Build a controller from scratch

A playable character needs seven modules. Everything else is a choice of genre.

The minimum

1. Create an empty GameObject named Character and add a Character Motor.
   Character Modules > Character Motor
2. Add a child Collision, and under it a Capsule Hull (the shape) and a Step Slide Solver (how it moves through the level).
   Character Modules > Collision > Capsule Hull
3. Add a child Sensors with a Hull Ground Sensor, so the character knows when it stands.
   Character Modules > Collision > Hull Ground Sensor
4. Add a child States with a Walk and an Air: the two modes every character needs.
   Character Modules > States > Walk
5. Add a child Input with an Input System Command Source, so the player drives it.
   Character Modules > Input > Input System Command Source
6. Add a Camera as a child, with a Third Person Orbit, and a capsule mesh with a Facing Visual so you can see it.
   Character Modules > Camera > Third Person Orbit

Each module has a Character field. Drag the Character Motor into it, or select Assign in the module's Inspector. Press Play: the character walks, falls and turns to the camera.

Inspector

▼Walk⋮

CharacterCharacter (Character Motor)

Max Speed6

Acceleration10

Friction6

Stop Speed2.5

Give it a jump

Add a Jump under States. Then decide how forgiving it is: Coyote Time and Jump Buffering forgive late and early presses; Variable Jump Height lets a tap make a hop.

Choose a genre

In code

The presets are built the same way in Editor/CharacterRecipes.cs, which you can copy:

GameObject character = CharacterRecipes.CreateBase("My Character");   // motor, input, sensors, Jump, ...
CharacterRecipes.TraversalAdventure(character);                       // the genre's modules and numbers
character.GetComponentInChildren<WalkState>().maxSpeed = 7f;           // then tune

Additional resources

• How modules combine
• Presets
• Modules