I just released my first 3D platformer

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Hello guys,

I’m not a professional developer, but I’ve been working on my first 3D platformer as a hobby for the past four months, and I finally released it.
The game was built with Godot 4.6 and is available on itch.io. You can play it right in your browser without having to download anything.
A full playthrough should take about 30-60 mins.

Here is the link:

game_pv_release

I would love it if you guys could give it a try.

Also, a big thanks to the Godot development team.
I like the fast development speed of Godot.
This project started on Godot 4.4, and now it is on 4.6.

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I just gave it a try, and I would say you have a nice start here ! :slight_smile:
IMHO, you should make your game react to mouse, for camera angle, and jump with left click, boost with right click.
I think this would make it even more enjoyable.

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I also gave it a good spin, but wasn’t very good at it :expressionless:

I kinda like the Tron-esque, computery world, but a cool 360º skybox might go a long way to look good and place the game - outer space, inside a computer, inside a bigger ball, …

I found the controls very difficult to manage, I never got to the first platform with spinning things on it. It looks like it’s going to be a game all about controlling the ball, so that would be a good place to focus your efforts, until the movement feels cool and intuitive. It’s hard to describe in words, but I feel like the sprint (shift) might be unnecessary, ball could have a bit more inertia when free-rolling, and a longer acceleration time, to a higher top speed. Or maybe I’m way off, but I think something needs doing :slight_smile:

I agree, or if you need the specific angles, at least bind the looking to Q/E and consider if 90º turns do the trick just as well. Depends on the level design I suppose.

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Thank you bro :oncoming_fist:

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Thank you for playing and feedbacks.
I’m not sure if I’ll have the time to improve the game’s atmosphere, but the mouse controls seem relatively easy to implement.
I plan to add them in a future update.

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Hi.
I’ve released version 0.2.0, which now supports mouse and Gamepad controls.
I also made some minor improvements such as updating the key binding.
Please see below for details.

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I can’t seem to find a download link on the itchio page?

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hello ! i would like to try the game but i’m having trouble understanding how to start the first level when i’m in the lobby/level selector, would you mind explaining what i should do ?

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Big improvement on the controls! I managed to reach two checkpoints :slight_smile:

I enjoyed mouselook, when it was on. Not sure why it turns on and off.

It’s a little odd that boost is in the direction of most recent movement, rather than the camera direction (as movement is). Long boost is not so comfortable to reach on V key… maybe change standard binding or consider something like combining boost and long boost?

I still feel the ball lacks inertia, it seems to stop itself like a velcro ball, which is not intuitive for a ball shape. On the other hand, it could get difficult to steer pretty quickly, so maybe it’s for the best. Maybe worth testing.

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I didn’t see any of that? I only had to launch the game and press space, ball appears, game started.

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that’s the thing i didn’t understand, the first time i launched I loaded straight into the first level but i had to close my navigator (for an unrelated reason). When i launched the game again i loaded into the lobby and don’t know how to start the first level again

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Hm, unless you’re using a different link, I have no idea what might making the difference. This is the link I’ve used to the game:

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This is the first thing I see after loading the game, don’t know why

Maybe OP will be able to help ! (if they have time)

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hello @wayfarer852

When you play the game for the first time, it starts on the first level with a short cutscene.
From the second time you play (including after reloading the page), the game starts from the overworld (the image you uploaded).
In this case, you can play the first level by moving to the nearest level and pressing the Enter key.
You can access the tutorial for controls and other information by pressing the M key and selecting “Tutorial” in the overworld.

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I can’t seem to find a download link on the itchio page?

Unfortunately, it’s currently only available to play in the browser.

I enjoyed mouselook, when it was on. Not sure why it turns on and off.

To be honest, I’m not sure what’s causing this, but it might be related to the full-screen settings in the browser.
When I tested the game, I noticed that while I could move the camera with the mouse in full-screen mode, I couldn’t do so in windowed mode.
If the game switches to windowed mode, you can return to full-screen mode using the following method:

## How to Play in Full Screen
The game should automatically switch to Full Screen.
If it doesn't, press M → Settings → Display Mode → Full Screen.
If it switches to windowed mode, change the Display Mode once and set it back to Full Screen.
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I found it :slight_smile: