Setting up and moving the CharacterBody in 3D
In this recipe, we set up a third-person 3D player character prototype with the new CharacterBody3D node. We will create a scene with ground and the player prototype, for which we use a CapsuleMesh with a BoxMesh for the gun. We place a camera behind the player for a third-person perspective. We add to the CharacterBody3D node the new CharacterBody3D: Basic Movement template found in the Template section when creating a new script.
Getting ready
For this recipe, click the + sign to the right of the Platform2D scene we just completed to add a new scene. In the Scene tab, click 3D Scene. Right-click on Node3D and select Rename in the drop-down list and rename it World. Click on the word Scene in the main menu next to Project, then select Save Scene As and name it Ground3D.
How to do it…
Let’s create a world scene with ground and a player with a camera following the player:
- Left-click the three vertical dots...
