Real Controller

A third-person character controller for Godot 4.6 with smooth locomotion, camera controls, and animation blending.

Can be found on the Store or the Asset Library.

Features

• Camera Mode: First-person and third-person camera modes
• Locomotion System: Walk, run, and sprint with 8-directional movement blending
• Jump Mechanics: Ground-based jumping with gravity handling
• Camera Controls: Third-person camera with configurable tilt limits and mouse sensitivity
• Controller Support: Full gamepad support with analog stick movement
• Animation System: Smooth animation blending using AnimationTree
• Smooth Rotation: Character mesh rotates smoothly to face movement direction

Requirements

• Godot 4.6 or later

Installation

1. Copy the addons/real-controller folder into your project's addons directory
2. Enable the addon in Project Settings > Plugins
3. Add the character scene (addons/real-controller/character.tscn) to your scene or use the example scene

Setup

How to change the character model? - Real Controller | Godot 4.6 - Youtube Video

Optional: Fix Camera Jitter

If you experience camera jitter (especially on 144Hz+ monitors):

1. Go to Project → Project Settings
2. Search for "physics_interpolation"
3. Enable Physics > Common > Physics Interpolation

This enables Godot's built-in smooth camera movement.

Input Map Configuration

The controller requires the following input actions to be configured in your project:

1. Go to Project > Project Settings > Input Map
2. Add the following actions with their corresponding recommended inputs:

Action	Keyboard	Controller(Optional)
forward	W	Left Stick Up
backward	S	Left Stick Down
left	A	Left Stick Left
right	D	Left Stick Right
jump	Space	A Button
sprint	Left Shift	Right Trigger
walk	Left Alt	-
camera_mode_switch	V	-
look_up	-	Right Stick Up
look_down	-	Right Stick Down
look_left	-	Right Stick Left
look_right	-	Right Stick Right

Note: These input mappings are required for the controller to function properly. Make sure all actions are configured before running the scene. Controller support can be toggled via the controller_support export variable.

Configuration

The controller exposes several export variables for customization:

• Movement: Speed, sprint speed, jump velocity
• Camera: Mouse sensitivity, controller sensitivity, tilt limit, rotation speed, controller support toggle

If you think camera is too high or too low, you can change Y axis of the CameraPivot node. It will help you to adjust the camera height.

Credits

Animations and the Mesh are from the Basic Motions Free.

Todo

• Adding new animations from mixamo guide
• Change mesh guide
• Walk
• Crouch
• Release mouse when character exits the tree
• When mouse is not captured, do not handle camera rotation

License

MIT License - See LICENCE file for details.