Create a Top-Down Character & Car Controller

Embark on a journey through the Godot Engine as we delve into the art of character and vehicle movement. This tutorial is your hands-on guide to creating seamless and dynamic top-down character navigation and car steering techniques in your games. Whether you're a beginner looking to grasp Godot's fundamental mechanics or an enthusiast aiming to level up your game development skills, this video is tailored just for you! This is my first ever tutorial, wanted to start small. Let me know what I could have done better.
I harness the wisdom from the magicians at KidsCanCode for our car controller code. Explore their enlightening resources right here: kidscancode.org/godotrecipes/...
💡 In this video you will learn how to:
0:00 Create a top-down player character controller
04:18 Design a car controller that includes acceleration, steering, and braking.
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SOURCE CODE:
github.com/POWERHACK69/2D-Top...

[@KyleeYay]

Source code? perhaps?

[@-RedIndieGames]

Thanks alot! I have added a link to the source code in the video's description. Here is the source code:
github.com/POWERHACK69/2D-Topdown-Movement-and-Car

[@lesca6461]

@@-RedIndieGames Thanks

[@princessportsassociation5958]

Thanks for this, really helped!!!

[@-RedIndieGames]

Thanks. The tutorial is not as good as I would have liked. It's my first, the next ones will be better!

[@alexxander7289]

you could have spent another 2 minutes going over the calculate_steering() and apply_friction() functions.
some newer people might find the hard to follow the creation of the car script.
ALSO, you didnt show the Camera2D setup or add this is_active boolean var in the Car script.
I understood add a Camera2D to your car. but why are you using the variable is_active ?
you could do a followup and maybe show how to get in/out of vehicle ?
also, what about adding "gears" ? 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th ?
that would be interesting.

[@-RedIndieGames]

Hello! The 'is_active' var was to disable and enable the movement of the car because it uses the same key mapping as the player. I didn't realise I had overlooked it. Thanks for pointing this out!
I will be making a follow-up to this video (after I am done with the current one I'm working on) going into detail about the car controller and implementing a get in/out mechanic just like in GTA1.
Thanks for the feedback. Stay tuned!