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Starter Kit for a Twin-Stick Shooter

Work-in-progress of a twin-stick shooter starter kit for Godot 4 using the FREE Kaykit Prototype Bits as a base for the 3D Assets.

NOTE: Developed in and compatible with Godot 4.3 beta1. It looks like that MeshLibrary is breaking compatibility with 4.2.

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Loading the project for the first time:

There is a bug at the moment when you first load the project because Godot does not registered static functions in time for running the _post_import function. Please refer to the walk around explained here.

While this is being discussed with Godot developers, I will propably release a version that does not use a static function 😄!

Features:

• Game Feel: Destructible elements, Hit feedback, Recoil animation (more to come)
• Select between 3 controller schemes (One Stick Controller, Two Stick Controller, Two Stick Auto-Shoot Controller)
• Collision layers are set up to reproduce the infinite_inertia property which was dropped in Godot 4
• Character Controller based on a State Machine (inspired from GDQuest tutorials)
• Animation System based on a Blend Tree (rather than a State Machine)
• Fully modelled and rigged character
• Support Gamepad or Keyboard (Keyboard + Mouse to be added at some point)
• Easily switch Character's Skin
• Camera follows Main Character and can be rotated with RT/LT
• Debug Layer

Controls

Press start button of your gamepad to open a menu and select between 3 controller schemes:

• One Stick Controller (move with Left Stick, aim with Left Trigger, shoot with B)
• Two Stick Controller (move with Left Stick, aim with Right Stick, shoot with Left Trigger)
• Two Stick Auto-Shoot Controller (move with Left Stick, aim and shoot with Right Stick, Move Camera with RT/LT)

If no Gamepad only the One Stick Controller works at the moment:

• Move with Arrow keys
• Jump with Space key
• Aim with Q key
• Shoot with W key (you can only shoot if you are aiming)

Debug Layer which can be toggled with L key

What is coming next?

• Game Feel: adding sounds
• Game Feel: add muzzle and hit VFX
• Add ennemies