Seven Minutes to Decide On Godot 4 in 2024
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The Godot Game Engine has come a long way since it was first launched. If you're just getting started with #gamedev and trying to decide what game engine to choose in 2024 or if you're considering jumping ship from #unity, #unrealengine, or any other game engine, this video helps you get the facts and make up your mind about Godot in just 7 min.
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I'm so excited to see Godot developing. It's the same excitement I get with Blender.
Instead of commercial software where you feel like it'll get rug-pulled or stab you in the back at any moment, I'm always thrilled for the future of projects like Blender and Godot!
So, I accept its flaws as I learn to design games, and I'm so infinitely thankful to the Godot community and to GDQuest for guiding me to learn to be a gamedev finally!
I'm happy to work within its current limits because I know it's not going to suddenly betray me, and it belongs to all of us. In the meantime, those "limits" are rapidly disappearing.
Same here! I'm so happy to see more and more open source projects becoming the norm
Yup, same thing with most FOSS operating systems.
That "most" is there thanks to AOSP and Chromium OS, which are developed behind closed doors and serve mostly as bases for proprietary OSes with a bunch of nasty backstabby stuff in them, so that really tempers the excitement.
Thor from Pirate Software summed it up like this - Godot is Blender. At first, Blender was kinda trash and no one really cared, then after years of great updates it became the industry standard and you'll be hard-pressed to find people that prefer commercial solutions. Godot is currently well into the "years of great updates" period, and once Godot 5 hits the official release I'm quite confident Unity might file for bankruptcy,
@@nikkehtine I don't think Unity is going anywhere, despite my dislike for both the engine and the company. There is just too much invested in it already.
my bf and i just got into godot ! we also love blender and its the same excitement we get as well! i pray for a great future with godot!!
I am absolutely in awe with the Godot engine. Ever since I jumped ship with the Unity fee debacle, I picked Godot (I would have gone to Unreal if it wasn't for my midrange laptop).
Safe to say, Open source is the future.
You should thank your laptop lmao 💀
I use Unreal for my job and I work with Godot part-time, and everyday when I get to close Unreal and open up Godot it's like walking outside and taking a breath of fresh air
Same
I really liked when godot game engine Incorporated the shortcuts of Blender like grab rotate and scale making the switch from Blender to godot game engine seamless
I’ve been learning blender (literally only made a couple models following tutorials) and trying out godot for the first time felt a lot less overwhelming. Having done some problem solving following tutorials for blender, I easily got pass a few hurdles from following a tutorial from a different version of godot. Not to mention many of the features felt like they carried over, which now makes sense if that’s where they took them from.
GDScript is definitely interesting to learn. I'm also learning Python because a lot of tutorial material is currently missing for GDScript. Godot has strengths and weaknesses like any other Enige. Of course, the fear of the Unity disaster is still breathing down my neck. As long as Godot remains open source with MIT license, I will definitely prefer it. If they go crazy at some point, I'll leave them too, like I did with Unity. In any case, I'm excited to see what will be made of Godot.
If they "do go crazy" you can always use the non-crazy version of Godot free forever
@@Alex-vq7fzexactly that happened with OpenOffice abd everyone just switched to a free fork, Libre Office.
Not only could you continue to use the free version, but the community would continue to update and fix it. Might take a bit for the community to unite under a new lead, but it'll happen.
All "going crazy" would do for the people in charge of godot right now is that it'd effectively get them fired... And maybe change the name of the version people use. And it certainly wouldn't be the first time it's happened with FOSS, but it happens a lot less often.
The great thing about open source licenses, is that there will ALWAYS be an open source version of Godot, by law. Even if the company behind it "goes crazy", people could just fork the project from an earlier version and make a community edition. Which is exactly what happened with projects like Visual Studio Code, Pulsar IDE(A fork of the now defunct Atom IDE), and many other projects.
@@jokr5242 if you already know python, learning gdscript will be easy. If you don’t know either, then just start learning GDScript first.
Godot expands, and so does GDQuest! I love the animations in this video and I have been watching y'all for ~3 years!
heavy paint was also developed in godot, an amazing digital painting app. Incredibly powerful
ALSO please don't get discouraged about learning to code. It took me several years before I really started to enjoy it. It can take time but this channel can get you started!
i think saying it takes several years before you enjoyed it is probably the most discouraging thing you can say following that sentence haha
i taught my friend how to code, and he enjoyed it right away despite not understanding everything right off the bat. i suppose there are all sort of people when it comes to having fun programming
@@scrung I think actually saying to people, don't listen to the learn coding in 24 hours hype or become a faang engineer in 12 months is helpful. It levels expectations. It's ok if my opinion is unpopular but way too many people have unrealistic expectations. I know I did. You can have fun immediately for sure. But I don't want people to beat themselves up for not being able to create a megahit game on their first try. Ppl need to hear that.
Hard disagree GDQuest. There is a iron clad reason to switch. Unity has shown its ire towards its customers, the developers. Unity has shown it is willing to sink its customers. Unity should never be forgiven and unless you're finishing a project, should never be considered again. They're done and dusted in my book.
The game industry is still not too used to open source, and for studios that have entire teams trained on an engine and have years of accumulated code they reuse across projects, switching represents a big cost.
As we mentioned in the video, a reason to switch in that case for us would be if you believe that we should pick tools that guarantee us access and that the rules can't change, through their license.
People need time to get used to this idea, as when you've worked with a closed source proprietary tool for years, you may not even imagine that you can get an open engine and change things yourself.
I think for 3d I will use unity but unity for 2d games is hot garbage
That's kinda childish.
No professional would just switch engines because of that.
@@Bankoruit’s not childish and lots of professionals have changed. The fact is that using Unity is a risk. If they decide to pull a similar move in the future that will have real impacts on developer’s livelihoods
the unity thing was only bad for the entire 3 seconds it was happening. john riccitello has since been replaced, and a decision like that will probably never be made again. nobody should feel obligated to switch from a singular bad decision, especially when godot does not match the capability of unity yet. in due time though.
It has been beautiful to see this project grow throughout the years!
Coming from unreal, one of my reasons looking into it is for size. Unreal projects are always big even in an empty project. For 2d stuff I’d like something a little more light weight so I can more easily dev for mobile and web browser
My original plan was to either focus learning Godot or Unity and learn the basics of the other option and Unreal, but after recent events, I plan on mainly learning Godot and learning the basics of Unreal, with Godot being the least corruptible of my selection and It being Open Source, I think Godot was the best option overall
3:40 not just one developer, any developer, i mean anyone who is willing to work with you.
if you have tons of money then an proprietary software company might allow you to work direct with one of their employees to squash an bug... maybe...
but using an open source software you are able to hire anyone in the world who is willing to learn the specific code and customize it and tons of people may already be familiar with it since anyone can read/modify/distribute.
i just got into game dev
i still barly know anything. i started with unity before the big THING that they have done, around 4 months ago
back then it was scary, ididnt know what to do. but i ithink it was for the good, you guys look so awsome, i can see that this engine has a real soul and a lot of sweat put into it.
i like it so much that this is open software, that i am not commited to anything..
i think that in this harsh world, you guys are saviors for what you are doing
im so glad you guys exist, and this video got me so much motivation
Welcome :) Have fun making games! I hope creating brings you joy and a worthwhile exchange of knowledge.
Seriously and honestly, you have to get comfortable with it before you decide...People judge "with authority" before they understand the first thing about the engine....It's truly an amazing tool to work with and those people who snub their noses at it are really missing out.
I did some Unity as a hobby and I recently started to do some Godot and I barely thought that something was more difficult then in Unity but a lot of the time I just thought how easy something was in Godot compared to Unity
Especially 3D GridMaps and most UI Elements
No "reloading domain" for 3 seconds when you're iterating your game. Projects aren't a mess of a thousand files. gitignore file has about two lines vs a mess of shit for Unity's gitignore (and it still doesn't work well with git). Unity expects you to use their special yaml diff tool. The company is a clown show and the game engine a fragmented mess of half-finished half-baked features with three ways to do anything and two of those don't work on every platform. But I'm sure you can buy Unity support to fix your InputSystem on some obscure Android version.
It's so awesome!! and please go play all these indie games! my fav one is the case of the golden idol, it's a GREAT game i promise
Always banger content 🙏
Godot is really viable for APP development great UI dev reactive data binding cross platform single and small file all in one tools
Godot has come so far since the whole Unity debacle and it's development has been staggeringly fast compared to most other engines. In a year or two, I could see it becoming just as competent with 3D as Unity was only a few years ago.
Sending this video to every single person I know that is a dev or had interest in making games.
I downloaded Godot (again) after a youtube short from PirateDev said that it's the Blender of game engines. what the short forgot to mention was it's more like Blender
I always dreamed of a language similar to python but it's only focused in gamedev.
Anyone who coded in python knows how fun that language is and easy to read compared to any C family languages or Java family languages.
A engine needs to be fun in order to make fun games to the users.
Godot is my personal choice 😊
I 100% agree. I love python and I am interested in game dev as well bc I love to play games. I searched up which engine to use and was afraid to learn C#/C++ because of it. Then I found Godot and saw that GDscript is similar to Python and I got super excited to learn the engine. I'm doing better, I'm starting to understand how nodes work but I'm still learning GDscript and Python and it IS fun doing both
Over the holydays I started to have the strong desire to learn game design, and create videogames. I have a bachelor's degree in electronic music, I might enroll in a media related master which has a minor in "Theory and technique of videogames". I intend to learn videogame music composition and sound design (still trying to wrap my head around what's requested from a videogame sound designer, aside from learning middleware like Wwise and Fmod). So, creating a videogame ties in pretty neatly with my professional choices and my various interests.
Is it mad to expect being able to learn how to develop a videogame from the bottom up in two years? How frustrating is it going to be? Is Godot a good choice for me?
Maybe I should just learn how to be a sound designer and think about game design/development another time. 😅
If you get into it with the right mindset, no matter how frustrating it gets, it would also be rewarding. This said, 2 years sounds very realistic to me.
We recently released a tutorial to make a survivor style 2D game. It might be a good and fun place to start. You can find it among the more recent videos on our channel.
I started today!!! Thanks for your work
I say this with good intentions, but marketing Godot as "used to make Sonic Colors Ultimate" is like if Unity tried to market itself as the program of choice for Digital Homicide and notably with their hit game The Slaughtering Grounds, or Epic marketing the Unreal Engine as the software of choice for Rockstar Games when they remastered GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas for Switch, PC, Xbox, and PS5. It's less "high praise" and more "black eye".
Love the videos, despite all that though!
Haha I hear you but it's a AAA game and the question is so recurring you'd be amazed. Plus, what's wrong with it is not Godot. :)
@@Gdquest I get that, but... it feels like having a pet elephant you keep in a single room in one's house as a conversation piece and nothing more. It just seems weird to bring up unprovoked.
But that's just me. Agree to disagree, I suppose.
I think this brought up is because some people said that Godot don't have and can't be used to develop AAA games, so Sonic Colors Ultimate was being mentioned to counter this argument, as this game was published by Sega which is not a small company apparently.
But this game was a remake of some sort, not really a new AAA video game, I think.
@@Ngong8 It also doesn't help that it's one of the official Sonic remasters that are inferior to the original release, modded or otherwise, because of how much more janky and shoddily produced the newer one is
and I say that as a Sonic fan 😅
Last year I started making my own game in Godot after trying out tutorials. I have to say that I'm more of a designer myself and only have mediocre programming skills. But the Godot engine is very intuitive to use.
6:13 ahh i feel so related to the dialouges shown below 😊😊
Still no Cruelty Squad popping up in any of the little Godot game highlights sections! Gosh golly, I sure wonder why!
Someone else made the comment and I thanked them for the reminder.
@@Gdquest Haha, I was kidding. It's not exactly a looker!
I've been meaning to try it but I haven't found the time yet. I hear good things though.
@@Gdquest it's truly fantastic and one of the big reasons that i'm choosing Godot over anything else!
Cool game, looks like hot dogshit on a shingle!
Great video! Thanks GDQuest!
The “stop-motion” rounded white frames you use in a few places are very pleasing 🤩 how do you do that effect? Which NLE are you using? 🙂
One day I’ll be part of the growing share of released games that use Godot under the hood! My biggest thing is it’s light enough to work with no jank on mac, and version control is easy.
That effect can probably be done in any NLE. If I were to guess, it's a displacement map tied to a low detail noise texture whose seed updates every few frames with an expression/driver/whatchamacallit that does a modulo operador on the frame number.
Oh yeah, I’ve done similar effects in After Effects, Final Cut and now DaVinci resolve, the “time-displacement” is called different but the idea is the same. And I usually have a big image texture I move over time instead of generated noise, which is similar.
I guess I was hoping for a GDQuest-style video for Resolve or something, I enjoy seeing exactly how things are done, it inspires me 😄
Our teammate does all animations with after effects. That aside, I couldn't tell you how he does it exactly as I have no idea.
Guys I highly recommend that we support open source projects they are community controlled other pay to use services are bad idea for development & the future.
Want to be able to easily slap something together & don't care a whole lot about performance/requirements? -> Unity
Want to be able to literally just drag & drop stuff together and have it to look really good while caring even less about performance/requirements/install size? -> Unreal
Care about performance/requirements/install size & willing to do some more work for your targeted graphics & features? -> Godot
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Godot is shaping up very nicely, i honestly see it overtake at the very least Unity in the next few years, if not Unreal as well. (Assuming in the next few years all the 'better' community stuff for physics, audio, etc is just gonna get merged/made available on default as options, like has happened before)
Imo Godot just needs a bunch of easily downloadable highly polished/feature-rich starter templates built into the ui somewhere, for the people that just wanna drag-drop the basics together, there is a big enough group of them that they should just be catered too, even if that's technically not the best approach for a project (because you usually end up with stuff you don't want/need or don't know how to change) just let people figure that out on their own.
Something that has helped immensely the Blender project is having a team that produces a short film to highlight what the software can do, and the release is timed with each major update. Does Godot have something like this?
and the fact that unity has announced a pricing change that broke the community's trust will certainly quadruple the amount of games made in godot on steam
As someone who is used to Python and highly interested in its library support, I can't wait for godot-python to be adapted to the new version!
Python is an awful language
@@Bankoru Thanks for your input!
This should be reference from the manual too, the "The Godot Game Engine Explained in 5 Minutes" from August 2020 is the one currently referenced.
Tryin now Godot after trying Game Maker Studio 2. Have to admit its a bit more confusing, but im giving it a fair chance cause ive been told its worth learning
Did you try the 2D tutorial we posted? It'll help you break the ice.
01:39 the only reason i still cannot switch to GoDot currently. W4Games may bring console supports but the price is a lot too high for small indie devs - much more higher than Game Maker Studio and with less support as PS4 and the Xbox One will not come to GoDot with W4Games.
Just to compare: Gamemaker 2 Enterprise (regardless teamsize btw.) will cost around 700 USD a year and you have just all consoles.
W4Games provide console support with 2000 USD per year (if you target all 3 major consoles - for only one you would pay 800 USD per year) and if you are smaller than 8 peoples and no porting house. This is such a shame - i would really love using GoDot because its really great.
Lesson learned of what happens if you license to use proprietary software that a CEO like what happened at Unity can screw you, the developer, over. Open Source Software for the win.
I love your colour schemes! It's like eating candy!
Did browser/mobile exports get an overhaul? it was my understanding that those two were lacking quite a bit in 4.x and people were recommending to stay in 3.5 if browser/mobile were your primary targets
Yep, they got massive improvements in Godot 4.2
Awesome, I have been fan of Godot since 2021! Still i miss the option to write visual code which is also possible in Unity and Unreal Engine.
Sounds like i decided to start just at the 2nd best time there was
nice
godot has been the best learning experience for me so far
Does Godot have a concept if Long Term Support (LTS)? If I start my project in 4.x, then 5.x rolls out, how often will they backport important bug fixes?
Good question. Godot 3.5 is an LTS version for example. So the answer is yes.
in the guide that you mentioned in the video, are there any fragments that are in this video about creating locations, texture design, various collisions, animations, ways to create materials using shaders
Im going to be completely honest here:
Im an artist approaching programming for the first time, and godot has been my first choice along with GDscript in terms of friendliness for beginners; by result, this channel and the enormous quality it has keep making me coming back to check information for things i need.
The problem i have is with your free tutorial on the site: after lesson 20 or so, if not a bit earlier, it becomes so abstract that i understand absolutely nothing on the exercises, even when reading the solution. Many info are not explained properly or explained at all before the practice, and due to this i dont know if purchasing the full course (which i previously planned to do after the completing the free part).
My goal is to become a solo dev one day, and its in my interest to learn everything i need as a time/money investment, so mine is not a pointless critique.
Let me know if i missed something or what i need to know to be better, thats not the usual "keep exercising until good". Cheers
I will look up lesson 20 to try to identify your pain points past this lesson. We're considering a more detailed remake of this app that we may end up including as an update in the course after it's out of Early Access but it's not set in stone at the moment. It depends a lot on available time and budget.
What I can tell you is that the rest of the course is not set up the same way as the app. You're free to try it and if it doesn't work for you, get a refund within 60 days. That's what I'd do in your shoes.
@@Gdquest thanks for answering promptly, I appreciate it a lot! I was getting really frustrated because I had the feeling that some paragraph was being taught taking things for granted, which as you might understand is not optimal for a total noob like me.
I actually forgot about the 60 days feature, if you say that it's set differently I will give it a try. Thanks again
Complete noob here, I just started to make my first game in godot. It's going alright so far, so I'm not regretting my choice ^^
i would like to use c# instead of c++ or gdscript, but the documentation does not focus on it
I honestly think I'm going to use Godot as a substitute for Unity. I'm still going to mainly use unreal for action games, but godot seems like the best option for pretty much everything else
6:58 Learning how to code is not a hard requirement for making games... but you'll either have to get someone else to do the coding for you or work with limiting and cumbersome "visual programming" tools that will make your life easier in the short term but inordinately harder in the long term.
So yeah, definitely learn how to code.
Im happy that while python doesnt have support gd script pretty much is just altered python and knowing one is really easy to translate into the other
The " less daunting for entry ", will be the major growth factor for GODOT.
Developing in the Godot Engine is much easier than Unity or Unreal (especially in 2d). I can't recommend this FREE engine enough!
It feels like the entirety of the industry went back 60 years and started over with some extremely cursed and scuffed remnants of old gold age technology.
We need more software like Godot... this is the future. Down with the greedy companies!
Will try it for sure
Thank you!!!
I'm only just waiting for the shadows to come to the compatibility setup, since my pc phisically can't run mobile and forward +. For now 3.5 will have to do.
I have to try cozy blanket looks super awesome
I am curious to what degree Godot could be a fun replacement of the old Macromedia Director to create 2D or 3D presentations.
I am also looking into Verge3D which so wonderfully integrated into Blender and easy to use without coding knowledge for some common tasks.
4:09 Tip: having the Godot logo next to Unreal's "Verse" is confusing. I had to rewind it and watch again (The visual is contradictory, though the voiceover and text go together).
Thanks for the constructive comment!
Great Video
i have try Godot once and it is some stuff i don't like
1. i don't like GD script because the dont let me organize the code the way i like for some reason wean press single space before i even started to writing the line i have error this very annoying i hope Godot to fix this on the future.
2. the don't let my add the windows in whatever order i wand to in unity blender even Photoshop you able to make Editor layout in whatever order you wand in Godot you only able to move the file Manger for example only in predict loction (on the left or right site) not on the button that i perrfer
3. i don't rely like the fact that don't let my add multiple code for one object and i have to add parent or children in the order to do that in unity you have to ways to add the code
1. make the code as components and add as many other codes you wand
2. make the code as parent Object/Children object the choice is up to you
Godot have some parts that i like but to be honest the work flow does not suits me because off thos annoying's if Godot fix most off thos issues some time in the future i thing i will about perfect but to be honest i don't see that happen because i truly believe the have make thos annoyings on purposes.
my fps project in unity wean the time cames to make next project which probably goin to be 2D platformer i will see which game engine I'm goin to use waen that happens.
I don't have experience with this engine but it would seem to me that the viability of such an option is probably tied directly to the level of optimization that you get practically by default from coding what you need. Don't get me wrong, UE5 is second to none when it comes to ease of access. I prefer C++ because I started coding on a DOS machine in high school back in 1999. However, blueprints are something that I could explain to a child, the reason that I rarely use them is because it's often a lot faster and easier on the eyes to just write in the way that I know, besides that, it is so much easier to read code if you know how than it is to decipher a complex blueprint system after you've set it on it's own and forgotten it's unique pattern of construction.. That all said, the doom word "optimization" it separates the wheat from the chaff. In terms of UE especially 5, something that irritates me is that I often find that my efforts are spent correcting things that the engine itself should be doing instead of just looking pretty. That's probably not a big deal for a crew to handle on a large project but for an indie solo I find that I get a much cleaner production if I run engineless and build to purpose. That way I don't ever need to account for any of the 500 things that an engine wants to do that have nothing to do with what I want to make. Code is fundamental, a lot of people that try and market solutions that sell the idea of reducing the hard work are straight up lying to you. Understanding C++ will provide you with a trade that includes engine construction if you want it. Understanding an engine on the other hand is derivative and limiting from the outset.
Corporate America's greed happened to Unity. That's why I switched to Godot.
What I like about Godot Engine is that it just works and isn't ridiculously heavy on the system resources, like Unreal Engine is.
Godot: runs natively on Linux like a charm and works without registration or logging in. Small in size, runs on older systems too - and just *works*. Also allows custom self-written C++ modules to be made for it.
Unity: a bit heavier, requires registration and logging in; still a decent choice for game development, has lots of tutorials and assets available to it.
Unreal Engine: ridiculously heavy. Like, it won't even run on many computers. Bad choice if you want to share your game with your friends, because the exported games will be at least a gigabyte in size, no matter how small the project is.
Sharing your take on the 3 engines most likely helps people in their choice. Thanks for posting.
@@Gdquest.
You are welcome! 😀
I have used all three game engines. So far, I like Godot the most. The main thing I like about Godot compared to Unity is the clear, hierarchical node structure, with clear icons per node and with colours per node type. For example, green node icons being node icons that have something to do with user interface.
After I ran Unity after making a game in Godot, I really missed Godot's clear node structure.
If Godot is so great, then why can't I finish making a game with it?? Oh yes, because every time a new version drops (which feels like every other week?) I'm fighting feature creep lol
Just kidding. I've been a fan since 2021 and this is hands down the best software I've come across since then.
thx
Just picked up Godot as a more casual alternative to Unreal. Probably also more capable when it comes to 2D.
Welcome! Nice of you to introduce yourself.
Oh this sounds like a great pick
I should probably spend a few weeks learning c++, and a few weeks learning c#
Open Source is the future. It was with wordpress, blender, linux, and now gadot.
Where can I get the godot character model used at the beginning of this video?
Awesome!
Only thing I have against Godot is GDScript being the focus.
You simply can't beat C# as a language and I don't know why they even tried.
you got me when you said you can it on android tablets
thanks
Can you please make the squash the creep game again on godot engine with updated version please it's urgent
Great!!!
1:24 - lets bow to all those devs and contributors, they're God itself! 🛐🛐
Id love to get in to the course pack but the price is too high for me at this time. Id like to start 2d, Does the 75 buck 2d course require prior knowledge? i may be able to afford that one on its own.
It has no prerequisites and assumes no prior knowledge in coding.
tyvm ill put some cash aside next pay day!@@Gdquest
Hope that the "no pay" policy stays forever😅
Something to note is that GDscript is very, very close to Python
Im learning both unreal and godot at once..
I know 3D shadows are a *lot* better in Godot 4 vs 3 but as someone who just started using Godot a lot vs just dabbling, they still look really bad vs other engines and the settings don't really do much to fix it.
They all use the same techniques, cascaded shadow mapping and/or global illumination. Just look at the shadows at 6:53. It really does come down to tweaking the right settings. Unreal and unity definitely have better defaults, but they using what is effectivly the same underlying algorithms.
you can improve the look of the shadows by lowering the max distance (shadow) of your directional light, you can also increase the resolution of the shadows in the project settings.
The only example of good shadows and lightning we have for 3d games in godot is Road to Vostok.
That guy is doing some kind of black magic over there...
@anirbanr.c.3271 Mainly it's something to do with blurring the shadow buffer I think. Maybe it's a bug. In Godot, whenever a shadow moves, you get noticeable ripples from the aliased pixels sliding around. I've messed with it to no end and I just can't get that to not stick out like a sore thumb. I've never seen this as bad in Unity or Unreal.
The only thing that Godot is missing is a brand new VISUAL SCRIPTING based on EVENT SHEETS like GDevelop or Construct 3 which is easier to learn based on Events and Actions, MUCH easier than any node-based visual scripting and anyone can use it.
Once such a Visual Scripting will be a part of Godot, it will open so many doors to the "no-code" community who likes to design games but not using lines of code.
godot has event sheets, theyre just called 'signals'
you can find them by clicking on 'Signals' on the top right in the node inspector.
i'm not sure if they'll prioritize adding a visual scripting option any time soon. someone might make an addon eventually though
Oh that's VERY INTERESTING thanks for your INSIGHT
Only DOTS is lacking from C# in Godot. If it was available, we could make a massive game like V Rising
DOTS is a Unity thing, not C#
But you could technically implement it yourself.
@@Bankoru We could implement a data-oriented programming with C#, but it would be way more effective to apply it to all aspects of game development as DOTS does in Unity
If you really want to make a hyperoptimised DOTS game, you might want to look into the Bevy game engine with Rust!
@@theninjascientist689 I really wanted to learn Bevy before delving into Godot, but there was a warning message about API breaking changes on its GitHub page
0:56 still waiting for someone to make a NSFW game in godot, lol
6:58 was demoralizing, even if I recognize the interest behind the statement. Otherwise enjoyed the video and found it informative.
If you don't know how to code, try the free app linked in the description
Please tell how export godot project to apk
6:25 does anyone know that game?
6:26 and 6:14 game's name ?
amazing
I wanted to decide on godot almost by default but somehow the “open arms” community rejected me (at least in reddit… well what did i expect, its reddit after all): i asked a couple specific questions that may seem have been asked before (but weren’t) and i wasn’t well received, then started my 2 week struggle of writing my own 2D engine until i got tired (because i want to make games, not engines) and downloaded unity
Sounds like you faced some unkindness. Sorry to hear about your struggle. As I always try to say, what matters is to stick to your goal. You can always switch tools when it makes sense to you.
Anyway good call on not trying to write your own engine when making games is what you'd like to focus on.
Leaving the bad experience i had in reddit aside, I still feel i want to decide on godot… literally been watching nonstop videos trying to convince myself to use the engine, even followed a tutorial and was nice to work with (although before that tutorial it was incredibly confusing coming from both unity and unreal).
My only specific pain points for now are: 1. Still not super fond of gdscript myself (i like string typed languages, ironic as my day job is as a python developer) and 2. 3D still confuses me a bit (had trouble importing fbx files)… well I’m honestly still not dropping unreal for 3D, trying to find my 2D engine but still would appreciate the 3D capabilities to try out some mixed 2d and 3d ideas.
If you like, you can try the 2D game tutorial we recently posted for a vampire survivor style game, in case it helps. (You may have already seen it if you're going through lots of tutorials).
@@Gdquest Indeed i saw it before, added it to my watch later list lol definitely giving it a try :)
Btw thank you so much for your encouragement
2 words that for me proved why Godot is worth it: Cruelty Squad
There isn't a thing wrong with Godot. One feature I use that Unity doesn't have is the ability to paint 3D tile maps. It makes it sooooooo easy. That said, for more realistic 3D games you may want to use Unreal but I don't see any reason why anyone should feel like they're roped into Unity.
Epic investing in Godot 🤔
I love Godot. I use it all the time. My opinion it's the best game engine available. One of the main reasons it is so great is that it is Open Source. But I see people say that because it's under the MIT license it will always stay that way. The biggest problem with the MIT license as compared to a Free license such as any of the GPL's is that is allows "sublicensing". This means that changes to the code don't need to be under the same license. Which means, that although the current code will always be available, future changes don't need to be and could some day lead to a lot of Godot being closed. I'm not saying this is what is going to happen, but it could. It could also lead to most of the code being open, but parts of it being closed. And if it's not fully Free and Open, then it's not really Free and Open. That is the difference between code that is Free and code that is just Open Source.
The reason why GPL licenses have fallen out of fashion is because they are based in a contradiction: in order to be free, it FORCES you to do things such as releasing the code of your modified version. That is NOT freedom, but rather tyranny, and this is the main reason why MIT rocks in comparison. It is FREE and gives me the freedom to do almost whatever I want. I will never release anything under GPL, as they restrict the freedom they preach.
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I’m a Roblox game developer at the moment, would it be hard to transition to Godot?
You can definitely do it. Start with the free tour of the Godot editor which you can get on GDQuest.com and then if you can't code yet, try the free app to Learn GDScript, also on our site. From there you can begin following tutorials easily. Hope this helps.
lol
I kinda gave up when found that bug where you export a game for web and it crashes on macos. This is super sad for gamejams. Seems to be an issue with godot 4 since ever, and with no solution yet
Do you happen to be following the github issue on that?