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In this tutorial we are going to explore the tilemap functionality built into the Godot game engine. A tile map is a 2D game map composed of layers of “tiles”, which are essentially just a fixed size sprite with some additional properties. It allows you to quickly paint a level and reuse art assets, […]
In this tutorial we are going to take a look at two key topics in Godot game development, Collision Detection and Physics Simulations. Collision Detection is simply detecting if two objects overlap. Physics on the other hand simulates the movement and interaction of game objects based on physical properties. This of course also includes […]
This tutorial is available as an HD video here. In this tutorial we are going to look at the UI aspects of the Godot game engine. If you have prior experience with other game engines, you will probably be shocked by the number of UI widgets and containers that ship with Godot. While […]
This tutorial is available as an HD video here. Today we are going to look at using audio with Godot. If you’ve used other game engines you will find the process is probably quite a bit different and perhaps a little unintuitive but in the end rather simple and quite power. It is a […]
This tutorial is available in video form here or embedded below. Now might be a good time to pause and look at the life cycle of a typical program, as this can be a bit confusing with Godot yet is something you really need to understand. Every non-trivial game has a game loop […]
In this tutorial we are going to be taking a look at what seems to be everyone’s favorite subject, graphics. We are going to start by creating a Sprite. A Sprite is basically a 2D image with spatial information such as scale, rotation and position. We are then going to take a closer look […]
Welcome to the first coding tutorial of the GameFromScratch.com Godot tutorial series. We are going to take a quick look at the Godot IDE then jump in and create our first application. I want to say right up front, I am no Godot expert, so if I may a mistake or you spot something […]
Welcome to the Godot Tutorial Series Welcome to the GameFromScratch.com Godot tutorial series. The Godot Engine is an open source, C++ based game engine for making 2D and 3D games for most mobile and desktop platforms. The editor can be run on Windows, Mac and Linux. This series will hopefully cover all aspects of Godot […]
Gamefromscratch has a long running series taking an indepth look at various game engines available. Today we are going to look at the Godot game engine, an open source C++ based game engine with a complete Unity-esque world editor. Godot runs on Windows, Linux and Mac platforms and can target all of those, plus […]