Fix: Godot Camera2D Smoothing Snap on Teleport

A door warps the player to another room. The Camera2D, with position smoothing on, slides smoothly across the whole level to catch up — a dizzying pan.

reset_smoothing()

func teleport_player(dest: Vector2):
    player.global_position = dest
    camera.global_position = dest   # move camera too
    camera.reset_smoothing()      # snap, don't slide

reset_smoothing() instantly moves the smoothed camera to its target, skipping the interpolation.

Temporarily Disable

Alternatively, toggle smoothing around the teleport:

camera.position_smoothing_enabled = false
player.global_position = dest
await get_tree().process_frame
camera.position_smoothing_enabled = true

One frame with smoothing off lets the camera snap, then re-enable.

Camera Limits Caveat

If the destination room has different camera limits, set those before reset_smoothing — otherwise the camera snaps to a position the new limits will then clamp, causing a second jump.

Drag Margins

Drag margins also interpolate. reset_smoothing handles position smoothing; for drag-margin setups, also re-center the target within the margin box on teleport.

Verifying

Walk through the door. The camera is instantly on the new room — no slide. Normal following resumes smoothly afterward.

“Smoothing is for following, not for teleports. reset_smoothing() after every warp.”

Wrap teleport + camera move + reset_smoothing + limit update into one function — call it everywhere, never forget a step.