Version control - how do you guys do it?

kuligs2

Hello, im new here, i wanted to know how do you guys control versions of your projects?

Ok, im not dumb, but, yes, i use git too, its just not comfortable to open up terminal every time before or after im done implementing or making changes in godot editor. Or opening up some other IDE just to commit.

Why godot doesnt have built in version control with commits and branches???

Kinda dont want to look at plugins because many times it works for some times when when new version of godot comes out something is broken, and youre stuck with either doing it the old way or wait until someone fixes it.

Im interested in knowing your workflow and how you optimize working.

Tomcat

I dumbly store source code and intermediate versions on my hard drive—I have enough space for that. But I really need new features (such as IK) — otherwise, I wouldn't upgrade to new versions. I try to replace or modify plugins that stop working, or I wait for updates.

kuligs2 Why godot doesnt have built in version control with commits and branches???

But Godot has a Git-plugin (which broke my RAID).

DaveTheCoder

kuligs2 Kinda dont want to look at plugins because many times it works for some times when when new version of godot comes out something is broken, and youre stuck with either doing it the old way or wait until someone fixes it.

The Godot Git Plugin works (but make sure you're using the correct version). It only supports a few of git's features, but they're the ones you use most frequently. If a new version of Godot comes out and the Godot Git Plugin doesn't work for that version, then use command line git temporarily until the problem's fixed.

I use command line git as well as the Godot Git Plugin, because I often do complex stuff that the plugin doesn't support.

Toxe

Other than for some complicated or quick commands I simply use the built-in Git functionality of VSCode for convenience. After all I already have my project open in VSCode and it works pretty great, especially with diffs and when staging specific chunks.

There is also SourceTree, which seemed fine as well, but VSCode and the command line cover all my needs.

I have never used the Git plugin for Godot.

kuligs2 its just not comfortable to open up terminal every time before or after im done implementing or making changes in godot editor. Or opening up some other IDE just to commit.

Now don't be silly. 😉 You only need to open the GUI Git client (or VSCode or the terminal or whatever) once and then keep it running in the background. And this is nothing different from using your web browser, or do you close it every time you looked at a web page and then reopen it once you want to look at another?

kuligs2 CTRL + Click on Class and it opens up the docs.. while you can set up VScode type IDE to look like godot editor, format gdscript, it lacks this feature.

The godot-tools VSCode plugin can actually do this.

kuligs2 it should have been built into godot, or atleast the terminal in godot..

No it shouldn't. a) Not everyone needs it and b) there are a million dedicated GUI/TUI Git clients and implementing their own VCS support into Godot will never be able to compete with a dedicated client.

kuligs2 IDK.. i heard that blender development uses SVN, also Jon Blow uses SVN.. he kinda autistic, but i guess it worked for him for years.. or maybe he just too boomer to change habits..

Git is superior to SVN and you are procrastinating and thinking too much. 😉

Gowydot

I use git for occasional code updates but I'm not trusting myself to use git correctly so along with it I have the old "copy/paste project as backup" for major code updates. I mark copied project with naming according to those changes. I delete .godot file in those backup project to keep the size small and I usually keep around 10-20 backups by deleting no longer needed backup. I'm not too worry about my game assets because they are quite low poly and I can reproduce them if something goes wrong. It's the game scripts, their structures and usage that I most concern about.

kuligs2

Tomcat i already said things about plugins earlier.. 🙂

Gowydot That is understandable. I for instance, well atm, im not working on any serious project, just learning the ropes, and finding out limits and how to do and not to do things when time comes to do some serious project. Onething that copy paste folders limits is that you cant go back quickly enough to that previous state or change, or, maybe later merge a new feature into your main branch of the project. Also this limits on how many people can work on it. Maybe in future you want to employ people to help you, and this would be the limiting factor.

Tomcat by using git, i think you thought github/public store or somehting, but no, git is just a software you run, can be run anywhere, and repositories can be local or in server, public or private, dont matter..
All in all, i do work privately, outside services. I have my own services set up. For now, i dont directly commit to a git server, altho i keep git commits in the same project directory.

I use syncthing, that sync files as is - like dropbox but self hosted a little cumbersome, but it can punch through NAT no problem. This way i can use many computer and not worry about commiting to the selfhosted repo. I just edit files and they sync up with my server and when i open up another computer it sync from server to that computer..

You dont need server, altho, to sync up, both clients so to speak need to be online. I work from multiple locations so its easier to sync up to my server because its always online.

This resolves file sync issues, but on top of that, if you want better control of versions, git is essential.

I just dont like opening up another app to commit, and stuff, and browse the git tree when needed, but i guess it will never be part of godotengine native..

I like using godot editor for scripting because of the documentation.. CTRL + Click on Class and it opens up the docs.. while you can set up VScode type IDE to look like godot editor, format gdscript, it lacks this feature.

IDK.. i heard that blender development uses SVN, also Jon Blow uses SVN.. he kinda autistic, but i guess it worked for him for years.. or maybe he just too boomer to change habits..

xyz

kuligs2 Just use command line git like a real boomer would.

kuligs2

xyz i am, but its cumbersome to open up two apps just to do things.. terminal + godot editor.. it should have been built into godot, or atleast the terminal in godot..

Zini

Its sounds like you have a real usability problem here if having two applications open at the same time is an inconvenience for you. Normally when I work on a Godot project I have open:

the Godot editor in the first workspace/virtual desktop
an emacs org mode file with TODO lists and game design documents and two terminals (main git repo and asset git repo) on the second workspace
if I work on assets either a Blender window or multiple Inkscape windows on the third workspace
more stuff on up to three more workspaces depending on what I am working on

Easy, convenient and fast. Far better than the typical task bar/alt-tab window switching nonsense or constantly opening and closing applications.

DaveTheCoder

Zini you have a real usability problem here if having two applications open at the same time is an inconvenience

Exactly. I usually have about eight applications open at the same time, including a terminal, file manager, text editor and two web browsers with multiple tabs.

kuligs2

Toxe VScode and other IDE's dont offer what godots built in editor - DOCS link. Ctrl + Click on class name and docs open up with definitions.

My needs are satisfied with godots built in editor.

I work from multiple computers/locations/systems, and having to have multiple dependencies to keep track of is cumbersome.
But i guess for now there is no other alternative than to bite bullet and use external git to keep track.

Thanks for input, guys. Just reassuring that there is no better ways of doing things.

Toxe

kuligs2 VScode and other IDE's dont offer what godots built in editor - DOCS link. Ctrl + Click on class name and docs open up with definitions.

But it does. At the moment it doesn't seem to work with built-in types like Array or String, but it works completely fine for something like Node2D, so this seems more like a bug. But generally speaking it totally works.