Complete Godot Beginner Course

Learn how to use Godot and build three games: Space Game, Platform game, and a Zombie game.

What you'll learn

Download and create a project with the Godot engine

Gain fundamental skills using the Godot engine

Create three different styles games to then use for future game ideas

Export your built games to either a pc or a mobile android device

Requirements

No experience is needed. You will be walked through each and every step.

Description

In this course you will learn how to use the FREE and OPEN SOURCE game engine Godot. The course was designed for a complete beginner in not only game development but also programming. Each section will be focused on a specific goal such as learning how to build your games main scene, adding player movement, creating animations etc. The source code will be provided to double check any work. By the end of the course you will have built a strong foundation of skills using Godot that you can then use to start building your very own games. The projects and skills learned them are stated below: Space Game -Player movement -Node collisions -Creating new nodes in scenes -Counting scores -Understanding game states. Platform Game -Object Gravity -Animations -Level creation -Game win area -Multiple Enemy types Zombie Game -Top-down movement -Enemy waves -Difficulty increase -Particle systems -Local score saving Zombie Game -Top-down movement -Enemy waves -Difficulty increase -Particle systems -Local score saving On top of all that you will also be given two EXTRA sections on how to export your game to both PC and an Android mobile device to show off to family and friends.See you in the lectures :)

Overview

Section 1: Setup

Lecture 1 Download and test Godot

Section 2: Source code

Lecture 2 Folder with source code

Section 3: Space Game

Lecture 3 Intro

Lecture 4 Setup

Lecture 5 Main scene

Lecture 6 Player body

Lecture 7 Player script

Lecture 8 Main script

Lecture 9 Laser object

Lecture 10 Laser script

Lecture 11 Enemy

Lecture 12 Enemy script

Lecture 13 Spawner

Lecture 14 Spawner script

Lecture 15 Score script

Lecture 16 Game over

Lecture 17 Review

Section 4: Platform Game

Lecture 18 Intro

Lecture 19 Setup

Lecture 20 Main scene

Lecture 21 Platforms

Lecture 22 Player object

Lecture 23 Player animations

Lecture 24 Player script

Lecture 25 Camera

Lecture 26 Following script

Lecture 27 Enemy object

Lecture 28 Enemy script

Lecture 29 Second Enemy Type

Lecture 30 Coins

Lecture 31 Win Area

Lecture 32 Review

Section 5: Zombie Game

Lecture 33 Intro

Lecture 34 Setup

Lecture 35 Main scene

Lecture 36 UI and Timers

Lecture 37 Global Script

Lecture 38 Player Object

Lecture 39 Player Script

Lecture 40 Bullet Object

Lecture 41 Bullet Script

Lecture 42 Enemy Object

Lecture 43 Enemy Script

Lecture 44 Particle Systems

Lecture 45 Particle Script

Lecture 46 Camera Script

Lecture 47 Arena Script

Lecture 48 Score Script

Lecture 49 Review

Section 6: Exporting Games

Lecture 50 Intro

Lecture 51 Exporting to PC

Lecture 52 Exporting to Android Device

Section 7: Final Video

Lecture 53 Course Completion

Beginner game developers curious how to use the Godot engine