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Drinn

Hi everyone! I was always interested in game developing but never created one. Recently, I´m kinda studying programming, languages like HTML5, CSS and I was searching and accidentally found Godot. I want to know how to start in this engine, if there´s a previous knowledge I got to have or what language should I learn to code in the engine. Thank U!

NeoD

Hi, I learned Godot basics with the official tutorial. http://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/learning/step_by_step/index.html

I had some basic knowledge in programming. Otherwise the understanding of scripting stuff would have been painful. So I advise to learn oriented object programming before. A quick way to learn this would be to follow a tutorial on Python.

When you'll start a Godot project don't forget the "demos and examples". You will find, among others, an example of platformer in 2D or 3D, a Tetris and so on.

Drinn

@NeoD said: Hi, I learned Godot basics with the official tutorial. http://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/learning/step_by_step/index.html

I had some basic knowledge in programming. Otherwise the understanding of scripting stuff would have been painful. So I advise to learn oriented object programming before. A quick way to learn this would be to follow a tutorial on Python.

When you'll start a Godot project don't forget the "demos and examples". You will find, among others, an example of platformer in 2D or 3D, a Tetris and so on.

Thank you buddy! I´ll keep that in mind. I thought that Python wasn´t to good since the language used by godot is based on c++...anyway, I´m learning C++ now and I want to learn C# later...

NeoD

The language used to create a Godot game is a scripting language called GDScript. And it looks like Python. C++ is used mainly for the source code. Of course it's useful to learn mainstream languages like C++ or C# but it is not the fastest and most convenient way to create a Godot game.

Drinn

@NeoD said: The language used to create a Godot game is a scripting language called GDScript. And it looks like Python. C++ is used mainly for the source code. Of course it's useful to learn mainstream languages like C++ or C# but it is not the fastest and most convenient way to create a Godot game.

Do you think that Python is actually better to make Godot games? Like, the language get easier?

NeoD

Godot doesn't use Python. The devs created a language from scratch called "GDScript". It is an easy to learn language but there is no GDScript tutorial for total beginners. On the other hand there is many good tutorials on Python. If you learn Python first (just the basics, variables, functions, classes...) you will be ready to follow the Godot tutorials. And yes Python is one of the easiest languages to learn.

Drinn

@NeoD said: Godot doesn't use Python. The devs created a language from scratch called "GDScript". It is an easy to learn language but there is no GDScript tutorial for total beginners. On the other hand there is many good tutorials on Python. If you learn Python first (just the basics, variables, functions, classes...) you will be ready to follow the Godot tutorials. And yes Python is one of the easiest languages to learn.

I know that they created a language from scratch, but Ok. Thanks for the patience, I got it ;D