Godot 4 Beginner Tutorial — Top-Down Player Movement (GDScript)

Learn how to set up top-down 2D player movement in Godot 4 using GDScript. We cover creating a player scene, importing sprite sheets, setting up collisions, configuring camera zoom, and scripting movement with WASD controls. Perfect for beginners building a pixel art game or survivors-like!

This is one of the video videos for my upcoming Survivor-Like Godot course in gdscript. Stay tuned for release.

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00:00 - Intro & Removing Unused Demo Folder
01:12 - Creating the Player Scene
02:30 - Setting Up CharacterBody2D & CollisionShape2D
04:00 - Importing and Adding Sprite to Player
05:45 - Setting Pixel Art Rendering to Nearest
07:00 - Adjusting Sprite and Collision Offsets
08:20 - Saving the Scene and Creating the World
09:30 - Adding Player to World Scene
10:20 - Setting Up Camera2D and Zoom
12:10 - Increasing Project Window Size for Pixel Art
13:45 - Creating and Attaching Player Script
15:20 - Understanding Extends and ClassName in GDScript
17:00 - Adding Export Variable for Player Speed
18:30 - Writing Movement Code with Input.get_vector
20:50 - Setting Up Input Actions (WASD)
22:30 - Handling Movement and Stopping with Velocity
24:10 - Explaining move_and_slide Function
25:30 - Adding Display Name Property to Player
27:00 - Conclusion & What's Next Receive SMS online on sms24.me

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