Godot Development Process

By the @TutorialDoctor)

October 8, 2015

1. Create the project folder

Assets
- sprites
  - static
  - animated
- scripts
- sounds
- fonts
- meshes
  - obj
  - collada
- maps
Levels

2. Create a new Godot project and scenes

Create a scene with root node and save it (3 scenes)
- Control (GUI)
- Node2D (2D objects)
- Spatial (3D objects)
Save main scene (.xml)
Look at project folder
- config
- icon

3. Add Assets to the project folder

Piskel (Pixel Art)
- png
MagicaVoxel (Voxel Art)
- obj
- png
Blender/Wings3D (3D Art)
- obj
- collada
Pixelmator (Bitmap and Vector art) $
Audacity (Sound editing)
- wav
- ogg

4. Add nodes to scenes

Inspect their properties and documentation

Control (GUI)
- Button
- Color Picker
- Window
- Slider
- Check Box
- Switch
- File Dialog
Node 2D (2D Games)
- Sprite (game graphics)
- Animated Sprite (characters)
- Animation Player
- Particles2D (visual effects)
- SamplePlayer (wav)
- Stream Player (ogg)
- RayCast2D (vector collision)
- CollisionShape2D (shape collision)
- Horizontal Button Array (inventory)
Spatial (3D Games)
- Lights
- Camera
- MeshInstance
- Sprite 3D
- TestCube
- Particles
- RayCast
- CollisionShape

5. Scripting

Beginners

Basics
- Variables
  - outside main functions (available everywhere)
  - inside _ready()
  - inside _process())
  - exporting
- Printing
- Functions
  - custom
  - _ready()
  - _process()
  - _fixed_process()
  - get_node()
  - get_parent()
  - get_tree()
  - get()
  - set()
  - connect()
  - new()
- Api
GUI
- Change level with a button press
2D Game
- Add force to 2d rigidBody with key press
3D Game
- Add force to 3D rigidBody with key press

Intermediate

Coming soon...

Advanced

Coming soon...

Video Tutorials

Demos To Preview

Floppy Bird
Model Viewer
Dojo Ninjas
Story Board
Big Battle
2D Lighting
Truck Town
Platformer
Inventory