in the future before asking a question. – Byte56 Oct 20 '12 at 15:14

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You could use trigonometry like here: 2D Magnet-like repelling behavior

But the very simplest approach is:

//init:
CONSTANT_FACTOR = .001;


//every frame:
dx = mouse.x - bullet.x;
dy = mouse.y - bullet.y;

bullet.vx = dx * CONSTANT_FACTOR;
bullet.vy = dy * CONSTANT_FACTOR;

bullet.x += bullet.vx;
bullet.y += bullet.vy;
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@Byte56 Thanks for a tip, will use it. – Markus von Broady Oct 20 '12 at 17:10

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