Good evening fellow developers,
I am completely new to Godot and new to the C# language, which I heard can be used in this engine. Where should I start as far as using the application is concerned? Do I have to know both C# and Godot's Script in order to use this application?
Are there tutorials available exactly how to use Godot, as well as a in-depth reference material(API)?
Any also on Animation and Artwork?
Hello and welcome!
I would recommend starting with GDScript as a beginner. It will be somewhat easier to learn and support is very good in the engine (built-in IDE, code highlighting and completion. etc.). You don't have to use C#, in fact it comes as a separate download and I would say you can ignore this if you are starting out and just download the normal version of the editor.
The Godot docs are here. I would recommend reading all of these articles, but feel free to click around and search afterwards. https://docs.godotengine.org/en/3.1/getting_started/step_by_step/index.html
You can also buy the book. It's written by one of the creators of Godot and is very good for beginners. https://www.amazon.com/Godot-Engine-Development-Hours-Yourself-ebook-dp-B07BFDQFL9/dp/B07BFDQFL9/
Cheers.
My first instinct whn I tried godot was to use c# because it is a common language with a wide range of utility. But after playing with it for a while, I found gdscript was just better. Not because it's a more powerful language, just that it was designed with the sole purpose of interfacing with this game engine so it is a lot easier to use.
I am with the rest of the posters and recommend it too. At least to start. +1
