Mall Maul v00.00.02 – Physics-Driven Movement, Sliding, Custom Controls & First Blockout Map!

🔔 Devlog #4 (v00.00.02)

It’s been 13 days since prototype v00.00.01—here’s everything new, what’s broken, and where we’re headed!

🎉 New in v00.00.02

1. Prototype Blockout Map

   • Full mall layout blockout: food courts, shops, corridors & seating.

   • Each area is a separate StaticBody3D with its own collision shape for robust walks and slides.

   • Neutral greyscale for rapid iteration before adding textures & art.

2. Physics-Driven Character Controller

   • Switched to CharacterBody3D—built-in gravity, slope snap, floor detection.

   • Jump (Space) & true falls off ledges instead of instant drops.

3. Sprint & Slide Mechanics

   • Hold ⇧ Shift to sprint; hit Ctrl while sprinting + on floor to slide.

   • Slide has its own collider height reduction, duration timer & cooldown.

4. Ragdoll Mode

   • Press R to swap into a RigidBody3D ragdoll at your current transform—perfect for testing crashes or fun slow-mo falls.

5. Mouse Look & Camera Clamp

   • Free yaw, clamped pitch between –10° (down) and +30° (up).

   • Esc toggles cursor visibility for UI navigation.

6. Custom Keybind Registration

   • All default inputs (W/A/S/D, Shift, Ctrl, Space, R) are registered in code—future in-game rebind UI coming soon.

7. Exposed Tuning Parameters

   • Speeds, durations, gravity, sensitivities are @export variables—tweak them live in the Inspector.

🐛 Known Bugs

• Player Launch: Occasionally, stepping off edges or colliding at speed catapults the character in one direction.

• Slow Frame Rates: Large blockout map sections can drop FPS—especially with multiple collision meshes active.

We’re investigating both the movement code and collision mesh setup to straighten these out.

🔮 What’s Next

• Map Modeling & Props: Begin replacing grey blocks with real walls, floors, kiosks & basic props you can whack.

• NPC Shoppers: Implement simple AI pathfinding for wandering customers.

• Performance Optimizations: Merge collision meshes, LOD, and cull unseen sections to boost FPS.

• Rebindable Controls UI: Ship an in-game menu so you can map keys however you like.

Thanks for playing v00.00.02! Your feedback fuels our progress—drop bugs, ideas, or ragdoll bloopers below. Let’s keep mauling this mall together! 🛍️🚀