Godot Digest 37
First edition of the year, with lots of new tutorials for existing series. Also, we have a new Beta for Godot 4.6!
Official News
To kick off the new year, Godot 4.6 Beta 3 is here! This version is going well, and we are close to a release candidate. This release adds +100 fixes. Check the official blog post for all the details.
https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-6-beta-3/
From the Community
Here are some of the latest tutorials and resources from the Godot community.
Wave transition shader —FencerDevLog
Another great transition shader for any game type.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLEk0B6LA2s
Making a Metroidvania game —Michael Games
This is a new tutorial series from Michael, creating Metroidvania Forge.
Chapter 3
Part 1, create the save and load system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKM-zXWtnc4
Part 2, add save points and input hints.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdcuQ85uREg
Part 3, build the complete title screen with logo animations and hook the save system to the UI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RJ9e3qrXEA
Part 3.5, fixes and some refactor/improvements to the existing code.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yaiuxo5xbZw
Part 4, add the player HUD with a health bar and use the message bus system to update the UI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3BKrt93w38
Part 5, build the game’s map system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhgRGmIRLN4
This one is an addition to part 5, with some bug fixes and improvements.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPg1ljAcDys
Setting up AnimationTree + AnimationPlayer —Coding Quests
Learn how to set up the AnimationTree and AnimationPlayer to create the usual state animations: idle, walk, run, and jump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfwNbAmqTnc
Platform tutorial —SRCoder
In this beginner’s multi-part tutorial series, we will create a 2D platform game.
Part 1 will introduce the editor and make the player move and jump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWgMh7C1ap4
Part 2 is about Signals and player win/lose conditions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX2nZ-EwvfU
Part 3 learn about TileMaps and prefabs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3zyZg0np00
Part 4 covers sprite animations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=751t2rRinq0
Part 5 adds parallax background and audio to the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib6XMjQmZzU
UI tooltip —16BitDev
Easy UI tooltip system for an inventory system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhegsCQgQIU
Godot 4.6 —AmanBytes
Aman gives us his take on the changes on 4.6. In particular, related to performance and usability improvements.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsZn7DzObC0
Souls-like camera controller —Coding Quests
Learn how to build a Souls-like camera controller.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7L3BqCC4Do
Glass brick shader —FencerDevLog
This one is weird, but it’s so quick and simple that it will only take one line of code. Sort of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f0K3vJBM_s
How to make a Dungeon map generator —Queble
Great tutorial on how to create a procedural dungeon map generator.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usfeqtH3JQw
Save & load system —Coding Quests
Simple save-and-load system with multiple save slots.