Have any tips and tricks for the Godot Engine of your own? Let me know in the comments and I'll include it in another video! 🌐 StayAtHomeDev.com - stayathomedev.com/tutorials/single-plane-water-shader? Text version: stayathomedev.com/tutorials/13-godot-engine-tricks-to-speed-up-game-dev?
Godot 4 only: - Trick 14: Holding Alt+clicking in the Script editor will add additional cursors - Trick 15: Pressing CTRL+D in the script editor will highlight the word under cursor, if you press CTRL+D again it will keep highlighting and creating cursors for the next occurrences - insanely useful for refactoring or quick searches (I implemented this :P) - Trick 16: Select anything in the Script editor, then press CTRL+D to highlight and create a cursor for the next occurrences of the selection - almost the same as above, but for arbitrary length selections not only word under cursor. (I also implemented this one)
I'll add some more info about strict typing (tip #1): Do you see the line numbers on the left and wondered why some were highlighted and others weren't? It's because Godot can't infer (understand) the type of one or more variables inside that line and you'll receive worse autocomplete because of that! Godot 4 also gives massive performance benefits for correctly typed code. To wrap it up: if you're on either Godot 3 or 4 make sure (at least try, as it's not always possible) to make these line numbers become bright: it's always worth it!
Something I didn't realize about color, there are a bunch of pre-defined constants for common colors. If you type "Color." (add the period) and start typing the name of a color, it will open a list of suggestions to auto-complete, and shows a swatch so you can tell what 'salmon' is. Very fast way to grab a color if you just want to test stuff!
Nice list! I only knew about half of these I just bookmarked this video so I can re-watch it at the end of each day for the next week or so until I get used to using these in my workflow 🙂
As I’ve watched a lot of Godot Tips and Tricks lately, I did really expect that I might know all these stuff. But MANNNN was I so wrong!!! Those are tons of amazing tips, and I’m absolutely love your content! That’s really great work! Really glad that I found out this channel! Subscribe! 😊😊😊
it took me years to realize that i can drag n drop images from my file sytem to the engine filesystem to import then, from the engine filesystem to an sprite to use it as texture, or direct to the screen (from the OS or the engine filesystem) to add it to the screen as an imported image...
Hi! I am looking for a shortcut to focus back to the script editor. When I hit F5 to test a game and close it with build in function or F8, the focus is no more on the code window. Have to waste my time to get mouse and click on the editor :/ THX in advance!
Trick 6 doesn't work because left clicking a node closes the script section and opens the 3D/2D section. So the script section closes before it can be dragged into.
The semicolon is how you end lines in something like C#. It can be included in GDScript, but is not needed at all. Those of us coming from other languages might use the semicolon out of habit. Code that is C# or which was copied over from C# and then modified for GDScript could have those semicolons.
Have any tips and tricks for the Godot Engine of your own? Let me know in the comments and I'll include it in another video!
🌐 StayAtHomeDev.com - stayathomedev.com/tutorials/single-plane-water-shader?
Text version: stayathomedev.com/tutorials/13-godot-engine-tricks-to-speed-up-game-dev?
Godot 4 only:
- Trick 14: Holding Alt+clicking in the Script editor will add additional cursors
- Trick 15: Pressing CTRL+D in the script editor will highlight the word under cursor, if you press CTRL+D again it will keep highlighting and creating cursors for the next occurrences - insanely useful for refactoring or quick searches (I implemented this :P)
- Trick 16: Select anything in the Script editor, then press CTRL+D to highlight and create a cursor for the next occurrences of the selection - almost the same as above, but for arbitrary length selections not only word under cursor. (I also implemented this one)
That's awesome! Great additions
Super grateful to you for adding this. It was sorely missed coming from VS Code to the Godot Engine.
you jut don't know how much you're a hero to my eyes xD i litteraly full spam ctrl+D when i code
thank you so much
That's pretty much every editor not just godot
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2023 is indeed the year of godot, good catch XD
I'll add some more info about strict typing (tip #1):
Do you see the line numbers on the left and wondered why some were highlighted and others weren't? It's because Godot can't infer (understand) the type of one or more variables inside that line and you'll receive worse autocomplete because of that!
Godot 4 also gives massive performance benefits for correctly typed code.
To wrap it up: if you're on either Godot 3 or 4 make sure (at least try, as it's not always possible) to make these line numbers become bright: it's always worth it!
Awesome info! The performance boost was something neglected to mention. Thanks for adding to it!
Something I didn't realize about color, there are a bunch of pre-defined constants for common colors. If you type "Color." (add the period) and start typing the name of a color, it will open a list of suggestions to auto-complete, and shows a swatch so you can tell what 'salmon' is. Very fast way to grab a color if you just want to test stuff!
Great tip!
Great tips! I consider myself a Godot veteran and didn't know about quite a few of these. This engine keeps surprising :)
Nice! Yeah, it's always the little shortcuts that are hardest to learn about.
Nice list! I only knew about half of these
I just bookmarked this video so I can re-watch it at the end of each day for the next week or so until I get used to using these in my workflow 🙂
that pick colour hint has made my life so much easier...
There are so many good tips!
Gamechanging, thank you
Saul Goodman dubbing Godot Hack videos. Well done.
As I’ve watched a lot of Godot Tips and Tricks lately, I did really expect that I might know all these stuff.
But MANNNN was I so wrong!!! Those are tons of amazing tips, and I’m absolutely love your content! That’s really great work! Really glad that I found out this channel! Subscribe! 😊😊😊
Wow! That's great! Thanks for watching and don't hesitate to plug any tips I missed in this one.
it took me years to realize that i can drag n drop images from my file sytem to the engine filesystem to import then, from the engine filesystem to an sprite to use it as texture, or direct to the screen (from the OS or the engine filesystem) to add it to the screen as an imported image...
I agree that the importing and moving of external files is pretty painless. Intuitiveness cannot be overlooked.
This is so useful, thank you lost, have a great day!
Glad it helped!
bro thank you sooooooooooooooooooooo much
Thanks do much man so many useful tips
No problem! Thanks for watching!
Fantastic! Wish I had known about variable documentation via super comments when I first started.
Thanks! Super comments might also be my wording haha. Very useful little feature.
Where do u get that hdr sky ?
Link please..
Here ya go! github.com/rpgwhitelock/AllSkyFree_Godot/tree/master/addons/AllSkyFree/Skyboxes
@@stayathomedev thanks 👍
Another one for my play list: Godot 4 - The Good Stuff. Already added the water shader tutorial the other day.
Sweet! Glad you found the water shader tutorial too! More on the way...
Wow trick 10 is really useful in all langs and interactions with GD
Great video.. Thank you...
Thanks for watching!
Nice man, hope to see more 3D tutorials 😊
Thanks! More 3D tutorials are incoming!
This aged well
nice list
Thanks for watching!
Hi! I am looking for a shortcut to focus back to the script editor. When I hit F5 to test a game and close it with build in function or F8, the focus is no more on the code window. Have to waste my time to get mouse and click on the editor :/ THX in advance!
hmm, because it's a different window and process, I'm not sure how you'd do that. I'll have to check.
Trick 6 doesn't work because left clicking a node closes the script section and opens the 3D/2D section. So the script section closes before it can be dragged into.
Hmm...it shouldn't. What version?
@@stayathomedev Using 3.4.4
Why do you have a semi at the end of each line?
ahaha didn't even noticed xD
it's cursed gdscript i guess
The semicolon is how you end lines in something like C#. It can be included in GDScript, but is not needed at all. Those of us coming from other languages might use the semicolon out of habit. Code that is C# or which was copied over from C# and then modified for GDScript could have those semicolons.
Hmm this seems only geared towards gd script devs but all still great tips!
Gold
It's better to pronounce it, go-DOE. Like "Waiting for...".
Ghetto engine tricks
Gadat engine tricks!
My brain hurts.
A good hurt or bad hurt??
@@stayathomedev A "I don't understand but I'll try later" hurt.
😄 it might look harder than it is once you're in there. I'll link the written version tomorrow so its easier to reference
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