Create a new CharacterBody3D scene.
Drag the characterVampire.obj from the models folder
Make it a child of the Player.
Increase the scale of the model to 1.5 on all axes.
Ensure the position is set to 0 , 0, 0
Rename CharacterVampire to Model
So that we can identify it as the model easily.
The Player needs a HitBox
Add a CollisionShape3D node
Choose the Capsule3D shape
Scale the collider to fit the player.
Scale the collider to match the height
and width of the Player‘s Model using the
orange circles found around the collider.
You may also need to reposition the collider using the
Alternatively, you can set the values directly in the Inspector.
The Player scene needs a Camera3D node.
This will be our viewport
and will allow the game’s view to track the player as they move.
to look down at the player
Optional camera positions
Tick the Current value in the Inspector
to tell Godot to use this camera as the viewpoint.
Press the Play button to test the game.
You may get asked to select a scene, if so choose the Select Current option.
With everything set up, you should now see the player model from
the viewpoint of the camera.
Depending on where the camera is
the player could appear far away or
To fix this, change the FOV property
Lower values will zoom in
while higher values will zoom out.
Lighting the Player Scene
Add a DirectionalLight3D node.
This will act as our sunglight.
Point the light arrow down
Add shadows by enabling them
You can see the scene is much brighter.
