cocos2d::Vec2 GameEntity::getForwardVector() const {
cocos2d::Vec2 forwardVector;
const cocos2d::Vec2 initialForward = cocos2d::Vec2(0.0f, 1.0f);
float rotationRadians = CC_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS(getRotation());
const cocos2d::Node* parent = getParent();
while (parent) {
rotationRadians += CC_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS(parent->getRotation());
parent = parent->getParent();
}
forwardVector = initialForward.rotateByAngle(cocos2d::Vec2::ZERO, rotationRadians);
forwardVector.x *= -1.0f;
return forwardVector;
}
