This quick guide shows how to handle character movement, animations, tilemap setup, physics collisions, and a smooth camera for sidescrolling pixel art games in Godot 4.

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Platform Tutorial Part 3 (Finale) https://youtu.be/NVAXjTzqTyE

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00:00 – What to expect
00:29 – Create Godot 4 project
01:29 – User interface overview
01:52 – Importing art
02:42 – New level scene
03:09 – Tileset setup
04:21 – Physics of tile collision
06:56 – Draw tiles on tilemap
09:51 – Project settings for small pixel art
10:56 – A player scene created
15:08 – CharacterBody2D script template
16:59 – Export variables
19:02 – Weakening of gravity
19:43 – Define main scene
20:34 – Setting up custom keyboard actions
22:45 – Double Jump Code
26:55 – Smooth camera following 2D
29:30 – Player animations
33:50 – Animation offset correction
34:29 – Animation switching logic in code
40:10 – Reverse the direction of the characters
41:47 – Switching to jump animations
44:46 – OnAnimationFinished signal
45:48 – Stop movement during landing
47:32 – Jump loop animation
50:31 – Double jump animation
54:00 – Adjust Y offset of player sprite
54:45 – Next steps

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