Creating a Basic 3D Environment and Implementing a Selectable Targeting System in Godot

[willow rose]

I'm seeking help setting up a simple 3D environment similar to this 2D tutorial. https://github.com/gdquest-demos/godot-3-demos. No animations are necessary, just simple shapes. I am attempting to figure out how to implement a targeting system. Pressing the left arrow will select the closest target to the left, the same as the right. Clicking with the mouse would also work too. After pressing a button, this would then evoke a menu that has selectable actions. Does anyone have resources they can share?

[fierce quail]

Hello 😊 !
Ask your questions 🥳

[willow rose]

Hello, I'm just a hobbiest looking to try some mechanical stuff. I'm looking to see about getting some 3D resources and or tutorials similar to the link in the posting above. So any advise, tips, resources, etc would be apprecated. Do you have any tips on where I should start? I'm not looking for any fancy textures or animated stuff yet.

[brittle vessel]

Maybe do a search for tutorial on FPS in godot

Or just 3D tutorials in godot in general

[fierce quail]

Like this https://kidscancode.org/godot_recipes/4.x/3d/index.html ?

[brittle vessel]

Also, get comfortable with reading the documentation

[willow rose]

RTFM right? 😁

[willow rose]

So I found a really cool good 3D the FPS example. But it it’s almost too advanced. maybe I should just use that and then strip it down to see if I can get it to do what I want it to.

[brittle vessel]

I'm not trying to be a jerk or anything, but a lot of people don't read the manual and come here looking for answers that are in there plain as day

[willow rose]

All good. Great advice. Some documentation does suck so when you hear the community say, read the documentation because it’s helpful that is in fact helpful.

[fierce quail]

Read The Foss Manual 😁

Tutorial on kids can code are really well explained. There is a good start

[brittle vessel]

If you go to the Godot documentation site, there is a "your first 3D game" tutorial that it walks you through. I would start there

https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/getting_started/first_3d_game/index.html

This will get you a little familiar with working with 3D. From there you'll have to play with it, come up with a game plan, and try and implement what you need.

If possible, read through as much of the online docs as possible. The docs walk you through EVERY part of the engine. Some parts are more detailed than others. Some parts are more difficult to grasp than others at first, but just keep pushing through, posting any questions you have here. This will serve you well because it will help you to see what tools you have at your disposal to help create what you want

It's hard to build a house if you don't know how to use the tools to build it