How to make RigidBodies "float" in water

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Godot Version

4.6.2

Question

Hey folks,

I am trying to achieve a floating / bobbing effect for RigidBodies. Such as when you throw cooking ingredients into a pot.

Since this is only supposed to be a visual addition without any actual gameplay effects, I want to keep it as simple as possible.

I am currently using the Gravity Component of an Area3D to simulate the upwards force of water.
Even after tweaking the settings, the RigidBodies still look “unnatural“ when floating. *Video below

This are the Settings of the Area3D gravity.

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I am mainly asking for help regarding a simple approach to achieve a somewhat acceptable bopping or atleast floating effect for RigiBodies without having to implement multiple physics scripts.

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Don’t touch the rigid body at all. Instead, oscillate the vertical position of mesh vertices in the vertex shader.

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Ill try that, thanks.