Do THIS Before You Publish Your Godot Game

[@MIfoodie]

There are also options to reduce the download size of your game such as removing the 3D engine or advanced UI elements if your game doesn’t use them.

[@frankhuurman3955]

This would be nice for a future video, some further optimizations :)

[@fuckngcnt]

If I'm not wrong, one of the main contributors to the engine said it wasn't working properly and the only reliable option right now is removing those components when you compile the export templates

[@hk_asa0pvp]

How?

[@m0-m0597]

Yeah there is flags for removing 3d, but where do you put em in the export UI?

[@MrOnosa]

This is so valuable to me in this very moment. Thank you!

[@oolong4700]

To make a great looking bootsplash or with some animations, I always set the splash icon to a transparent png image and create a scene to manually do the splash screen.

[@stayathomedev]

Great tip!

[@atanki5682]

you can always just turn off the image option and set the alpha to zero for the background color

[@TheSensationalMr.Science]

1. make a custom icon [project-settings -> app -> config] 2. make a custom splash screen [project-settings -> app -> bootsplash] 3. set main scene (start point for game) [project-settings -> app -> run] 4. name your game [project-settings -> app -> config] 5. make game full-screen default [project-settings -> display -> window] 6. custom mouse cursor [project-settings -> display -> mouse] 7. import blend files [project-settings -> filesystem -> import & editor settings -> filesystem -> import {blender install location}] 8. use anti-aliasing when doing modern games [project -> rendering -> anti-aliasing] Hope you have a great day & Safe Travels!

[@ItsHotdogFred]

Thank you!

[@Awesomeanimation001]

Thnx

[@Retro-Future-Land]

For nuymber 7. Godot 4.2 doesn't have that now. Presumably it's drag and drop or just direct pointing for import?

[@SMasterF23]

@@Retro-Future-Land it does, I followed the instructions at 2:34 and everything was fine, the way its written in this comment is a bit confusing tho, I only understood after rewatching that part

[@fidgety48]

doing 5. is a big mistake

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet__]

My personal recommendations if you want to release a professional game (for PCs): 1. Set a custom name and icon 2. Make a custom splash screen (not the one Godot provides, make your own animation or effect) 3. Make sure to remove any debugging measures (check your project settings) 4. Compile your own Godot runtime (for game speed/size optimizations and for encrypting your game in case you want to keep your assets from being stolen) -> I'd recommend setting up a Linux environment because of the broad platform support (Linux native, Windows mingw-w64, MacOS osxcross) -> Release for x86_64 and arm64 so your game supports the most common architectures

[@stayathomedev]

Don't skip these steps! Got more tips? Let me know! More Tips From Viewers: - Make keybindings configurable (@Jakub_13)

[@cz5635]

what is the game at 2:54?

[@whiteland9992]

@@cz5635 "wipeout" its a PS1 game.

[@cz5635]

@@whiteland9992 thank you bro

[@jamesbrooks9321]

Every time he says "god-oh" a puppy dies

[@stayathomedev]

Sometimes the truth kills

[@glasstuna]

​@@stayathomedev I prefer "go dot". It makes dots go.

[@obsidianflight8065]

I thought it was guh doh 😭

[@social.elenakrittik]

And i die every time i see a person correct another person about their "Godot" pronunciation without even checking if they're right

[@jamesbrooks9321]

@@social.elenakrittik wish you would

[@miaoumixed4268]

Thank you, much more useful than the "simple export" videos everywhere.

[@hawkgamedev]

Man I must say I love your videos, and if you keep this up, soon if not already, you'll be a point of reference in the community when it comes to Godot, thanks for the efforts, I know uploading videos is hard! PS: WILL IT BLEND!

[@stayathomedev]

🙏🙏🙏

[@Barakon]

I WONT LET ME CHANGE DIRECTORY & THUS SELECT A NEW FILE FOR THE ICON OR THE BOOT SPLASH! FUCK!

[@8bit-sized15]

In Godot 3 icons settings used to be a little bit problematic, I still have no export experience with Godot 4, so maybe now it is easier to manage for all different target OS. Anyway I would add: make sure you set all properties, then export and test every possible aspect on every target OS you chose. Also check the properties of the software to make sure it has your own game+studio info instead of default Godot application info

[@nestorpiedraquesada2954]

Thank you for sharing this with us!!

[@stayathomedev]

Of course!!

[@simonsaysgray]

One note about full screen: From an accessibility perspective, it can be a good consideration to start in window-mode. This helps some tools like screen readers. I'm not sure how the latest state is when it comes to borderless windows and exclusive full screen in DX12 but accessibility is in general a good thing to keep in mind.

[@Gnidel]

It also helps people with multiple monitors. It always frustrates me when the game defaults to full screen on the first detected monitor, which is my side monitor instead of my preferred middle monitor (I have 3).

[@kaishedan37]

@@Gnidel the fullscreen default is definitely an opinionated choice, I like to start maximized and give options to go fullscreen/borderless on boot later

[@johndoe2790]

Unfortunately, Godot renders UI text as a texture, so screen readers don't work (as of 4.2...I think it's being worked on)

[@simonsaysgray]

Oh...thanks for the hint! @@johndoe2790

[@inqvizit0r]

Just yesterday I decided that I would try to make something simple on this engine... and I was wondering in advance how to change all these things in the future. And today KZbin recommends this to me!

[@HerringUSNA]

Thanks! I am brand spanking new to Godot 4 and game development, so this is all good new info for me! :)

[@stayathomedev]

Great and welcome!

[@doommetalgames666]

Okay - so you've come up with an entirely new 3rd enunciation of the engine that I've as of yet not heard, congratulations, very creative :D . I was used to "guh-doh" and "go-dot" but you have "gah-doh". Wonder if there's another one lurking out there!

[@Playeroth]

the anti aliasing one was pretty nice to have mentioned.

[@Kthnx2]

1:51 not everyone likes a game starting in fullscreen, in fact i know several people that complain about it whenever a game starts in full screen lol

[@frankhuurman3955]

I'm curious about the % of people that would prefer non-fullscreen over fullscreen actually since I'm the other way around, I think it's weird when something opens non-fullscreen. Maybe @stayathomedev can do a community poll?

[@Kthnx2]

@@frankhuurman3955 it's probably a very small percentage, if i'd have to guess. For me, playing games in fullscreen is just the default. Even when a game is meant to be played in windowed, like OneShot for instance, I always fullscreen it anyways. but yeah there are people who get frustrated when a game immediately goes fullscreen on boot.

[@cheesycoke]

Agreed. The notion that a game has to default to fullscreen feels very "This is what AAA games do so it must be a good idea" It's especially bad when the game defaults to exclusive fullscreen specifically, but I don't think Godot can do that? Maybe it can in 4.X though. Either way I personally find it annoying.

[@dexlovesgames_dlg]

@@Kthnx2 id rather it be in the settings but default to windowed, just so that it doesn't immediately take over everything i'm doing while it's loading.

[@weylinstoeppelmann9858]

I think the problem with default fullscreen is that some setups (like dual monitor or cloned monitor off a laptop) will go completely apeshit with no way to change game settings. Happened to me several times, I had to find where the game config is located to change it to borderless windowed or else the entire PC would get soft locked.

[@eugeniogandini4904]

Thanks a lot for all these tips. I'm gonna save the video in a list

[@WiseNoodleOfficial]

Amazing as always, thanks!

[@ChimpoTalksGaming]

Damn. Every time he pronounced Godot, an angel lost its wings.

[@stayathomedev]

And a gained a new set of better, correctly pronounced, wings

[@Idkikdhdnbd]

0:56 we should support the engine by show the logo

[@PilatusAnon]

Oh lord the Windowed/Fullscreen tip. Some AAA studios don’t even ensure that

[@Montegasppa]

Really nice! A bunch of very trivial tips about things that can pull the rug out from under your feet very easily though, and you’ll never see what hit you due to so basic they are. 😆

[@GenericInternetter]

You covered Anti-Aliasing without mentioning rendering pipeline. I'm developing on Compatibility, so I have chosen to not have the anti-aliasing option at all. (Retro style choice)

[@e3.14c4]

the way you pronounced Godot made me sick I wasn't ready for that xD

[@stayathomedev]

You're welcome!

[@MareCochlea]

Thanks! Loved this videos.

[@justaway_of_the_samurai]

What option do I have to check to change the pronunciation of "Godot"? LMAO.

[@DillBee]

I've heard so many pronunciations it's crazy. I'm sticking with Guh-doh

[@ZuHan-h8w]

​@@DillBeeyou British i guess.

[@ZuHan-h8w]

​@@DillBeethere is T at the end. Its should sound DOT like '.' Com, '.' Net

[@ZuHan-h8w]

Dot or Doat. Well whatever it doesn't matter tbh, just use your accent. 🎉 No problem, don't even mention this BS

[@obsidianflight8065]

​@@ZuHan-h8w fun fact! depot also has a T at the end fun fact #2! if you pronounce depot as "de-pot" I'm going to personally come and find you :D

[@RspwN217]

Awesome tips, thanks!

[@twocatseightlegs449]

"Is Gato the name of the mascot? I mean, it could be a cat. Oh geez, now he's referring to the whole engine by this nickname. He might be too cool for me."

[@John_Henry83]

I wish there were a way of giving two thumbs up on KZbin. I just started using godot three months ago. Approximately April of 2024. I was looking at a video and some guy mentioned that he was switching from Unity to Godot. Primarily because of the ridiculous and confusing Unity licensing policies. I had been dabbling in Unity for about seven years. Basically I would use it and then get frustrated. Every new version seemed to run slower and slower on my old machine. So I decided to give Godot a look. I am TOTALLY pleased. the editor and the engine just seem to run faster. I now have version 4.2 and 3.5 on my machine. I have 3.5 just to have the integrated Visual Scripting. VS just seems easier for me. I know that I can use Orchastrator with 4.2 and I have it. But I just like having VS capability availible all the time. Anyway I HAVE liked and subscribed.

[@gregorywatine]

An awesome video to learn HOW TO frame our projects !!

[@GhettoWxzrd]

You didn't even need to make a tutorial- I love how most of these options and menus in the Project Settings are just blatantly obvious and easy to change!

[@BlendFin]

Thank you!

[@stayathomedev]

You're welcome!

[@PixelGt911]

Thank you bro the best❤ the best tutorial ever ❤😊

[@OctagonalSquare]

3:10 give players the option to turn this off. There are a ton of gamers who dislike AA in games as it feels blurry.

[@starcitizenbot]

Why does nobody pronounce Godot the same way?

[@QUIZTIME184]

I also taught it

[@CJ.goober]

It’s GO-dough. No question

[@Jack_______]

This will be very helpful for me bro, thx

[@derickbrewis8145]

thank you so much this video helps a lot

[@dp055]

Doom Vengeance III - Hell Hath no Fury 😂😂😂

[@picster]

Tip Number two: Make a custom bootsplash..... *Brotato: Hold my beer*

[@badunius_code]

2:10 it might be just me, but I prefer to play in window whenever it's possible. At least strategy games. If they can not be run in a resizable window it makes me sad.

[@cholasimmons]

you got yourself a subscriber!

[@BlackJar72]

Set a custom icon, shows the icon next to the project in the project manager, but it still compiles with the default icon...hmmm....

[@Thomason1005]

just did all of these on my project 👍

[@b4ttlemast0r]

The blender import just uses blender's function to export as gltf. You can just export it as gltf in Blender and import that, does the exact same thing.

[@youforgotthelinkinthedescr6798]

Yet another new way to pronounce godot wrong

[@Thisisdcode]

I almost clicked off the video when he said "use your edge"

[@DePistolero]

Hope your channel blows up to abnormal proportions mate... now that unity died....

[@plopsis]

Great tips.

[@1gengabe]

Correction don’t use full screen used windowed full screen by making it a boarder less full then set the window size to 2 pixels less than the full screen

[@FutureChaosTV]

Why?

[@JeloOW]

...and then after game finished loading set it back to fullscreen since windowed fullscreen creates an ugly 1px border

[@ivana.medina3126]

Thanks!

[@PolygonalPenguin]

one of the first things i learned in godot was custom mouse

[@JustKatoh]

I don't think this fits the "Do this before you publish" I think this fits more to the "Beginner configuration of your godot instance". I really think you should've talked more about how you actually publish to steam, how to add launch params, etc...

[@Thraakull]

SAHD are you planning on making GODOT tutorials? I think that there is not much of them and although it is probably best to follow Godot docs and tutorials, I still feel like there is that one tutorial set of videos on the Yt missing, a set of tutorials which will make one understand the absolute basic but also FOUNDATION as to how one should make a game, like there is some topics but in the "big picture" I feel like it misses the scope of a godot project as a whole, like workflow I think - what I mean by this is you have multiple options for sprites, to put an example, and you have bone animation, cutout animation, sprite animation, then you have the steps to make objects, tiles, and it oh so varies and I feel like there is a foundation missing, like for example in Game Maker it is quite straight-forward: this is an object, it has animations, collisions, scripts, etc. but in Godot I feel like that there is such variety, and so many options, so that I am affraid that the foundation or basics combined might result in inconsistent work-flow and "objects", or rather nodes, scenes, sounds etc. might not work if one does not stick to one style. If what I wrote does not makes sense, it is because English is not my mother tongue, and also because as of now I am trying to make a game in Godot and all the ways and styles that one can do stuff, it makes me confused.

[@sosasees]

anti-aliasing is not that noticeable in 3D - especially on HiDPI screens, which replace MidDPI screens faster than you think. what you 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 should enable is anisotropic filtering, so that textures don't look blurred at steep viewing angles.

[@michaelavrie]

It drives me nuts that the project settings don't let you set anisotropic as the default behavio. I understand for performance reasons you might want to not use it everywhere, but I definitely use it on more materials than not.

[@jaaan2914]

Yep, gotta remember the Old English speakers in Burkina Faso

[@Blender.Quebec]

Love the thumbnail Godot robot ? Is that a 3d model you can download ?

[@JuhoSprite]

Hmm the icon still is the same even after changing it, I am using a PNG and a ICO file tho.

[@QatariGameDev]

That's cool series! Another intake i suggest how to address jitter, stutter and input lag before releasing your Godot game.😊

[@Mempler]

dont make fullscreen the default, on ultrawide, it can cause horrible performance issues or just pain in general. thanks.

[@ghostradiodelete]

Like on super ultrawide when I open Godot and it forces it to fullscreen when I didn't want it.

[@elektroskeptic481]

The list of featured games is not in order and it's not quite complete! What is the game title at 2:58?

[@denovodavid]

Thanks for the tips :) Are you using a noise reduction filter on your audio? I feel like your voice is crunched a bit heavy.

[@stayathomedev]

Thanks! Unfortunately, yes. The room I'm in has not been treated properly yet.

[@denovodavid]

@@stayathomedev Ahh no worries, keep up the good work my friend 👍

[@Dev_Jayasurya]

Thanks

[@That_0ne_Dev]

Sorry but what is that card game at 0:23 it looks sick af

[@justnumie]

0:18 What is the name of this game? Very similar to Advance Wars, I'd love to play it so much!

[@x3nomat]

I TRIED to add my own icon, but it doen't seem as easy as you say it is... error after error after error...

[@Beryesa.]

Do you know how to add the collision from blender to a rigid body over godot?

[@ICEknightnine]

Ok, now where to I purchase Doom Vengeance III?

[@onepunch9508]

Do i to integrate the Godot license, if i want to publish my game ?

[@GoblinArmyInYourWalls]

What's the game featured at 0:24?

[@stayathomedev]

Tendryll

[@chase7767]

Step 1. Make an icon (doesn't say what size, format, or literally any information) Step 2. I'm out

[@social.elenakrittik]

The sixth one is not even related to the pre-publishing process, it's a workflow feature. huh?

[@cz5635]

2:54 what's the game? PLEASE help your discord link is broken

[@andrewparfitt6341]

His description says its "Drift" but it looks very similar to Wipeout, released in 1995 by Psygnosis

[@desigamee.2014]

The game name at 0:42, can anybody tell me. Look interesting.

[@ariaamiri2712]

thanks

[@emanuelalves9239]

2:03 game name?

[@canalataquerapido]

can you tech me how to open a standallone godot game so i can edit it ?

[@ChatterDoesMatter]

very HELPFUL! A + SUBSCRIBER, i’ll put you in my game

[@AppMaker728]

i don't care about politics and twitter i like Godot because its free

[@mat_max]

Does godot support smaa antialiasing?

[@davidaugustofc2574]

I cannot import from Blender 2.79?

[@logosimian]

Disagree on the fullscreen thing. I always like games to be fullscreen, and to have that as an option, but I find computer programs of any kind seizing control of the screen before I tell them they are allowed is very, very rude.

[@tropicaljupiter]

You are implicitly granting full screen permissions by opening a modern game. It’s standard. It’s expected.

[@llorsstories3300]

what is the game on second 42?

[@RogueBeatsARG]

Does Godot has FSR support?

[@stayathomedev]

Yup

[@SingSangEntertainment]

Could someone help me because I cant Test Play my game or Play my game in godot

[@angel_of_rust]

>fullscreen better L take

[@OhLookNoNumbers]

To anyone still considering, please do not make your games default to fullscreen. I use Windows for the windowed interface. I don't need game developers telling me what should and shouldn't be the default. All my other apps open in a window, games should not be any different. Also to any developers out there, please default your volume sliders to a reasonable setting. Hate opening a new game only for it to take over my whole monitor and commence title music at max volume.

[@Jakub_13]

Make keybindings configurable

[@stayathomedev]

Yes! Accessibility!

[@themadartist1980]

*sees Odyssey Of Dremid'ir* "wait a minute...i work on that.....am i famous now?!?"

[@AppMaker728]

cool

[@aswathsinger]

super

[@Nicknamegeneratorfailed]

"Be better", you think you can make me, not evne my mother's constant nagging managed that! :p Keep going with the content! :)

[@social.elenakrittik]

The third tip is pretty useless.. no one ships a game without running it once, right? RIGHT???

[@social.elenakrittik]

Partially same for the fourth, the name *localizations* i imagine is a pretty easy to forget about feature

[@social.elenakrittik]

Fifth also fixed by running the release build ONCE

[@NapoStudios]

are we now just trying to find the weiredest ways to pronounce "Godot"

[@stayathomedev]

Just the correct way

[@octa-pie]

Please! don't say gad OH! it's go dot or guh doe

[@JakubSK]

Nobody that releases a game doesn’t do any of those things you mention…

[@obesefrogman]

gaughdough

[@nyn2k259]

Nice tips, I want to make a card building deck game with rpg elements, do you have any video tutorials on that? Thanks

[@sonarchivum]

a lot of this is genuinely just overly ciritical and ridiculous lmao

[@feydk]

So these were really just very basic beginner tips. Also, you're pronouncing Godot wrong.