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Godot 4 Game Development Projects

You're reading from   Godot 4 Game Development Projects Build five cross-platform 2D and 3D games using one of the most powerful open source game engines

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804610404
Length 264 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Chris Bradfield Chris Bradfield
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Table of Contents (10) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Godot 4.0 2. Chapter 2: Coin Dash – Build Your First 2D Game FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Space Rocks: Build a 2D Arcade Classic with Physics 4. Chapter 4: Jungle Jump – Running and Jumping in a 2D Platformer 5. Chapter 5: 3D Minigolf: Dive into 3D by Building a Minigolf Course 6. Chapter 6: Infinite Flyer 7. Chapter 7: Next Steps and Additional Resources 8. Index 9. Other Books You May Enjoy

Scripting the game

In this section, you’ll create the scripts needed to make everything work together. The flow of the game will be as follows:

  1. Place the ball at the Tee.
  2. Switch to Aim mode and animate the arrow until the player clicks.
  3. Switch to Power mode and animate the power bar until the player clicks.
  4. Launch the ball.
  5. Repeat the process from step 2 until the ball falls into the hole.

UI code

Add this script to the UI instance to update the UI elements:

extends CanvasLayer
@onready var power_bar = $MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/PowerBar
@onready var shots = $MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/Shots
var bar_textures = {
    "green": preload("res://assets/bar_green.png"),
    "yellow": preload("res://assets/bar_yellow.png"),
    "red": preload("res://assets/bar_red.png")
}
func update_shots(value):
    ...
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