60s Roadmap to Get You Started in GODOT in 2024

[@JTCF]

A game-like tutorial to a game engine is GENIUS

[@IonutBalica]

I followed the tutorial with the shooting incoming blobs game and it was great. In addition to the totorial I added a menu, pause menu, win/lose menu, and sounds for the gun, bullet impact, blob death, win/lose and soundtrack.

[@Gdquest]

Woah! That sounds amazing :) If you upload a video, I'd love to see it.

[@yipyipyipi]

Same, it is such a good jumping off point. I also added stuff like a menu and sounds. Now I'm working on a dig-dug clone, it's been a great way to learn how to use and manipulate tilemaps with code.

[@semydev]

Brackeys coming to Godot!

[@SaifKhan02804]

He is back. I'm excited

[@TakSoNomik]

☠

[@Dkerza]

Only two vids so far.

[@DiegoGameDeveloper]

Dude it's My first time on this Channel and I want to learn Godot since I'm still brand new to game development. Thanks a lot guys 😸

[@Gdquest]

Welcome! :)

[@nowonmetube]

I wouldn't start with Godot. My tip is to stay away from it.

[@DiegoGameDeveloper]

@@nowonmetube I'm just starting game development and I want to learn Godot

[@vectoralphaSec]

Dont listen to that guy. Start with Godot, its great and good for beginners.@@DiegoGameDeveloper

[@almightyminataur4000]

Same boat. I first tried with game maker but goddamn 99% of tutorials were outdated as hell

[@gamepad-coder]

You're my hero Nathan. Thank you for doing so much to help encourage and empower people to follow their dreams. You're having such a huge and positive impact. ✨️ Keep up the great work! ✨️

[@Gdquest]

This is a late reply but thank you very much for writing these kind words.

[@SirSpudly]

I did the vampire survivors tutorial in January and it helped a lot to learn the engine 👍

[@Gdquest]

3D one coming up!

[@SirSpudly]

@@Gdquest awesome

[@LagFlicks]

thank you! i keep picking it up every once in a while and getting confused on where to start

[@nelly2958]

This is a godsend I’ve only been able to find tutorials from years ago

[@scooupa]

Started my journey in Godot yesterday, my first ever game engine

[@dragonpenguin_]

Thank you!

[@_Lostinthesky]

I’ve been trying to get into game dev for so long now I really hope this works thank you

[@kurama65299]

Hi man, i see this comment is recent so i will tell you how to enter in game dev into a normal person perspective: 1- Make schedules, for example, wake up at 8am, wake up immediately and stretch yourself for 15 seconds, then go fast to take a coffee or something with sugar, now you are awake, start a timer of 3-4 hours, until it stops, you can't do anything that isn't tutorials or coding, take 5 minutes of mental rest every 30 minutes. 2- Repeat it until you want, this technique make me better to learn languages, game dev, web development, etc. Idk if you will care this but there is the info. PD: i am not english so sorry if i have bad gramatic 😅

[@_Lostinthesky]

@@kurama65299 thanks for your help! 🙏

[@hashirasad2599]

​@@kurama65299 thank you for your comment. I just started and already going on a schedule for game dev in Godot

[@mohamadashrafsazali7042]

@@kurama65299 Thanks dude

[@ironoreiron]

I just want a video on how to use godot, like using files and stuff, I already know the coding part

[@Kwiatkovv]

WOWWWWWW LOVE YOU GUYS

[@rmt3589]

I can use C++!? That's amazing!!!

[@Cvrchak88]

Awesome stuff! Love it!

[@BrenoGF144]

Hi, just a question: what is the 3d game shown early in the vid?

[@Gdquest]

The one at the beginning of the video is our own and that character with the blue hair is Sophia. You find her a lot in our demos and tutorials.

[@ArcangelZero7]

I'm in that weird valley where I'm not super new to Godot, but I'm still learning 3.5. What's the best way to smoothly ramp into the changes introduced in Godot 4 without starting back at "brand new to gamedev" tutorials?

[@Gdquest]

Look up the videos we released since December, those will help you ramp up on what's new in Godot 4. Same for the 3 release videos (4.0, 4.1 and 4.2). We made multiple open source demos you could play with to see what's new in 4.0. They're linked in that release video. I also hear some experienced people have followed the 2D tutorial without getting bored too so it could be a good way to break the ice with Godot 4.

[@catsotorious]

​​@@GdquestSide note: As someone who did the 2D shooter tutorial AND the Learn GDScript form Zero: never was I bored!! You guys did such a great job making everything so accessible, and I'm even in a GameJam now a month after starting with your free learning materials. You are a godsend

[@ArcangelZero7]

@@Gdquest Looks like a roadmap to me! I'm sure this will help a ton! As always, you're all breathtaking, and quite literally life-changing, Gdquest team. Thank you for all you do! :)

[@williampiti]

I like your explanations but you do not include how to create a control for phones

[@davideventurini7764]

I tried the Godot tour but i got stucked at step 1. I ran the game but kept saying me that I didn't do it. It would be great at least to have a button to skip a step to avoid getting stuck over this

[@DaCalZone]

There's no link in the video for the last part.

[@Gdquest]

There are no links in YT Shorts descriptions. The link you're referring to is on the video itself at the bottom and it remains there for the whole duration of the video.

[@GAME.DEV_Dream]

One question how did you learn to use godot? We can use youre great tools to learn but how did you learn it? Or how do people without help learn all that Genreally how do people learn how to make games and how did people maked the first games when they didnt even had somone to explain anything

[@Vanik_GameDevGodot4]

Aboba

[@OnBean-qe1vf]

Abooba

[@sean7221]

Boota

[@MINECRAFTFREAKEN]

Where is the link supposed to be??

[@Gdquest]

Which link are you referring to? The tutorial, as mentioned, is linked in the video itself (at the bottom of shorts, there is usually a link to another video). For the rest of the tools, you can find them on gdquest.com

[@darkdragondevelopment]

am i old because i read this as 1960's roadmap i was thinking why? haha

[@Gdquest]

:D : D

[@Mccartonmans]

My only problem is my lack of motivation

[@Gdquest]

Sometimes all it takes is to start on a good foot.

[@CosmicFever]

What should i use if i have a decent amount of python knowledge?

[@Gdquest]

Definitely GDScript in your case.

[@CosmicFever]

@@Gdquest I meant what tutorials and such should I use 😅

[@Gdquest]

Same as in the video if you're new to Godot. Just skip the Learn GDScript app. Then from there you can watch the series we posted on new features in Godot 4 just to be aware they exist.

[@babyfox205]

Is it good for small 2d games in browser like for Poki website?

[@TBOSS_YT]

Please make this into an android app😭🙏🏽

[@tejaswithme3713]

Great tutorial brother! 😊❤ But atleast add a script file in description, its yt people come here for easy & fast solutions.

[@Gdquest]

You cannot add links in the description of YT Shorts.

[@ritoon2223]

Thanks, but I'm live in Belarus, I can't learn Gdscript😢

[@Gdquest]

Why can't you learn GDScript ? The app is free and so it the tour and the 2D game tutorial.

[@ritoon2223]

Because, I don't speak english very well, In the App I can't translate this lessons.

[@ViViViVuVuVu]

Extra step: follow brackeys new godot tutorials :)))

[@gocmine5912]

I cant run it on mobile 😢

[@Nicole-nk7jc]

why weren't these things around a year ago when I was making a game 😭😭 it would've been so much easier

[@alejmc]

It’s insane hard work, I recently bought the GDQuest early access to the Godot fundamentales (the bundle of 3 one) and can attest that this guy Nathan and company must be working around the clock. I hadn’t seen any of it before either and to be honest there’s not THAT much still (compared to Unreal or Unity, the latter taking the crown), but what’s surfacing is definitely top quality and probably will cover what 95% of people will need (myself included)

[@Gdquest]

We're so happy to read this. We're tiny so yes we work around the clock but it's completely worth it when we get feedback like this. Thanks a lot for writing. As a small unsolicited reveal: The next module dropping very soon is huge and called "Loot it All!"

[@polanexas]

I kinda need an offline app :l Thats downloadable, cuz internet lol

[@Gdquest]

You can download the app from itch.io :) gdquest.itch.io/learn-godot-gdscript

[@iwavrQwpX4uB39nilBlQ]

the free app in the browser is just unusable for lower end pc's, it's like trying to run a game at ultra settings 😭

[@Gdquest]

It shouldn't be the case. Try downloading it. We uploaded a downloadable version on itch.io. gdquest.itch.io/learn-godot-gdscript

[@iwavrQwpX4uB39nilBlQ]

@@Gdquesti didn't expect a response, i didn't know it could be downloaded! thank you so much! ive tried this on three different pc's throughout the years, all not very good, and on each one it always was at an unbearable frame rate haha. again, thank you so much!

[@Observer552]

WAIT WHAT Can I use C# (or C++ or the another.... I just forgot :D) for programming Godot?

[@Juan_deep]

BULSHITTT they selling courses for $250 i knew it was too good to be true

[@Gdquest]

Everything listed in the video is free. Check out the free videos on the channel (over 500), plus search for learn Gdscript from zero, this interactive course is not only free, it's also open source like Godot.

[@robertcrawford52]

the site hides the free your...I get that you want to sell courses, but this video feels like a lie...

[@Gdquest]

The free things are featured around the top of the page. Here's a direct link which is also in the video description now: www.gdquest.com/tutorial/godot/learning-paths/beginner/

[@shark6350]

Someone like my comment so I can come back

[@angel_of_rust]

well it's godover now

[@skull-knight-420]

Nah, don't let politics disallow you to use an open source program

[@angel_of_rust]

@@skull-knight-420 people nowadays are already wary enough to vote with their wallets, against games that have woke ideology / Sweet Baby Inc and similar "consultancies" in it, people will be wary of Godot games as well moving forward you can always blame the Community Manager for starting it all and the team for not disowning him and instead lashing out on the actual literal backing supporters

[@TurtleTracks-g1r]

​@@angel_of_rustThat's just not true. SBI games have been doing great. Baldurs Gate III is super progressive and is one of the best selling games of all time. You're in the minority irl

[@115zombies935]

@@angel_of_rustNo one cares about any of that lol

[@CloudsAndDays]

If you hate dogs this much and your partner is an absolute dog lover who says they can’t be happy without a dog in their life, perhaps that isn’t the best relationship for you two? There seems to be a fundamental incompatibility here?

[@skull-knight-420]

Huh?

[@gladiko2364]

Why would anyone waste their to to learn script language that is completely useless anywhere else?

[@Gdquest]

It takes maybe a couple of hours to learn and with the integration it offers a nice experience. Plus the knowledge is transferable: The language itself is pretty small, it is imperative and object oriented, and all the APIs you learn apply to C# and C++. So you can easily take a little leap anytime. The very short learning and nice integrated experience are probably the two main reasons.

[@nowonmetube]

Pro tip: Don't start with Godot at all. Start somewhere else.

[@AimanSkyKid]

First code ?

[@Gdquest]

Actually the steps outlined in the video roadmap have worked for many beginners with no prior coding experience. The tip that person is giving you is not actually a tip but their opinion of the Godot engine (which we do not share nor do the thousands of people who use it).

[@nowonmetube]

@@AimanSkyKid not necessarily, but on top of that there's other issues with Godot, which I'm not going into detail right here, to not just sound like a hater.

[@nowonmetube]

@@Gdquest well I tried Godot for a months, and I'm definitely not a beginner (not saying I'm good at coding or anything), but it was still too hard to wrap my head around it. But besides, there's other issues with Godot itself, which I just learned a few days ago, _after_ I stopped using it for several reasons.

[@Gdquest]

You don't sound like a hater at all and you're very much entitled to your opinion and your experience is no less valid if ours happened to be different from yours. I wish I was able to help when you were trying out Godot.