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0:05I'm going to be using go do version 4.5
0:08which you can get from their website at
0:10go.engine.org.
0:17[music]
0:19If you're on Windows, make sure to not
0:21use the console version.
0:24When you open up God, you will first see
0:26the projects menu. Here you can open and
0:29create projects. Let's start by creating
0:32a new project.
0:37All right, let's add a project name. You
0:40can name it whatever you want, but I'm
0:41going to call it getting started.
0:44Now, let's find a location to store our
0:46project folder. I'm going to select this
0:49folder called gold. Tutorial projects
0:51under my documents.
0:54Don't worry about the rest of the
0:55settings. We can change those later.
0:57[music] Now just press create.
1:02Now we are in the editor. [music]
1:04This is where you're going to be
1:05developing your game. This is the
1:08viewport where you'll be moving around
1:10objects in your game. [music]
1:14This is the inspector where you'll be
1:16editing nodes.
1:20This is the toolbar. This will allow you
1:22to change whether you're moving,
1:24rotating, or even scaling [music] the
1:26object.
1:30This is the scene tree [music] for when
1:32you add nodes to your world, they will
1:34show up here. Nodes are, in other words,
1:37just objects.
1:43This is the file system. This shows the
1:46files inside your project folder,
1:48including textures, sounds, and even
1:51models.
1:55At the top of the editor, we have
1:57multiple buttons. On the left side, we
2:00can edit various parts of our project
2:02and also we can edit parts of the editor
2:05itself. In the middle, we have various
2:07menus, including the 2D, 3D, and also
2:12our script editor, the game preview, and
2:15the asset lip, which allows us to add
2:17plugins to our project. On the right
2:20side, you could play, pause, or stop the
2:23game.
2:25At the bottom of the editor is where
2:27your output and debugger is. The
2:29debugger allows us to see certain errors
2:32about our code as the game runs.
2:36Before we start making our game, I would
2:39recommend downloading my free texture
2:40pack for this tutorial. This will make
2:42it quicker to get our game functioning.
2:44The link will be in the description.
2:48To begin making our game, we first need
2:51a level or world. We can do this by
2:54creating what's called a scene. A scene
2:57in Go dot is a file that contains nodes
3:00which are organized inside a tree as
3:03shown here.
3:10Scenes are used for more than just
3:13levels.
3:15They are used to make complicated
3:17objects that contain multiple nodes to
3:20function,
3:22including the player, which likely
3:24contains a node that has physics applied
3:27to it, a node that displays an image,
3:30and a node that contains the collision
3:33shape of the player.
3:39When you first create your project, you
3:41start in a empty, unsaved scene. Here
3:47it asks you whether you want the root of
3:49the tree to be a 2D node, 3D node,
3:51[music] or a control node. Pick 2D node.
4:03Now save the scene. This can be our
4:05level.
4:12Name it anything you want.
4:18If we accidentally close [music] it, we
4:20can open it back up inside the file
4:22system.
4:34Drag this picture [music] over into the
4:36viewport.
4:39Now play the game.
4:44We didn't select a scene for the game to
4:46start up in yet. [music] Let's go ahead
4:49and select our level that we made.
4:53[music]
4:55When you start the game for the first
4:57time, it may take a minute to load.
5:01[music]
5:03There we go. Now we can see our picture.
5:11These buttons here are mainly for
5:13debugging.
5:16Let's go ahead and close this and get
5:18started into actually making our game.
5:20[music]
5:23Quick note about the viewport controls.
5:26Middle mouse button moves the view
5:28around and scroll wheel zooms in and
5:30[music] out.
5:35If you downloaded my texture pack, go
5:37ahead and drag it into the file system.
5:39>> [music]
5:39>> This will duplicate it into our project
5:41folder.
5:46As you can see, the textures are very
5:49small. [music] This is because the game
5:51size in the project settings needs to be
5:54smaller.
5:55Go ahead and open the project settings.
5:58[music]
5:59Click on window under the display
6:01category. Enable advanced settings.
6:04[music]
6:04Set viewport width to 384 and height
6:08[music]
6:09to 216.
6:12Then set window width to 1280 and height
6:15[music]
6:16to 720. Also set stretch mode to canvas
6:20items.
6:28You may not see anything when you run
6:30the game. This [music] is because the
6:32small blue square in the viewport has
6:34moved.
6:36We need to move objects inside it
6:38because this square is actually the
6:40game's view.
6:42This won't matter when we add a camera
6:45into our level scene. Now go ahead and
6:49delete these sprite 2Ds and we will make
6:51a player object instead.
6:55We need a node that has playerlike
6:57physics so our player can move, jump,
7:00and collide with other objects.
7:04Right click on the root node in the
7:06scene tree. After that, click add child.
7:11Search for character body 2D. Double
7:14click it or press create after selecting
7:17it.
7:18Now do the same thing, but instead right
7:21click the character body 2D node and add
7:24a sprite 2D node.
7:30Go ahead and add a texture to the sprite
7:322D node by dragging one of the player
7:35type images from the file system into
7:38the texture slot in the inspector on the
7:41right.
7:43You may notice that the texture is
7:45blurry. This is because the texture has
7:47a filter on it. We need to go into
7:50project settings and fix that. Search
7:53for textures, then change default
7:55texture filter to nearest.
7:59Let's go ahead and make the sprite 2D
8:02show only one frame of the animation in
8:04the image. Go over to the inspector
8:07while the sprite 2D node is selected and
8:10enable region. Then press edit region.
8:14It is recommended to change the snap
8:17mode to grid snap. After that, make the
8:21square surround one of the frames in the
8:23image. Once you're done, just press
8:25close.
8:28Now, we need a collision shape 2D so our
8:31player can collide with objects,
8:33including the floor.
8:36Just add [music] a child to the
8:38character body 2D and search for
8:40collision shape 2D. After you add it, go
8:44into the inspector and select the
8:46capsule shape in the shape slot.
8:50Now just resize it.
8:55If you want to quickly move something
8:56you have selected, just hold the Alt key
8:59on your keyboard. Then you'll be able to
9:01drag the [music] arrows to move it.
9:06Let's rename the character body 2D node
9:08to player.
9:11After that, we can add a script.
9:15Go do has some templates for specific
9:17nodes. You will use one to make the
9:20movement of the player. If you would
9:22rather have it in a folder, go ahead and
9:25create one, then save it inside it.
9:29If you want to learn more about coding,
9:32I will soon have a video just for that,
9:35if not already have one.
9:46This code may seem overwhelming, but we
9:49don't have to worry about this at the
9:50moment.
9:56We can play the game and see what
9:58happens. Now, as expected, our player
10:01has no platform to stand on, so he just
10:04falls.
10:07It's an easy fix, but first we should
10:09save our player as a separate scene.
10:12This will allow us to place it in any
10:14scene, and any changes to the player
10:17scene will take effect to all scenes
10:19that has it. Just rightclick the player,
10:22also known as the character body 2D, and
10:25click on save branches scene.
10:34Go ahead and move the player by holding
10:36Alt, then holding down leftclick, then
10:38moving your mouse.
10:40We can make a floor by creating a static
10:43body 2D. As the name suggests, it
10:46usually doesn't move.
10:49It [music] can still be used to make
10:50moving platforms, however.
10:53Make sure to add it to the [music] root
10:55node and not the player. Otherwise, we
10:59won't get the results we were hoping.
11:03After that, add a sprite 2D and add a
11:06texture to it. Then, we can also add a
11:10collision shape 2D [music] with a box
11:12shape. Make sure to size the box to the
11:15texture.
11:21If you hold Alt while resizing, it will
11:25scale from the center.
11:30After that, go ahead and select the
11:32static body 2D in the scene tree. Then
11:35hold Alt and then move the static body
11:372D to where you want. I'm going to use
11:40it as a floor.
11:42Use the arrow keys to move around. You
11:45may notice it is way too fast. Let's
11:47change that. Switch over to the script
11:50tab and look inside the player.gd GD
11:53script and change the speed variable to
11:55a lower value.
12:05When you press spacebar to jump, it
12:08jumps way too high. Let's go ahead and
12:11change that in the script tab as well.
12:26We can build levels with static bodies,
12:29but the easier way is to use a tile map,
12:32which in a way allows us to paint our
12:34level.
12:36Go ahead and delete the static body in
12:38the scene tree. Now add a tile map layer
12:41node to the root node. Normal tile maps
12:45are deprecated, so don't use those.
12:52Make a tile set inside the tile set slot
12:55in the inspector while the tile map
12:57layer is selected.
12:59Tile sets allow us to make placeable
13:01tiles for our level, including the
13:04collisions. Drag and drop the tile set
13:07texture into the tile sources box. A
13:10menu will pop up asking if you want to
13:12automatically create tiles in the alias.
13:15Click yes. This will set up the texture
13:18to separate each [music] 16x6 square
13:20inside the texture into a tile.
13:26Now we need to create some collisions
13:28for these tiles so our player can
13:30collide with them. Click on the tile set
13:33we just created in the inspector. Open
13:36physics layers and then press [music]
13:39add element.
13:41These settings may look confusing, but
13:43we don't need to worry about them right
13:44now.
13:46Now click the paint button under tile
13:48sets. Then select the property editor
13:51and click physics layer zero.
13:55This new menu shows what the collision
13:57shape looks like [music] and allows us
13:59to design almost any shape. When we hold
14:02left click across the tiles, it will
14:05paint this collision shape on them.
14:10For more complex shapes, we [music] need
14:12to design it. And to make it easier,
14:15select grid snap, then adjust the dots.
14:20After you are done, just paint the new
14:22shape on the tiles [music] you want to
14:23have it. For collisions that are not
14:26square, you may [music] need to use the
14:28tools above the dots, which allows you
14:31to add, edit, and remove dots.
14:35There needs to be at least three dots to
14:37have a shape. The add tool usually tries
14:40to add another collision shape and not
14:43just one point. So, if you want just
14:45another point, left click on the side of
14:48one of the collision shapes. Yes, with
14:50the add tool, you can have multiple
14:53shapes inside one tile.
14:56Now you can open the tile map menu at
14:59[music] the bottom. Select a tile and
15:02start drawing a level.
15:14I forgot to do this while I was
15:16recording, [music] but here is how to
15:18duplicate the tile map layers properly.
15:22Save the tile set in the inspector.
15:31After that, create a new tile map layer
15:33node inside the root node. Now, drag and
15:37drop the tile set file into the tile set
15:39slot in the inspector.
15:42Because we just saved the tile set, we
15:45can create as many tile maps as we want.
15:47And we can just drag and drop the file.
15:50If you want the tile map to show above
15:52the player, make sure the tile map node
15:54is either underneath the player or its
15:58Zindex is higher than the players.
16:01The Zindex is located under the ordering
16:04tab in the inspector when selected on a
16:06node.
16:18I hope you learned something new. If you
16:20are wanting [music] more, let me know in
16:22the comments or simply by liking the
16:24video. I want this video to maybe give
16:27you a basic understanding on how the
16:29editor works.
16:31There is still plenty more to know
16:33about, including signals, inputs,
16:37scripting, animations, groups, and so
16:40on.
16:42I have some extra textures in the
16:43texture pack that should help you if you
16:45decide to watch more videos and learn to
16:48add some more stuff to this game.
16:51Other than that, I hope you enjoyed the
16:53video.
16:57[music]

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