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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Learning about new topics

There are many great resources out there to learn more about programming and game design. In this section, we’ll go over some different types of resources that could help you out.

Following specific tutorials

When you know what you would like to learn, there will most certainly be a tutorial on that topic in video or text format. All you need to do is use your favorite search engine, such as Google or YouTube, and search for whatever topic you are looking for. Some of my favorite sources of great Godot Engine tutorials are the following:

GDQuest: This provides great video tutorials on a wide variety of topics and even provides whole courses: https://www.youtube.com/@Gdquest.
Hearbeast: A YouTube channel with complete game projects but also shorter tutorials on different Godot Engine-related topics: https://www.youtube.com/@uheartbeast.
The Godot Engine docs: There is a whole page in the documentation that introduces different third...