You're reading from Learning GDScript by Developing a Game with Godot 4 A fun introduction to programming in GDScript 2.0 and game development using the Godot Engine

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804616987

Length 378 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

GDScript

Tools

Godot

Concepts

Game Design

Author (1):

Sander Vanhove

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Learning How to Program

2. Chapter 1: Setting Up the Environment FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Getting Familiar with Variables and Control Flow

4. Chapter 3: Grouping Information in Arrays, Loops, and Dictionaries

5. Chapter 4: Bringing Structure with Methods and Classes

6. Chapter 5: How and Why to Keep Your Code Clean

7. Part 2: Making a Game in Godot Engine

8. Chapter 6: Creating a World of Your Own in Godot

9. Chapter 7: Making the Character Move

10. Chapter 8: Splitting and Reusing Scenes

11. Chapter 9: Cameras, Collisions, and Collectibles

12. Chapter 10: Creating Menus, Making Enemies, and Using Autoloads

13. Chapter 11: Playing Together with Multiplayer

14. Part 3: Deepening Our Knowledge

15. Chapter 12: Exporting to Multiple Platforms

16. Chapter 13: OOP Continued and Advanced Topics

17. Chapter 14: Advanced Programming Patterns

18. Chapter 15: Using the File System

19. Chapter 16: What Next?

20. Index

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