How To Create Games In Godot - No Experience Needed!

In this lesson we introduce the first game we'll create in this course!

Firstly, we have to import the images and sounds into our Godot project

Godot works with Scenes and Nodes. In this video, we introduce these topics

Godot scenes have two main functionalities. In this lesson we check them out

Now that we have a much deeper understanding on how scenes work, we can start to create the player scene

We also know some basic concepts of nodes. So, we add the corresponding ones to the player

There are two main types of 2D character controllers. If we understand this, it's gonna be easier to implement player movement later

Let's start setting up player movement!

Now we do understand the basic controller!

Using what we have learnt about character controller types, we can understand what "problem" our controller has and how to fix it. Here you also see how everything that we learn starts to be applied

Key concepts to be able to differentiate and stop their similarities...

In this lesson we check the different value types variables can have

Why is static typing important? How do we use it? All this and more in this lesson!

We study what "->" and "void" mean. And the other return value types

Let's start creating the enemy. Firstly, we have to create its scene

Secondly, we must add the movement using what we've learnt

How can the enemy have access to the player? We check this question out

Let's discuss how to implement collisions in the game

The idea is that we can click on the enemies to delete them. In this lesson, we start to implement this mechanic

Once the enemy has been clicked, we must disable its collision

What does Godot call the "Main" scene? We check this out

Let's learn how to instantiate the enemies as the game is played

Add random spawn points to our enemies which are outside of the screen to instantiate them correctly

In this lesson, we learn a little bit about UI or User Interface

How can we implement audio in our games?

Lastly, let's create our own Input Actions

Let's add the assets to the game

With everything we've learnt about scenes and nodes, let's create our player scene

Implement player movement

We create the ground and also dig deeper in Collision Objects, which could be confusing topic, but learning it is super worth it

The game tab is an amazing tool Godot provides. We check it out in this lesson

The last thing we can do with the game tab is modifying values at runtime

Let's learn player animations!

Now that the animations are set up, we also need to change them accordingly

Let's learn how to flip the sprite when walking left

Let's learn an easy way to prevent the player from exiting the screen

This is a resource to flex those game dev. muscles a little bit more. It'll also allow us to shorten our code

A brief introduction to why generic objects in game dev. matter

Now that we understand its advantage, let's create the corresponding scene

Now that the object is set up, we add a script which will move it down

Delta could be a complicated topic. But in this lesson we learn it with the best method possible

In order to randomize the object, we use sprite frames. Why? We answer this in the lesson

Now that the sprite frames had been set up, we have to randomize them

Also, let's now spawn these objects

We have to sort them properly. We discuss the disadvantages of Z-Index

The objects look a little bit static, so we add some rotation

We create a first system to know whether the player has collided with a coin or an obstacle

This second system has way more advantages...

Let's continue learning about Control nodes!

Signals can be a complicated topic to understand at first. But using them is super worth it

Besides summarizing what signals area, we also take a look at accessors

Now that everything is set up, updating the score is a piece of cake

Let's learn more UI design

We add the system to decrease the lives when we collide with an obstacle

Right now, the objects have all the same sprites, which doesn't make any sense. Let's modify this

Once again, let's continue learning UI design

We learn how to add game over logic in any game

Our game also needs a main menu scene

Let's add a custom background to our project!

Lastly, we add music and sound effects

We check out the 3D game for this course!

Let's import the assets in our game

GridMaps, a key to design 3D levels...

Some basic information about 3D and how to add collisions to the GridMap

In this lesson we define the first level for the game

Let's use a 3D player template to save time and resources

Now that we have the player controller, we have to make the scene

Let's learn how to add 3D animations in our game

Learn how to import skies

Let's add coins and position them using snap

Now let's add the coins UI and the logic to increase the coins number and we also take a look at signals again

We need to add a death zone so that when we fall the game finishes

Now let's add the game over UI and conditions

We add rotation to the coins to make them more dynamic

Once again, we take a look at generic objects

Now that the obstacles are set up, we can get to place them in the level

Everything is more or less set up. So let's design the final level of the game!

Important tip here!

Let's create another UI for when we win and the logic as well

More UI and logic!

Let's add the audio to the game!

If you want to share your game with the world, this is the lesson for you!

Have a good game dev. journey!