created player model, added rotation with movement, better lighting and camera positioning

Cargo.lock

@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ version = "0.17.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "76d3ee8652fe0577fd8a99054e147740850140d530be8e044a9be4e23a3e8a24"
 dependencies = [
+ "bevy_dylib",
  "bevy_internal",
 ]
 
@@ -604,6 +605,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "sysinfo",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bevy_dylib"
+version = "0.17.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d50a92aea6e896b6939ea51db6ced3a7e2dfd591016286e3eed9cb60d9e4f149"
+dependencies = [
+ "bevy_internal",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bevy_ecs"
 version = "0.17.3"

Cargo.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
-bevy = "0.17.3"
+bevy = { version = "0.17.3", features = ["default", "dynamic_linking"] }
 
 [profile.release]
 opt-level = 3

src/main.rs

@@ -23,36 +23,58 @@ fn setup(
     mut commands: Commands,
     mut meshes: ResMut<Assets<Mesh>>,
     mut materials: ResMut<Assets<StandardMaterial>>,
+    asset_server: Res<AssetServer>,
 ) {
     // Camera
     commands.spawn((
         Camera3d::default(),
-        Transform::from_xyz(10.0, 10.0, 10.0).looking_at(Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::Y),
+        Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 25.0, -25.0).looking_at(Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::Y),
     ));
 
-    // Cube
+    // Player
     commands.spawn((
-        Mesh3d(meshes.add(Cuboid::new(2.0, 2.0, 2.0))),
-        MeshMaterial3d(materials.add(Color::srgb(1.0, 0.0, 0.0))),
-        Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 1.0, 0.0),
+        SceneRoot(asset_server.load("models/employee.glb#Scene0")),
+        //MeshMaterial3d(materials.add(Color::srgb(0.9, 0.83, 0.6))),
+        Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 1.5, 0.0).with_scale(Vec3::splat(0.5)),
         Player {
             move_speed: 10.0,
-            height_offset: 1.0,
+            height_offset: 1.5,
         },
         MoveTarget {
             position: Vec3::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
         },
     ));
 
-    // Light (DOESN'T WORK)
+    // Light
+
+    commands.insert_resource(AmbientLight {
+        color: Color::WHITE,
+        brightness: 200.0, // Subtle fill light so shadows aren't pitch black
+        ..default()
+    });
+
     commands.spawn((
+        DirectionalLight {
+            illuminance: 1000.0,
+            shadows_enabled: true,
+            ..default()
+        },
+        Transform::from_rotation(Quat::from_euler(
+            EulerRot::XYZ,
+            -0.8, // Pitch down (looking down at scene)
+            0.5,  // Yaw (angle from side)
+            0.0,  // Roll (no rotation)
+        )),
+    ));
+
+    /*commands.spawn((
         PointLight {
             intensity: 1000000.0,
             shadows_enabled: true,
             ..default()
         },
-        Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 10.0, 0.0).looking_at(Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::Y),
-    ));
+        Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 10.0, 0.0),
+    ));*/
 
     // Plane
     commands.spawn((
@@ -122,6 +144,9 @@ fn move_to_target(mut query: Query<(&mut Transform, &MoveTarget, &Player)>, time
             transform.translation = adjusted_target;
         } else {
             transform.translation += direction.normalize() * move_amount;
+
+            let target_look = target.position + Vec3::Y * player.height_offset;
+            transform.look_at(target_look, Vec3::Y);
         }
     }
 }