Lesson 1

Project Setup & the State Machine Skeleton

Build: Build the CharacterBody2D player and lay out its state machine

Lesson 2

Movement Input & State Transitions

Build: Read input with get_vector and fill in the IDLE and WALK states

Lesson 3

Acceleration, Friction & Movement Feel

Build: Add weight with move_toward ramps inside the IDLE and WALK states

Lesson 4

Run vs Walk & Speed Gears

Build: Add a run gear inside the WALK state

Lesson 5

Directional Facing & Mirrored Side Art

Build: Collapse movement to a cardinal facing and pick the right clip

Lesson 6

AnimationPlayer & Directional Clips

Build: Author the nine directional animations and tie tempo to the run gear

Lesson 7

Follow Camera with Zoom & Smoothing

Build: Add a Camera2D child with 3x zoom and position smoothing

Lesson 8

Camera Limits & Room Bounds

Build: Stop the camera from revealing empty space at room edges

Lesson 9

The Attack State & Final Polish

Build: Add a movement-locked attack and complete the controller