Initial version (v0.0.1)

.gitignore

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+*.import

LICENSE

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+This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
+distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
+binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
+means.
+
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+
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+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
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+
+For more information, please refer to <https://unlicense.org>

parallax_node.gd

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+## Alternative node type to [ParallaxLayer] and [ParallaxBackground]
+## that works independently and doesn't effect it's position based on
+## the camera's current zoom.
+@icon('res://addons/parallax_node/parallax_node.svg')
+class_name ParallaxNode extends Node2D
+
+
+## Factor by how close the parallax should be to the actual camera
+## movement. 1 is exactly the same as no parallax, 0 is static on
+## the screen, and 0.5 is like 1 but it moves slower.
+@export var parallax_factor: Vector2 = Vector2.ONE
+
+## Whether or not to automatically get the current camera
+## every frame, could be beneifical to keep this off in certain
+## circumstances, but is on by default for maximum performance.
+@export var ignore_camera_changes: bool = true
+
+## Internal variable used to track the current camera.
+var camera: Camera2D
+
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	camera = get_viewport().get_camera_2d()
+
+
+func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+	if not ignore_camera_changes:
+		camera = get_viewport().get_camera_2d()
+
+	if camera == null:
+		position = Vector2.ZERO
+		return
+
+	position = (camera.get_screen_center_position() - (get_viewport_rect().size / 2.0)) * (Vector2.ONE - parallax_factor)

plugin.cfg

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+[plugin]
+
+name="ParallaxNode"
+description="Alternative new node to the built-in ParallaxBackground & ParallaxLayer system, one that is much simpler and is not affected by the camera's zoom in non intuitive ways."
+author="Midnight"
+version="0.0.1"
+script="plugin.gd"

plugin.gd

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+@tool
+extends EditorPlugin
+
+
+func _enter_tree() -> void:
+	# add_custom_type('ParallaxNode', 'Node2D', preload('parallax_node.gd'), preload('parallax_node.svg'))
+	pass
+
+
+func _exit_tree() -> void:
+	# remove_custom_type('ParallaxNode')
+	pass