Getting Started with Godot in 3D

• Create 3D spatial node, called World
• Add child node, create KinematicBody, called Player
• Add child node to player, type Collision Shape, type capsule
• Make vertical. Transform x by 90 degrees.
• Click capsule shape dropdown, Set radius to 0.75, height to 1.25.
• To player, add child node, type spatial, name it head
• Add child node to head, type camera, move it to around 0.9 on the Y axis
• Add a child to the player node, add meshinstance with shapre capsule
• Size the capsule to the collision mesh - click on capusulemesh then 0.75 radius, height 1.25 and transform rotate 90 on x
• Add new child now to World, MeshInstance, CubeMesh
• drag below player, then scale to a floor size (20×20 or whatever)
• Click, Mesh, create Trimesh static body
• Save Player as Scene
• Enter Player scene
• edit input map (Project → Project Settings → Input Map)
• add move_forward, move_backward, move_left, move_right and jump
• assign keys (WASD, space)
• Right Click player, attach script, default, template empty

extends KinematicBody
 
export var speed = 10
export var acceleration = 5
export var gravity = 0.98
export var jump_power = 30
 
onready var head = $Head
onready var camera = $Head/Camera
 
var velocity = Vector3()
 
func _physics_process(delta):
 
	var head_basis = head.get_global_transform().basis
 
	var direction = Vector3()
	if Input.is_action_pressed("move_forward"):
		direction -= head_basis.z
	elif Input.is_action_pressed("move_backward"):
		direction += head_basis.z
 
	if Input.is_action_pressed("move_left"):
		direction -= head_basis.x
	elif Input.is_action_pressed("move_right"):
		direction += head_basis.x
 
	direction = direction.normalized()
	velocity = velocity.linear_interpolate(direction * speed, acceleration * delta)
 
	velocity = move_and_slide(velocity)

• Test the above code out, now lets add some camera/head controls

extends KinematicBody
 
export var speed = 10
export var acceleration = 5
export var gravity = 0.98
export var jump_power = 30
export var mouse_sensitivity = 0.3
 
onready var head = $Head
onready var camera = $Head/Camera
 
var velocity = Vector3()
var camera_x_rotation = 0
 
func _input(event):
	if event is InputEventMouseMotion:
		head.rotate_y(deg2rad(-event.relative.x * mouse_sensitivity))
		var x_delta = event.relative.y * mouse_sensitivity
		if camera_x_rotation + x_delta > -90 and camera_x_rotation + x_delta < 90:
			camera.rotate_x(deg2rad(-x_delta))
			camera_x_rotation += x_delta
 
func _physics_process(delta):
 
	var head_basis = head.get_global_transform().basis
 
	var direction = Vector3()
	if Input.is_action_pressed("move_forward"):
		direction -= head_basis.z
	elif Input.is_action_pressed("move_backward"):
		direction += head_basis.z
 
	if Input.is_action_pressed("move_left"):
		direction -= head_basis.x
	elif Input.is_action_pressed("move_right"):
		direction += head_basis.x
 
	direction = direction.normalized()
	velocity = velocity.linear_interpolate(direction * speed, acceleration * delta)
 
	velocity = move_and_slide(velocity)

• Add gravity. Oops.

velocity.y += gravity

• Add jumping

if Input.is_action_just_pressed("jump"):
	velocity.y += jump_power

• Define the floor to fix jumping

	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("jump") and is_on_floor():
		velocity.y += jump_power
 
	velocity = move_and_slide(velocity, Vector3.UP)

• Lock the mouse to the window

func _ready():
	Input.set_mouse_mode(Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED)
 
func _process(delta):
	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_cancel"):
		Input.set_mouse_mode(Input.MOUSE_MODE_VISIBLE)

• I think that's as far as we'll get in the first session, I'll make a start on part two though.

• Axis, blue is Z (left to right generally), green is Y (up and down), X is red, back and forward (depth)
• Explain viewports:
  • move mode:
    • middle mouse - change position
    • shift middle, move around in 3d space
    • right mouse - change angle
  • rotate mode:
    • middle rotate around object
  • mouse wheel zoom
  • F to focus on object, O to focus on origin
  • right mouse, WASD
• Ctrl + Left click for inline help

• This tutorial is based on Code with Tom's Youtube series Make and FPS in Godot. Part two is here.
• Building 3D levels