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Godot Engine Game Development Projects

You're reading from Godot Engine Game Development Projects Build five cross-platform 2D and 3D games with Godot 3.0

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788831505

Length 298 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Godot

Concepts

3D Game Development

Author (1):

Chris Bradfield

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Title Page

Dedication

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Foreword

Contributors

Preface

1. Introduction FREE CHAPTER

2. Coin Dash

3. Escape the Maze

4. Space Rocks

5. Jungle Jump (Platformer)

6. 3D Minigolf

7. Additional Topics

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Using other languages

The projects in this book have all been written using GDScript. GDScript has a number of advantages that make it the best choice for building your games. It is very tightly integrated with Godot's API, and its Python-style syntax makes it useful for rapid development while also being very beginner-friendly.

It's not the only option, however. Godot also supports two other "official" scripting languages, and also provides tools for integrating code using a variety of other languages.

C#

With the release of Godot 3.0 in early 2018, support was added for C# as a scripting language for the first time. C# is very popular in game development, and the Godot version is based on the Mono 5.2 .NET framework. Because of its wide use, there are many resources available for learning C# and a great deal of existing code in the language for accomplishing a variety of game-related functions.

At the time of writing, the current Godot version is 3.0.2. In this version, C# support should be...

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Authors (1)

Chris Bradfield

Chris Bradfield

Chris Bradfield has worked in the Internet technology space for over 25 years. He has worked in the online gaming space for a number of MMO and social gaming publishers in South Korea and the United States. In his game industry career, he has served as a game designer, developer, product manager, and team leader. In 2012, he discovered a love for teaching and founded KidsCanCode to provide programming instruction and curriculum to young students. He is a member of the Godot Engine documentation team and works to provide learning resources for game development students around the world.

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