Adventure Awaits!
Adventure Awaits!
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Creating a New Project
Creating a New Project
For this lesson we will be creating our very first Godot project. We will open Godot, create a new project, and then select the correct settings to begin making our game.
User Interface
User Interface
The user interface for Godot, are the buttons and menus that we (the user), press and interact with to make our games. For this lesson we will get familiar with the different parts of Godot’s user interface so we know where and to go and what to press for later lessons.
The Parts of Godot
The Parts of Godot
This lesson will go over the basics of how Godot works. Additionally, we will go over how scenes and nodes work within Godot.
File Setup
File Setup
For this lesson we will go over the process of importing new assets into Godot. Additionally, we look at good project organization and where to find assets to incorporate into our games.
Player Movement
Player Movement
For this lesson we will set up the collection of nodes that make up our player. The grouped nodes will be saved as a scene.
Player Input
Player Input
For this lesson we are going to take a look at the player.gd script, learn some basic scripting and add more options for player input. By the end of this lesson we should be more familiar with how to edit scripts and have a character that can accept more inputs.
Redesigning Movement
Redesigning Movement
In this lesson we will learn about state machines and some keyboard shortcuts for writing code.
Player Animation
Player Animation
In this lesson we will be adding all of the different animations for our player character. This will include idle, running, jumping, falling, swimming and flying animations.
Animations with Scripting
Animations with Scripting
In this lesson we will be connecting our AnimatedSprite2D node to our player code and playing animations from our player.
Draw you in the Game
Draw you in the Game
On your computer you can use a drawing software.
Installed Programs:
Piskel
Fire Alpaca 64
MS Paint
Try drawing a custom player or custom tiles!
Lush Levels
Lush Levels
Tileset Setup
Tileset Setup
In this lesson we are going to add some tileset assets into a TileMapLayer node. This will later make it very easy to put together and create the environment quickly.
Tileset Physics
Tileset Physics
In this lesson we are adding collisions to our tiles so the player can walk on the ground. We will also setup the collisions for climbing and swimming in the future.
Smart Tiles
Smart Tiles
We are going to learn about Terrain Sets in Godot. Terrain Sets are very powerful as they can be used to simplify the task of making levels.
Drawing with Tiles
Drawing with Tiles
We are going to start drawing with our terrain sets. Take some time to make some interesting levels and imagine where you want to put the powerups.
Healthy Hero
Healthy Hero
Player Boundary & Respawning
Player Boundary & Respawning
In this lesson we are going to add respawning and health mechanics.
Powerful Pickups
Powerful Pickups
We will be using one scene for all four pickups . This means we need to change sounds and textures depending on which powerup we choose. “choosing power ups” will be done by the programmer (you) in the inspector.
Collectible Code
Collectible Code
We will be attaching the script and preloading our images to be used for our collectibles. We will also be creating a state machine for our collectibles in this lesson.
Collectible Signal and Sounds
Collectible Signal and Sounds
We will be coding a despawn function. Then we will use a signal to connect the collectible to our despawn function.
Connecting to the Player
Connecting to the Player
In this lesson we will be finishing up the collectible before we move to work on the player collision code.
Coding the Player to Collect
Coding the Player to Collect
The player also has to know when we collide with a collectible. We will be creating that code in this lesson. This will finish the collectible code.
After completing this section, you can now add all sorts of collectibles to your level!
Animal Powers 2
Animal Powers 2
Climb and Swim
Climb and Swim
In this lesson we will add the climbing and swimming code and connect the collisions.
Lush Levels 2
Lush Levels 2
Parallax and Decoration
Parallax and Decoration
In this lesson we will be adding decoration and a Parallax background to your game.
Moving Saws
Moving Saws
In this lesson we will create a moving saw that your player can take damage from.
Checkpoint Get
Checkpoint Get
In this lesson we will create checkpoints that your player can respawn at if they die.
After completing this section, you can now make some really awesome levels!
Take some time to add your own art too!
These next lessons are extra flare to spice up your game, are you ready?
Widgets and Trinkets
Widgets and Trinkets
Player Damage (Shader)
Player Damage (Shader)
Learn to make a shader and change the colour of the player when you take damage with code!
STATE.MOVE accelerated
STATE.MOVE accelerated
Copy+Paste the new code into MOVE.STATE to see if the acceleration based movement is better for your game!
Main Menu
Main Menu
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Music + Sounds!
Music + Sounds!
Use the Godot AudioStreamPlayer node and download an MP3 to use as your music. Music creation websites:
http://beepbox.co/ (Online)
https://terrycavanagh.itch.io/bosca-ceoil (Download Free)
Polish and Playtest
Polish and Playtest
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