Blender 3D tutorial - 3rd Person shooter #1

[haloreachblackops2]

I have the latest updated blender so WERE THE HELL IS THE PACMAN BUT TIN

[metalx1000]

@haloreachblackops2: It's called the "Logic Editor" and it in the drop down for "Editor Type".

I have playlists for Blender 2.5 and 2.6. And I have 2 playlists I'm currently working on for the game editor in 2.6. I have my "Pissed Off Penguins" playlist and my "Blender 2.6 Game Engine and Python" playlist.

[GameReviewer1337]

Hey wen i jump my charatcer dosnt come down can u please help :D

[metalx1000]

@GameReviewer1337: Please read the comments below.

[jordanjsn]

Hi, when i parent the camera to the sphere ...and i press "P" the camera dont follow, why ?

[metalx1000]

@jordanjsn: if it's parented it should follow. Are you sure it's parented? If you can send me a link to your blend file I'll be glad to have a look at it.

[TrueBoss52082]

in first person, how do you look down without going all the way?

[metalx1000]

@TrueBoss52082: that is a good question. There is a good mouselook script out there. I haven't played with it much lately and I don't remember if it had something to stop it at certain limits. But, I'm sure if you look at the code it wouldn't be hard to set an "if then" statement to stop the camera at points.

[LegoMovieKing97]

never mind i got it

[metalx1000]

@LegoMovieKing97: Oh, good to hear. I just send you a message because I saw you had removed one of your comments. Glad to hear you got it working. Good luck. It gets easier the more you use it.  But I recommend checking out Blender 2.6

[LegoMovieKing97]

hey when i jump he stays there! he doesn't come down! how do i get there to be gravity? when you reply, can you please post the response in my channel comments so i am informed when you reply.

thanks! LMK97



[metalx1000]

@LegoMovieKing97: Your question has been answered in the comments below, but most likely you didn't set the physics type to either "Ridge" or "Dynamic".

[LegoMovieKing97]

@metalx1000 i just dont know how to set it as ridge or dynamic? i am new to this program sorry. could you tell me how?

thanks

LMK97

[blobs11232]

is it 2.40????

[metalx1000]

@blobs11232: was 2.4x But, I wouldn't recommend using it, that's pretty old. 2.60 is the current version. Over all Blender has been improved greatly, especially in the Game Engine. If you are just learning how to use Blender, I would not recommend using an old out dated version.

[blobs11232]

@metalx1000 yeah i know but i just want to make a simpler game so yeah 2.40 got it i probiley going to play that 1 now and thank you for the tutorials :)

[blobs11232]

what version is this i want to down load it

[45jakesnake]

myn dosent have a pack man symble

[metalx1000]

@45jakesnake: Probably because this video is 2 years old and you're running a newer version of Blender.

Search my videos for "Blender 2.5 Logic and Physhics"

That videos should show you what you need.

[UKKillersClan]

can u please do a tutorial on how to make a cross hair to the srd person and mouse look

[thomasl4d]

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD made my first python script whitch makes my object a dmm object if u dont know what dmm is type dmm game on youtube

[xxBBoyMP3xx]

how can i make the camera follow the mouse??

[metalx1000]

@xxBBoyMP3xx: Google  "blender mouselook" and the first link should be a tutorial with a python script.

[thomasl4d]

were is blender websight

[metalx1000]

@thomasl4d: On the Internet... just kidding. blender(dot)org. It will also come up if you Google "Blender 3D"

[thomasl4d]

@metalx1000 im trying to follow this on 2.5 slowly learning the layout and made a crude char in first person

[metalx1000]

@thomasl4d: 2.5 is way better then 2.4, but everything is thing is moved around so, it may take a little while to get use to.

[MWBLENDER93]

the character i made doesnt come back to the ground when i press jump.

[metalx1000]

@MWBLENDER93: Are you sure you made them "Dynamic" or "Ridged"?

[MWBLENDER93]

@metalx1000

im not sure if its the mesh or the armature that should be dynamic or ridged

[401randomvideos]

never mind

it fixed its self over time

also nice tutorials

very clear concept

:) i subscribed

[metalx1000]

@401randomvideos: Glade to hear you got it working. What was the problem? Did you make it to big?

[401randomvideos]

hello

hellllp meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee pleeeaaaase

my floor wont show up for some reason

i even added color to it

[fullgrown31]

2.5 version please? no? pretty please?

[metalx1000]

@fullgrown31: Although I've been doing a lot of 2.5 videos and I will be doing all my future tutorials in 2.5(I have done a few on the game engine already) I won't be redoing this series anytime soon. The reason I won't be doing it soon is because It's 99% the same in 2.5. It would be repeating the same video. I'll be glade to answer an question you have on it, but if you watch the videos I've already posted on the Blender game engine I believe I've already covered the main difference.

[Trekie02]

Simple, and imformitive. I like it.

I just have one question.

How do you make the camera not become affected by the parent's(players) rotation, yet still follow the parent?

Im trying to make a mix between a 3rd Person shooter and a Fixed Perspective.

[metalx1000]

@Trekie02: I'm sure it can be done with a python script, but I don't know how off the top of my head.

I thought I could do it by creating a player, an empty, and a camera.

parenting the empty to both the player and the camera.

then use the empty for location movement and use the player for rotation.

This work, but was not perfect. If I think of a way to do it, I'll make a video.

If you find a way to do it, please let me know :)

[GMLscript]

hey this is really annoying i can't get the camera to follow the player n matter what i try what should i do?

[metalx1000]

@GMLscript: Send me a link to your Blend file and I'll download it and have a look at it.

[GMLscript]

@metalx1000 sorry about that ilooked over you tutorial again and figured it out, great tutorial!

[FFVIITifaFan]

hey can we insert an .obj file that has the character to blender ??

[metalx1000]

@FFVIITifaFan: Yes, just go to "File>Import" and choose obj

[FFVIITifaFan]

@metalx1000 thanx

[stifflerman100]

i think

[metalx1000]

@stifflerman100: you think what?

[stifflerman100]

I have version 249.2 when I p press it then becomes 2d like what I do and it does nothing 'does not work out why

[metalx1000]

@stifflerman100: If you sign up in my forum you can upload your blend file and I'll have a look at it. Or, if you can upload it to the web and send me a link in a personal message I'll download it.

just a quick question, what "Draw Type" do you have under "Viewport Shading"?

[kidhau]

@metalx1000 can you help me ?? when i do parent camera It just gose all wired. Please help me Thank you.

[metalx1000]

@kidhau: Send me your file. Either in my forums upload it somewhere and send me the link.

[kidhau]

@metalx1000 Oh never mind got it working out Thank you Can you make a tut on how to make like stairs or Lader?

[metalx1000]

@kidhau: Already did, watch my tutorial on "Arrays"

[Margalus89]

I haven't seen blender until this morning and i'm already making a character move. THANKS!

Just a thing, how can i open the 3 views? I can change them but it's always one and the basic Blender tutorials i found doesn't cover this aspect.

[metalx1000]

@Margalus89: In Blender 2.4 you need to split the view and setup each view you want manually. If you are using Blender 2.5 just press "Ctrl+Alt+Q" while your cursor is over the 3D view. if you are using 2.4 and get the view how you like it, then you can go to "File->Save Default Settings" and it will save your entire project as the default settings.

[Margalus89]

@metalx1000 thanks dude! Sorry for my late reply, been off Blender for a while. This helped me but it doesn't seem to save my windows preferences, is that a know bug or i'm just doing something wrong?

[metalx1000]

@Margalus89: And you "File->Save Default Settings"? No, I have not heard of that bug. It works for me no problem. Did you check the Blender site's bug list?

[Margalus89]

@metalx1000 no still didn't check due to lack of time but i'll re-try to save them today and see if still does it wrong. That would be strange though since i've just downloaded Belnder and opened it the first day so i couldn't have screwed my options up.

[HaloReachFEC]

awesome tuts man! lol u said im going to hit d then u put s

[Seth1e76]

Great tutorial! Easy to understand other than one thing. On my screen there isn't the dynamic button! Is that button necessary, or is there a way to substitute?

[metalx1000]

@Seth1e76: In the video I was using Blender 2.48 and in the newer 2.49 it's a drop down menu not a button.

[HiroStarcraft2]

You must do a tutorial about space game.Like you are flying in space and so on..

[H4ckSt0ck]

I am also experiencing the jump issue, whilst holding the spacebar, my sphere goes up...and up...and up. then when I let go he goes down. :( Unsure as to why this is, i'm using 2.48

[metalx1000]

@H4ckSt0ck: Please be sure to set the object to 'dynamic' or 'rigid'. If that does not work, please post your blend file in the forum so I can look at it.

[H4ckSt0ck]

@metalx1000 Very strange indeed, but I deleted the sphere, added the spacebar (jump) function first and it seems to be working fine now. Thanks anyway for the quick reply :)

[qeebo]

@metalx1000 I have 2.49. I set 'dynamic' than 'rigid' and my character just flies off into the air.

[metalx1000]

@qeebo: Check the Radius of your player. If it's to larger it will push your player away from objects. I also tend to set "bounds" to "Box"

[multimoviemaker100]

i dont have the pacman icon

[metalx1000]

@multimoviemaker100: I'd love to help you, but it is impossible to, unless you give me some basic information. For starts, which version of blender are you running.

[biobldrj]

I dont have a 'dloc' i have a 'loc' but it doesnt work and I cant make it move after i hit 'p'

[metalx1000]

@biobldrj: in the video I was using 2.48. dloc meant "Dynamic Location". In blender 2.49 they did away with dloc, because the location is dynamic if you made the object dynamic.

[biobldrj]

@metalx1000 thank you so much, It moves, but i did the same thing yyesterday and it wasnt working

[MplusARIO]

awesome tut. bbut my camera dont follow (i paird it) and if i wanna jump it goes up ... but not down it stays in the air :(((( man im confused please help ... i think i got version 4.8

[metalx1000]

@MplusARIO: are you still having this problem? If so, please post in the forum on my site and upload your blend file so I can have a look at it.

[DKAkuYaenko]

thats the best tutorial so far

[metalx1000]

@DKAkuYaenko: well, keep on watching.  I've got plenty in of Blender Tutorials and more coming all the time. But, be warned, I used Blender 4.8 in some of these game tutorials, and one or two things have changed in 4.9.

I'll most likely redo this series when 2.5 becomes more stable.

[JoeFulford]

when i press p to play my game... it freezes my blender? or how do you stop playing the game?

[metalx1000]

@JoeFulford: Press Esc to exit game play. You can also set your own exit key with the logic editor.

[mixinghoney]

how to make it go slower? mine go FAST FAST FAST!! HOLY!...

[metalx1000]

@mixinghoney: Should go the same speed if you set the same values.  Use lower numbers.

[gfaithw]

the possibilities..............

[katya2011]

if u r making a 1st person shootr you dont even need a model just make a moving camera thumbs if u agree

[metalx1000]

@katya2011: I agree, and I love 1st person shooters. But, if you are going to make a multiplayer game, or you want to create a mirror in the game you'll still want to create a player model.

[Invisible12345ful]

how can i enable camera view?

[metalx1000]

@Invisible12345ful: To get to camera view, hover your mouse over a 3D view and press "0" on your number pad.

[Invisible12345ful]

@metalx1000 Thanks, really helped, i'm newbie at blender 3d, today i was learning movements with camera...

[fb767]

How can you have multiple camera views (top, side and camera)? like you do? thanks

[metalx1000]

@fb767: check out my website. On the left side of the screen towards the bottom I have "Blender Basics" Link that will bring you to a play list I made.

[fb767]

@fb767 Thanks so much, I subbed!

[ItsDrizzle]

OMFG! DUDE SRSLY! ADD MORE TAGS XD

it took me 4-ever to find this again (:

[metalx1000]

@ItsDrizzle: There are plenty of tags on it. If you search anything that has to do with this video it comes up in the first few on the list. (example: Blender 3d shooter)

I have no clue what to add to the tags.

You can also add it to your favorites.

The playlist is also right there on my website.

There are plenty of was to find it.

What were you searching? Then I will know what to add to the tags. But you must have been searching some very irrelevant things for it not to come up.

[ItsDrizzle]

@metalx1000 i was searching; blender third person shooter tutorial ;)

[metalx1000]

@ItsDrizzle: Yup, the problem is you wrote "third" when i have "3rd"

I'll add "third" to the tags.

[EvilGamerJ]

i used loc and i get a white window please help

[metalx1000]

@EvilGamerJ: can you save you file and upload to the forum. From the little information you gave I have no clue what the problem could be. When you post the file please give us more info.

[EvilGamerJ]

@metalx1000 Okay what happens is i place the sphere and do as you say, i connect the logic and i also use dynamic and i couldn't see dloc so i used loc instead and when i press P that window goes white and i see the floor as a white platform (I have two windows)

[metalx1000]

@EvilGamerJ: Choosing Dynamic and then loc is the same as dloc, that is something they changed since I made the video.

Did you post the file in the form? i looked for it and didn't see it. If you want me to try and fix it, I need to see it.

[EvilGamerJ]

@metalx1000 The blender forum? i'll make an account

[EvilGamerJ]

@metalx1000 I'm not sure how you would upload a file on the blender forum

[metalx1000]

@EvilGamerJ: Not the forum on the Blender site. The Blender section on the forum on my site. There is an "Upload attachment" tab under the post box.

[nicktubara]

good tutorial. very easy to understand.

[ROBLOXJONATHANM1]

i dont hav drot or d loc jus loc and rot wtf help

[metalx1000]

@ROBLOXJONATHANM1: The video was made a year ago, and they have made some changes to the game engine since then. In the current Blender 2.49 the motion options change depending on whether your object is set to static or dynamic. If you choose Dynamic then the loc and the rot should be the same as dloc and drot.

Hope this makes sense.

[TITANUS008]

Man u are awesome !

[metalx1000]

@TITANUS008: Thank you.

[TITANUS008]

@metalx1000 And Lets just say i created "Something" like Car + Map i have textures etc... But how make movement more Smoother , i mean Acceleration,Deceleration, or in cause drifting ?...

[metalx1000]

@TITANUS008: I'll do a tutorial on this soon, but basically you use "Force" instead of "Loc" Try setting it to somewhere around 50.

[TITANUS008]

@metalx1000 Thankyou .

[Pieperson277]

fuckin illlllll man!

[Alusaint]

GREAT TUTORIAL!!

[najeebputhiyallam]

Is this the way how EA games make games for PC and Other Consoles? How can i add C or other languages to integrate with it ?? This looks cool..

[metalx1000]

@najeebputhiyallam: Blender is a Game Engine. EA will have there own Game engine. I don't know about C code, but Blender does use python code. I haven't messed with python in Blender to much, but there are tutorial online about it. But, I would get to know the basics of Blender before jumping into the coding part. You can do a lot with Blender with out any coding.

[mexer847]

um i have a question u know when u said Dloc i dont have that mine stops at Damp PLEASE HELP!!!!!

[metalx1000]

@mexer847: the newer version of blender it's labeled as just "loc" under "simple motion"

[RTard48JRod]

hold space bar,your charkeeps going up

[metalx1000]

@RTard48JRod: Keep watching the rest of the tutorials in this series.

[roboguy503]

can you help, when I add a plane it doesnt show up in the game, also animations for characters wont play :(

[metalx1000]

@roboguy503: It's really hard to help with such little information. So, first off, if you download the sample file I have in the description, does it work for you?

[rashalaska]

I have a question how do you get this program or at least get this style cause i have blender 2.49b and i dont know how to do that style please answer anyone?

[metalx1000]

@rashalaska: I'm sorry, what do you mean by style? Do you mean how I have the windows split? If so, please watch my Blender Basics videos. Before you jump into creating video games you need to learn the basic interface of Blender. I it very different then any interface you have ever used, but once you learn it you will love it.

[rashalaska]

@metalx1000 thnx

[pepparn123]

Guys why does my plane dissappear when i press p?

[RTard48JRod]

@pepparn123 beacause you might have it flipped,also try adding color

[guitarpsychobilly]

best game tutorial ive seen so far

[metalx1000]

@guitarpsychobilly: Thanks. I've go plenty more at my site.

[theHandofFate84]

dude nice tutorial but i have one questions my interface is kinda different and when i try to assign a jump motion i can make the guy move up when i use the space bar but he doesnt come down in a fluid motion like urs =( please help somone

[metalx1000]

@theHandofFate84: Yeah, the Logic window changed just after I did this video.  Make sure you change where is says "Static" to "Dynamic"

I that doesn't fix the problem let me know and I'll do my best to help.

[theHandofFate84]

@metalx1000 omg thnx bro im so stupid lol that helped alot

[lilhinkle4444]

@metalx1000 i love people like you lol you make GREAT tutorials and when people have questions you answer them unlike other people who just let them go. i have a lot of respect for you, just to let you know. (by the way this answer helped me also)

[metalx1000]

@lilhinkle4444: No Problem. I get a lot of Questions and I try to answer as many as I can.

Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words.

[HeavenSeven88]

thanks dude, but when i make the parent and stuff, it doesn't go into the camera mode. I got everything down but the camera i attached to it didn't work.

great vid by the way, sub :3

[metalx1000]

If you look at some of my other 3rd person shoot videos I have links in the descriptions to the blend files I created.

You can down load one of those and see if it works.

Let me know of the out come.

[enjoiskate11]

go into camera view and then hit play

[TheKrash100]

@HeavenSeven88 I had the same Proble download pyhon and i all will be okey.

[TheKrash100]

@HeavenSeven88 i mean python not pyhon lol :D

[jrfps]

can you please show how to animate a moving and rotating platform for the character interact with it?

[jiminma50]

OMG... this is the BEST game engine tutorial I've ever seen!

You explain things so well, and because of that I can adapt your techniques to fit my own game.

Thanks for making the game engine seem so easy and flexable!

[x0mark0x]

great tutorial how did you split the screen up so you can look at what your doing from different angles thanks

[metalx1000]

I the description of this video there is a link to my FilmsByKris site. Click on that and scroll down. On the left hand side under the "Blender 3D" Menu you will see a link called "Blender Basics". It will have some video tutorials there that should show you what you need.  I would give you a direct link, but Youtube won't let you put links in comments.