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Check In: Testing the Current Game

This page works through creating a full 3D racing game step-by-step

Adding a Camera & Light

To view the current progress, you'll need to insert a Camera3D node as a child of your VehicleBody3D node.

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    Use the green, red, and blue arrows to move the camera to an appropriate area overlooking the car.
    To see where you'll be driving put the camera just above the car, with the back wheels nearest to you.
    
    
    Change the viewport angle (rotation x) to -20 degrees to make it look down. Make sure to save it!

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If it's too dark, add a DirectionalLight3D and rotate it to face downwards.

Current File Structures

This is what your car file structure should look like. Rename the nodes to simpler terms, e.g. VehicleBody3D -> "Car".

File structure for the car with camera

What your world file structure should look like: File structure for the world with light

Now, when you play from your "Game" scene, you should see the car fall down and bounce into place.

So far, you won't be able to control it -- this is on the next page.

  • I'm ready to drive my car!