Top 10 Reasons Why I Switched to Godot Game Engine

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10 Reasons Why I Switched to Godot Game Engine.
So you're looking for a game engine that works for you? Well, here's my top 10 reasons one why I left Construct and Game Maker Studios for Godot game engine. Not only that but I used to use Unity, Unreal Engine, and even RPG Maker.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:39 Top 10 Reasons
1:03 Number 1
1:32 Number 2
2:08 Number 3
2:30 Number 4
2:53 Number 5
3:34 Squarespace
4:29 Number 6
4:57 Number 7
5:25 Number 8
5:55 Number 9
6:30 Number 10
7:08 Final Thoughts
7:38 Don't Be Bullied
8:06 Shout Outs
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[@Goodgis]

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[@potadosm]

listen gis i do not have to talk about why i love the godot because all of my reasons are here so yup i think you are a great guy for doing these kinda content

[@wohao_gaster7434]

Will dewdrop be free?

[@Goodgis]

@@potadosm Thanks so much, that means a lot. :D

[@Goodgis]

@@wohao_gaster7434 No, it will cost. :D

[@wohao_gaster7434]

@@Goodgis -😭- who uses emojis anymore oh no wait you can't do strikethrough with emojis. I then

[@PolyMars]

we all know you switched because it has a cooler logo

[@Goodgis]

It's true.

[@mrdreamy1747]

@Orb Mage It looks like the Bethesda logo but in 3D

[@rpxdytx]

@Orb Mage I liked... maybe i'm not a human

[@ryu_deep7144]

Lol

[@user-yg6ki7ou2y]

Wtf it isn't

[@TylerGreen]

The Unity licensing issue is a great point, unfortunately haven’t had that opportunity to experience that disadvantage yet lol

[@Goodgis]

I get that, and most people probably wont.

[@tralavala9808]

99% will not experience that but all keep worring about it ;) something like planning what will i buy with my win from lottery coupon i just bought ;)

[@Adoof_3.0]

@@TechnologyAcme they need to make money u bozo

[@gargoyled_drake]

@@Adoof_3.0 i don't know if they need to, i mean, godot is doing it without this licensing setup, so there are ways to do it without cash grabbing your users

[@lilycreeper5246]

@@Goodgis how do they know how much money you've made?

[@justlimeguy]

"what if they changed the price" this aged golden

[@oterogalvis]

It age so well

[@ernestodelgato930]

Aged like Jeniffer Lopez

[@BonzerKitten]

I was brushing my teeth while looking at my face in the mirror and just listening to the video, but at some point you said "I know Construct recently got 3D..." so immediately started to wonder what footage you were going to use to display it, so I took my phone from my pocket and saw my own work at 2:58! It was such a joy to see it in action, being used as an example for what can be achieved with Construct's 3D features. Thank you for displaying it! It made me really happy. 😊 By the way, just in case anyone ever wonders, my name is Mateus, I run a small company that partnered with Scirra (Construct developer) in order to create and publish free example/template files for the community to learn from and use in their games. The one in the video is part of that partnership! 🎮

[@Goodgis]

I had no idea, that's fantastic! :D

[@thekingzarizu2487]

Your game is outstanding, keep the good work and probably Markiplier will play it

[@gargoyled_drake]

i like the art style, not even saying this as a pat for you, i actually went "that looks awesome" when the example came up, nice color theme and the warp effect of the visuals, great job.

[@GoodmansGhost]

When I saw that game in the video I thought "They really should add game names when showing a new game." it looks really awesome, too bad it's just a tech demo but I'll be following you on twitter to see what you come up with in the future :)

[@Barnaclebeard]

I don't care about any of that, tell me more about brushing your teeth.

[@mistasilly]

"It's okay to support your favorite engine, that's okay. Just it can get expensive at times, and they can change it in the future." Unity situation:

[@Jerbo_]

this video aged very well

[@BrandonBrady97484]

1:53 "what if eventually they wanna change that"

[@SoftTehCustomer]

1: Free and Open Source 2: No licensing fees 3: Small file size 4: Supportive community 5: 2D and 3D support 6: Better workflow in other engines 7: Lightweight engine 8: GDscript 9: Great for collaboration 10: Fast importing

[@Goodgis]

Thanks! :D

[@SoftTehCustomer]

@@rytif 5 doesn't come after 10 silly

[@AxtrodoSulfur]

thanks i am not going to watch video now

[@TouchcreatorYT]

​@@rytifsonic colors ultimate

[@rompevuevitos222]

@@rytif Brotato Cassette Beasts Dome Keeper And those are only the popular ones

[@flashfreak62]

I personally use Godot. I'm an amateur at gamedev and despite all the tutorials out there I found myself really struggling to use unity, especially since the games I wanted to make were 2D and it really felt like unity treated 2D as an afterthought. I also just found myself constantly overwhelmed with the AMOUNT of stuff the other engines have. I think Godot has found this really niche sweet spot where it's a very competent engine but it's not absurdly complex. I found myself just skimming through the Godot docs sometimes and just clicking on nodes and functions etc. That seemed neat or interesting to me.

[@Goodgis]

I agree! :D

[@gargoyled_drake]

completely agree, i've used game maker studio 2 lately, but honestly i don't feel like i'm learning much following the tutorials, i get through them but it's very complex and it was the same when i was using unity and unreal. i've only found pygame in python to be understandable and i think that's because it's all written out and no GUI to confuse me. after having tried out godot it gives me the same feeling, most is done in text and the GUI that does come with it seems to be very simple but also capable of complexity.

[@TheSpeedyBoi]

Same, I had looked very hard at the other engines before entering Godot, I realized oh crap, that’s way too complex, where’s a starter oh hey look a funny looking robot. And now I have a full 2D move set working after only three days!

[@sasino]

@@gargoyled_drake It is true, people think that more GUI and less coding is better, but it's actually the opposite. The GUI will overwhelm you and make you go crazy trying to find things, whereas if only the necessary parts are in the GUI (managing assets, etc.), while the core stuff is in your code, you have a very clear view of all your work and where things are. Even when I used Game Maker I hated that you had to click through so many "objects" and add "scripts" inside them, so I would just create all my scripts in the Scripts section as I wanted, and then in the "object scripts" I would invoke my scripts from the scripts folder

[@thejavachip]

Here after unity's "per install fee" announcement😅.

[@lendrigangames]

I switched to Godot back when I was trying to make a music-based game, and I realized that in at least some points, a lot of sound files will get played on top of each other. I figured that with an open-source engine, I could at least strong-arm it into accomplishing what I'd need. This was before I discovered that, between the 1980s and now, everything has acquired more than 5 sound channels.

[@Goodgis]

Woah!

[@jvlivsakamaxiaid]

This video was outright premonitory 1:53

[@BrandonBrady97484]

Yep

[@st.altair4936]

You can officially add another major reason to this list now

[@jamesloymartin]

For me its workflow. I was really into Unity, but the deeper I got the more and more I found Godot appealing. The scene/node structure is just so great and I love signals. Taking what you learned in Unity and brining it to Godot is really easy. And I personally find Godot's community and learning resources better. Unity has higher quantity, but more often than not things are outdated or irrelevant or the answer is some new tool to learn from the asset store for something that just comes with Godot.

[@Goodgis]

I 100% agree.

[@peterbelanger4094]

fewer, but yes, the quality of godot learning resources are better. There is a lot of older, depreciated Unity stuff out there. It may look like alo, but you have to sift through more to find what your are looking for and if it's relevant to the version you are using. I'm still new to Godot, but found reference pretty quick. There is stuff for older versions out there, but not as bad a situation as Unity. I'm quite intrigued with Godot. It was a hurdle figuring out nodes, but Once I got through that, I was making resizable ui windows from scratch in no time. I did notice there isn't much UI examples and tutorials out there. I'm mostly just reading the gdscript in demos. But that's how I learn, just read the code directly. I was using C# in Unity, but GDScript is pretty easy to jump to. There is much more in GDScript. Not so much for C# in Godot. The workflow is nice.

[@cube_20]

this video aged well

[@coleshores]

I agree, Godot 3 is absolutely fantastic! I’m using it for a 3D game right now and haven’t run in to any major performance issues myself. I am doing the work on my own so the project is very narrowly focused so it’s not like it’s doing a massive open world to where it would be an issue with tons and tons of rigid bodies. Most games don’t need all that IMO.. like a game that is better looking than anything from the mid 2000s could be made on it no problem which encompasses the budget of practically every indie developer

[@Goodgis]

I totally agree!

[@Polygarden]

Totally agree. You also have to consider that lots of old games ran on badly optimized scripting languages too. (namely LUA) They still pulled off to release great and big AAA titles. It's just how smart you utilize the things provided to you. And if all fails, you can even use multi-threading in gd-script, which is much much simpler to use than in C#.

[@sidrikelsd]

@@Polygarden like Call of duty and Command and Conquer generals Released in 2003

[@thetominator1931]

As someone who's 10 months into gamedev, and started with Unity due to the abundance of high-quality educational content surrounding the engine, this video will be a *very* interesting watch :)

[@Goodgis]

Thanks! :D

[@seyseyseysey]

I went with Unity for the same reason. GODOT tutorials are either lacking or games they make in those have horrible looking artstyle

[@bard-anilsen]

@@wyatt199x3 It is a bit hard to change the artstyle of games other people make....

[@r0b0guy6]

As someone who's in gamedev for A year i used to use unity but i wandered about gamemaker studio 2 and i coded an entire dialouge system , A healt system and A battle system in A week (and 1 day) and i honestly really recommend game maker . At unity i used to write at least 200 piece of code for only the player and gamemaker has autosave which iş great !

[@akarsh9407]

@@wyatt199x3 lol

[@GoldenEvolution]

I'm just using Unity since it's the first engine I've been using. I chose Unity because there were so many tutorials available and it had the features that I needed. Plus I'm making my main project in Unity for a long time now, which I really don't want to abandon. I should perhaps try other game engines in the future but for now I don't see any reason to

[@Goodgis]

I totally get that. :D

[@piousthepious]

That’s how I was! Minus the main project (which made it easier to switch) but frustrations with unity grew and I saw all the hype around godot and decided to give it a shot for funsies, and I ended up absolutely loving the workflow.

[@rungeon83]

I was the same, and when I finally tried godot after people mentioned it a year ago.. I wish I had done it much sooner!

[@selagia]

I currently am using unity but am considering switching to Godot for 2D games only. Unity is still good for 3D as it is decently performant on my computer.

[@hhcdghjjgsdrt235]

You nailed it. There are lots of free and paid tutorials on unity from veteran developers.

[@user-bm2tx7qu7o]

1:54 "and what if eventually they want to change that?" Dude didn't know how right he was 😂 There is the unity monetization crisis going on rn, for future readers of this comment

[@zitronekoma30]

Great video, I used to really dislike godot, then I got good at programming outside of gamedev and came back to it at some point, now I **LOVE** this engine

[@Goodgis]

That's what I love to hear!

[@JeloOW]

Same but I think the reason I hated it was because I just didn't understand the Node System after watching tutorials and playing around with it I understood how it works

[@zitronekoma30]

@@JeloOW same I think, nodes and signals confused me and I got frustrated which made me quit. But after making games with monogame for a while godot feels like it does everything for me :p

[@GrimTheDestroyer]

Number 7 sold me on Godot, I have a potato PC and I wanted to make 2d games but whenever I open up Unity it just makes my laptop an air fryer

[@BrandonBrady97484]

1:53 now they changed it

[@Seeking_Solace]

If someday Godot 4 gets released with the extra features that they promised there would be no competition at that point in terms of 2D game development. With GDQuest's upcoming massive courses and the ever increasing number of users, the lack of Godot tutorials will cease to be an issue for new comers.

[@Goodgis]

It's true!

[@akarsh9407]

Fact: they will never release 4.0

[@Seeking_Solace]

@@akarsh9407 ... You do realize that Godot is an open source game engine, correct?

[@akarsh9407]

@@Seeking_Solace yeah i know but i dont think there will be any 4.0 version of godot but if there will be then it would be more than a miracle for me cause they are promising a loooot of things

[@bukanjamiel9825]

@@akarsh9407 Alpha is out, you can already download it

[@theelysium1597]

You were ahead of your time :)

[@SkidesGames]

Godot seems really tight and I plan to master it eventually, thanks for the upload!

[@Goodgis]

You totally should! :D

[@BatyushkiDev]

Also even though there are less tutorials this often makes it less confusing for beginners trying to learn, because there are not a million different opinions about how to do something. And since Godot is generally more understandable than Unity it also means once you've gone through a tutorial you actually know how to do it yourself from them on, which means you need fewer tutorials to get started.

[@Goodgis]

True

[@Kozi03]

Hey thanks foe great video, wondering if you could answer a question I have? I've started learning Flutter in hopes to make a very basic game and export to both iOS and Android. But later down the track I would like to make a more complex game. Is it feasible to use Flutter for front end like menus, sending notifications to user etc and then Godot for the actual game?

[@AlfredBaudischCreations]

Awesome video! I like to experiment with all engines, for me, they are just tools, each engine has their usage, for example I'm currently coding in UE, Unity and Godot, 3 different projects - but Godot is so pleasing to open, everything is so fast, small, lightweight. I actually understand that most people get attached to one game engine then defend it with all their strength because they invest a lot of time learning, which is fair enough (the learning is not a problem for me tho, I can jump between any tool quite fast and easily).

[@Goodgis]

Thanks for sharing!

[@SidFish]

Still sticking with GameMaker because I'm working on 2D games and does everything I need for now, but as soon I get an idea for a 3D game I'm jumping on the Godot bandwagon (4.0 should be out by then).

[@L4Vo5]

I think the main thing I miss from my Gamemaker days is surfaces and Studio 1's sprite editor. Godot's equivalent of surfaces is a bit harder to use, but admittedly it makes it a lot harder to shoot yourself in the foot.

[@Goodgis]

Hey, that's perfectly fine! Use what works for you!

[@sparkletinkercat3458]

Gamemaker was not my thing personally, I struggled with learning it a lot and I have had easier times with unity. Unfortunatly unity doesn't run on my computer so I am probably gonna try godot for a bit and see how it goes

[@sydneybeaa]

4:58 Godot can run on a Raspberry Pi (cheap tiny computer) And it runs GOOD, I'm absolutely blown away

[@Goodgis]

That's awesome! :D

[@dardasaba7971]

I know someone developing a multiplayer game in Godot (on a pi), meaning he has to have like 3 Godot editors open at once to test stuff, and it works fine!

[@sydneybeaa]

@@dardasaba7971 That is amazing! Know what model of pi he is using?

[@nullimw7276]

Wow

[@Gredran]

You checked off all the points for me on Godot. I was so tired of different versions in Unity breaking things or that default layout bug that made it so annoying. Unreal like you said, incredibly performance intense for my laptop. I’ve been only using Godot for a few days and I love it sooo much. I can’t wait to continue and I even look at documentation on the train sometimes as part of my hobby 😅 lol Great video!

[@Goodgis]

Super happy to hear it! :D

[@ogpandamonium]

I just started learning godot a few days ago, it's my first time learning to code (except from a few lessons of python in year 7 and an hour trying to learn unity then giving up) and what I love is just how easy and simple everything is. If I want to load up godot I can in a few seconds, the GDscript is very user-friendly and good for learning, all the settings are super easily accessible, there isn't loads of stuff bombarding you at all times. On top of that, while it isn't specifically godot, the tutorials and learning materials I've been using have been really good and helpful!

[@juiceman7649]

I love Godot like I have an unhealthy love for it, it's been so enjoyable to learn coding and develop games with whenever I think of Godot it releases dopamine in my brain

[@Goodgis]

:D

[@AntiSilence]

As a Unity user (which I enjoy using, my current game project is 3D and I've been doing C# since early 2006) it's nice to see a video about another engine that's objective and gives valid reasons, opinions and views that aren't just "such and such engine sucks" etc 👍

[@Goodgis]

I try to keep things positive around here. :D And ultimately at the end of the day, your engine doesn't matter that much.

[@ThatDudeWeird]

Great video, would you recommend it for an "MMORPG" like I have on my channel? I've been using Phaser 3.

[@Goodgis]

It's the engine I plan to make mine with. :D

[@juanpal.g5983]

Can you change the icon game when you are ready to export your game??

[@Goodgis]

Yes, though it can be a little tricky on Windows.

[@TheShelfman]

I've been wanting to get into godot forever, but I found it sooo hard. I should try and slowly get into it lol Great video!😁

[@Goodgis]

Hey, use what you love. :D

[@DreamPharaoh]

Thank you for this breakdown! This has definitely sparked my interest in Godot. I wish people made the same arguments on behalf of Torque when it came out such as internal language, git, community support, update sprites/meshes/code while the engine or game session is running, etc. Its competitor was Unity -- there should have been no reason why people fled to Unity tbh.

[@Goodgis]

Never heard of it, but I'll have to check it out. :D

[@gamedevc9154]

Hello! What engine/framework did you start programming video games with? I want to know this because I hesitate between GODOT (which is simpler than love2d) and Love2D (which is harder the godot but which will perhaps make sure that I understand some things better). Thank you

[@sm_stormzy1075]

Tf is love2d

[@Goodgis]

I started with Game Maker. :D

[@gamedevc9154]

@@Goodgis Oh ok ! you advise me to start directly by godot or not

[@AlphaCrucis]

Since you're showing those Phoenix Wright sprites, do you know of any good tutorials or resources for creating a game like that with dialog and inventory items to present/use?

[@Goodgis]

I would check out Game Development Center. He's got some pretty great tutorials for inventory stuff. :D

[@calebbrandon6209]

Really enjoy using Godot, took me such a short time to master the basics, now I'm working on a really good game

[@Goodgis]

Great to hear!

[@ayushsidam289]

I'm learning unity from 2 months and sometimes my laptop got lagged for more than 10 minutes. So I think I have to try godot. Thanks for the recommendation. 🤘🏻 😀

[@Goodgis]

:D

[@darrylwolfe7359]

Unity isnt the problem. Its your laptop.

[@Seeking_Solace]

@@darrylwolfe7359 Sir sherlock, his laptop stops being "the problem" if he starts using Godot.

[@darrylwolfe7359]

@@Seeking_Solace Lol. Its not the game development software that makes a laptop faster, its the parts of the laptop. If you try creating a game with better graphics in Godot, Im sure it would be laggy too. And then youd have to upgrade your laptop.

[@Mr_Dev]

Hi Goodgis, i am planning to get into Godot very soon but i want to use C# do you think there will be any drawnacks? The main reason for me to use C# is because i want to slowly progress towards being a C# developer as my main future job, so a practice here would help.

[@Goodgis]

I've honestly never used C# with Godot so I'm not sure.

[@No-iy9cx]

I have completed a visual novel game with Godot and C#(Mono Version). It is very great. However, you need to get used to use Godot API because C# API might be hard to work with the engine sometimes. Beside that, everything works well :) BTW I think Godot C# style is better than Unity C#, It follows Microsoft Style Guide totally and is easy to learn.

[@Mr_Dev]

@@No-iy9cx thanks bro 👍

[@sagecole8055]

I just got a computer science degree and I want to get into game dev and sadly my school couldn’t teach me anything. I love 2d top down games like Pokémon or stardew where should I start? Do you have any helpful guides?

[@Michel-dx1bn]

well universities usually teach abstract things like dealing with variables, arrays, loops, conditional statements, functions, objects, .. because those are things you can find everywhere in every programming language. Then you have to go on your own journey, either learn game dev, software dev, web design, etc.. and you'll find what you previously learned very useful. You could pretty quickly learn Godot engine, with youtube toutorials and googling. If you are looking for a simple engine that gives you freedom and ease of use godot is the very choice. If you look for something fancy with a lot of libraries and built in features that sometimes will get you lost Xd you could see unity or unreal

[@TheRealLyonic]

I was expecting to be kinda eh on this one, but I actually really liked the video, to the point that I ended up subscribing! You brought up quite a few points that I hadn't really considered before when looking for a game engine, and I'd say probably the most appealing feature that you listed for me would be how lightweight it is, particularly with it's file size. It's not an issue anymore since I've upgraded, but back when I was working on a couple hundred dollar laptop, I would've killed for an engine like this! One point that I couldn't really get behind though was number 2, the licensing thing. Particularly with Unity, not only does that issue not apply to beginners, but for more advanced game devs that it does apply to, the limit is still *$100,000* before having to upgrade. I mean, that's already more money than the average programmer's yearly salary, so I feel like if you're making that much on a game you made, you can afford to spend an extra $150 a month on the engine that you're using to make that money. Not to mention after upgrading, you can make even more money than that, but that's just how I see it. Anyways I really enjoyed the video, keep up the great work!

[@Goodgis]

Glad to hear it! :D

[@flrnGM]

1:53 😅

[@bertramwadsager1374]

just started making games I like the artist side of things the most and Godot makes the coding so easy i thank you a lot for your content you are the reason I do what I do

[@Goodgis]

Thanks so much, that means a lot. :D

[@john_savage]

I've been waiting for this!

[@Goodgis]

:D

[@cherubin7th]

I just love how the open source market is growing and maturing. It becomes less and less often, that I have to use something proprietary.

[@Goodgis]

I completely agree!

[@barney10240]

Hello everyone 😂

[@Centdot]

Hey, i do not have a computer, i just use my android tablet. Do you have any suggestions for an app that would let me code my game AND choose how the game art looks?

[@Goodgis]

Hmmm, I haven't looked into it. Maybe I'll make a future video on it.

[@GordoBombi]

Have you ever tried Phaser 3? I'm doing some work projects on it right now and i really dont like it

[@Goodgis]

I have not but it sounds pretty sweet!

[@farbencut]

I just realised how perfect Godot shouting “objection” is in this context

[@Goodgis]

XD

[@makoto-samaru8004]

Great video Goodgis! I'm Learning programming. when i feel like i'm ready, i will use godot for sure. (English isn't my first language.)

[@Goodgis]

That's awesome! :D I can't wait.

[@yell9140]

👍 💪

[@nyn2k259]

Nice video bro. I'm looking to making my own game, a card building deck with rpg elements if Godot can do this how or what tutorials would you recommend as I have no coding experience, thanks.

[@Goodgis]

Card games can be pretty tough, but you can definitely figure out. It's just going to take some time.

[@thenapoleonlover113]

Would you recommend this if Im planing on starting my game dev journey with very little experience? I've heard that unity is easiest to learn at the start

[@Goodgis]

I found Unity to be extremely difficult to learn. I don't know who keeps saying that it's so easy to learn haha. Godot is a good start but also Game Maker and Construct are good as well.

[@llamaz6731]

I actually use godot because of heartbeast's tutorial and the absolutely amazing documentation. In unity, the tutorials were tutorials, they told you how to make a specific game, and not how to actually use the game engine, but heartbeast's tutorials taught you what everything does, and how to find more info on other problems.

[@Goodgis]

He does make some awesome tutorials on it.

[@JMIK1991]

I'll check it out!

[@denis4096]

That's not true. There are so many articles you can find in the internet. But first of all and that's ervery time the same , you have to find out the functionalities when you use it. You learn a lot of trying things out and learn from failures you made. Game Development is a very complex task and it summarize many skills under the hood like coding, modelling/spritsheet creation, sound design, animation, ui/ux etc. No engine is a breeze to handle that all for you and don't think you can create a good game with a little bit of drag'n drop and "voila" the next GTA title is born in under 20 hours. 😉

[@Povai]

Number 9 Seems like one of the best reasons, Being able to collaborate well is essential for a great game! I did not know it had such a small file size. Great Video! I think it was very informative and gave me a better understanding of Godot. However I will still use Unity Cause it's too much hassle to switch. XD Keep it up!

[@pokemonmaster1244]

I know you from somewhere

[@Povai]

@@pokemonmaster1244 Hehe XD

[@Goodgis]

For sure! :D

[@ghb323]

1:46 is that so you can continue using the software, or is that so you can continue distributing your game?

[@Goodgis]

Both I believe but I could be wrong.

[@xxyoboigxx]

I didn't even hear of godot before looking more into game engines to use and other peoples devlogs. I've also never heard of git until I watched this video. Thank you a ton for the quick flash facts on godot. I've been looking into it for a while but was always skeptical on it. I hope godot v4 is out now (since it's been a year since the release of this video) because I'm 100% down to try it. Thank you again for this vid, it really helped a lot

[@selagia]

Now I’m actually considering using Godot for making 2D games because of how well it supposedly runs. (I have a semi-potato PC.) Great video, very informative!

[@Goodgis]

You totally should!

[@selagia]

@@Goodgis I downloaded Godot, any recommendations on videos to get me started on the basics?

[@Galomortalbr]

we did it again, godot bros.

[@Goodgis]

Godot Bros UNITE!

[@bestinfinity1]

@@Goodgis here

[@mecniereba]

Hi, thank you a lot for your work. I want to ask one question. I want to use Godot to develope educational - learning game, "point and click style game". Like machinarium, but graphycaly simpler... So i need efficient deployment on android, iOS, and definately on webpage, since, I think it is more user friendly to open a web page rather install an app on PC... My question to ask you as to an expert, is Godot good choice for me?

[@Goodgis]

Hmm, that sounds more like Javascript than you typical game engine. I would look into Construct maybe. :D

[@argentumstaar]

How do you go about learning GDScript? Is there a book somewhere? Or maybe tutorials?

[@L4Vo5]

The Godot docs have great documentation for learning it. If it's your first language, though, there aren't many comprehensive guides on it yet

[@Goodgis]

There are some great tutorials on youtube. Check out GDQuest!

[@argentumstaar]

@@Goodgis Thank you! :) How long is it expected to take to learn if you have no experience? Just curious about what I'm getting myself into. ^^;

[@argentumstaar]

@@L4Vo5 Thanks. :)

[@razorback9999able]

Now you know what I feel.

[@troyootipep5]

I've been wanting to learn how to make games for so long now. And it seems like a great game dev like you would prefer Godot. So I'm just gonna pick this game engine and try to create my first real game on it and see how I go from there. Thanks for the video Goodgis!

[@Goodgis]

Thanks for watching!

[@ThiagoHenrique-wh7qr]

At the first the node system might be confusing, but as you understand it better you'll see how it's really amazing

[@troyootipep5]

@@ThiagoHenrique-wh7qr I understand, Godot is a rather challenging engine to pick up as a complete beginner like me but hopefully it will get better quick hehe

[@Lurneau]

@@troyootipep5 How are you?

[@troyootipep5]

@@Lurneau I'm good thanks for asking! I just started Godot again this month since I had a potato laptop, now I got a gaming laptop. Some frustrations along the road but when I pushed forward I finally have my head wrap around it. I'm on the way to creating our dream video games with my partner ^^

[@TubularAnimator]

Just subscribed. Thanks for this video.

[@Goodgis]

Welcome! Thanks! :D

[@theeverythingstudio873]

Hi umm. Ok so I saw this Godot game developer called game endaevor and his lasted video he made a custom plugin for visual script to make cutscenes and I was wondering how do I make that because I'm trying to make a game but it needs cutscenes in it so can someone please tell me how can I make a plugin for Godot visual script??

[@Goodgis]

I've actually never heard of that plugin. It sounds awesome!

[@svdden_strike]

Godot 4 is insane 🔥🔥

[@Magnogen]

I can agree, after having to download Unreal Engine 4 overnight, Godot is a lot smaller. The fact that it's measured in MB, rather than GB, is absolutely amazing. Yes, UE4 was over 40GB (considering the entire Encyclopedia Britannica is 50 million words, and also less than 2GB, this is madness)

[@Goodgis]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Ldinos]

I remember trying godot, but, either a skill issue or just dumb functionality, it took me a while to work on 3D collisions. Honestly, gamemaker studio has a place in my heart (maybe because I had spent money on it and I wanted to work on it as much as possible) but whatever fits the best to everyone :)

[@Goodgis]

Hey, that's perfectly fine. :D

[@laym.glitched]

What was the song at 5:00?

[@Goodgis]

I can't remember. XD

[@AxZelAnimations30]

Sometime in September 2023 : 1 reason to go to Godot Anyway, it's more about personal preferences and although I really really prefer Unity just because I've been used to it, I wanted to try Godot but I didn't have time. Now I feel like I don't want to spend time to Unity because of the announcement and looking for Godot's similar functions to Unity.

[@Ryann9]

There is a new reason

[@GooeyDev]

Great video like always!

[@Goodgis]

Glad you enjoyed! :D

[@voidling2632]

I can't switch, i tried for several months but still find this node system too confusing....like _on_Area2D_mouse_entered ... how do I even get the information which node I've entered? There is no gameObject, get_component or any other reference.

[@Goodgis]

You can see what group or what name it is.

[@dominikkomar9170]

We all know why we unity devs are now watching this video

[@bestinfinity1]

Yes pls explain what git is

[@Goodgis]

Will do then! :D

[@thetacomancer2300]

Years ago, I tried to use unity and it was a nightmare, I couldn’t wrap my head around the logical flow of it all. At one point I wrote down how I wanted it to work, and while I didn’t call them nodes, I basically made nodes. So when I decided to give game dev a second go, I found Godot and have never used a tool in my life that works exactly how I wanted to. It’s such a natural way to organize and build. I love it.

[@Goodgis]

I know right?

[@louitdev5540]

I like a lot the simplicity and open source of godot as well the comunity both users and the developers/contributors of the engine

[@Goodgis]

Heck yeah!

[@seraaron]

Nah mate, the unofficial spokesperson for Godot is GDQuest

[@Goodgis]

You're right!

[@PlayWithFurcifer]

Great video! I actually develop on a toaster and it works really well :)

[@Goodgis]

That's awesome! haha

[@RandomGuyyy]

I like how you can embed the resources in the executable. Gives you a single tidy .exe file so quickly after clicking on the export button.

[@Valoner1]

your videos will help me making my first game with my mate thx for that

[@Goodgis]

Glad to hear it! :D

[@Diddykonga]

Honestly, once Godot 4 comes out, there really will be no reason not to switch, the amount of improvements and supported uses is going to be astounding.

[@Goodgis]

:D Agreed

[@goldenlegend4018]

My favorite game engine for 2D is godot. But for 3D, unreal hands down, it looks so nice.

[@Goodgis]

I respect that answer haha

[@randominternetstranger1148]

How did you manage to use Git with Godot without issues? Could you give some advice on that? I had a number of problems when using Godot with Git, but admittedly it was my first time using Git so I was being dumb as well.

[@Goodgis]

I used it with linux so it was basically seamless.

[@gearheadhoon8819]

I'm close to just giving up on this engine. I'm doing a challenge with my brother, to see who can man the best game. It's my first time trying to make a game & I'm so confused. Can you recommend a video for me to learn about this?

[@Goodgis]

There are so many great tutorials, you just need to search "Godot for Beginners"

[@flaschenzuglp9994]

I like unity, the package manager experience ist great. Looking on 2000 different sites to get the working experimental package url/repo/name or zip is always fun! Love creating new projects... 😂

[@Goodgis]

Yeah. XD

[@jahtheduck]

Top 1 reasons why u should quit unity. (1. Fees for literally installing ur game while making indie devs bankrubt.

[@okamiBrest]

What do you think would be the best engine to make a 2D SHMUP like Nova Drift (uses GMS2) with thousands of bullets each with trails, particle fx and special behaviour (like bullets auto aiming for nearest enemies, spliting on impact, bullet reflected back to the enemy ...) ? Would Godot be optimized for this type of 2D game or should I use another engine ?

[@Goodgis]

I've seen plenty of people make Bullethells in Godot. It all comes down to how you manage your performance in any engine.

[@Stevie95GameDev]

Awesome, thank you!

[@memevoid4348]

I dare you to make a game in scratch under 48 hours (or you cant do that)

[@Goodgis]

Just wait and see. ;)

[@Omllegg]

If somebody tries this challenge, they would lose their mind

[@memevoid4348]

@@Goodgis oh I'll wait for sure ;))

[@memevoid4348]

@Figro indeed so

[@maisonbleudeluca524]

Sorry if this comment it's a bit harsh, but I just want to compare your points to reality. 1 “Being Open Source and Free” I mean yeah that is pretty cool, but only a really low percentage of people will actually look into it's source code and 2"No Licensing Fees” For the fees when you get over 100K with Unity you can Plus or Pro for 400 or 1.6K and when you get more than 100K just spending not even 1% of it is nothing. 3"Small File Size” I mean, yeah this point is totally valid, but people that really go into game dev usually don't care about engine size plus Unity has more features, so it explains it size difference. 4"Supportive Community” I don't know about that, but something I can be sure of is that there is way more material to learn unity with, but the community is nice, even tho you see way more professionals in the Unity community than the Godot one. 5"2D and 3D Functionality" Seriously? Is this point even valid? Every single other engine except a few exceptions have the support for the 2 of them. Unity had support for 3D and 2D day one. 6"Better workflow" I don't know about that, this point is so subjective to anyone. Personally I prefer way more the game object system from Unity and its ECS is also very cool. 7"Lightweight" Yeah, of course it will work on more hardware, that thing is still using OpenGL 3. Other engines have already been using newer API like DX12 and Vulkan. 8"GDScript" The first and last time I used that language it felt so horrible, just a copycat of Python with a few added functionalities. This language is quite useless to learn in the industry as it's tied to the engine, so using that language in anything other than Godot is impossible. 9"Great For Collaboration" Is this also still a point? You can share anything with git and plus Unity already had a nicely integrated collaboration tool. Collaboration is a standard in game engine, so this point is not valid. (Nothing to say for point 10 IDK why this is a point) Thanks for reading this whole message, very sorry if I was very harsh on his points, but that's the provocative truth. **I do not hate Godot I just find that it's not as good as engines like CryEngine, Unreal Engine, and Unity**

[@Goodgis]

Hey, thanks for sharing! As I said before, these were all just my opinion.

[@Skrumpled]

Thank you for this intuitive video. 😀😀

[@Goodgis]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Lacotemale]

I'm using Phaser 3 for my Turn based Multiplayer strategy game. Works really well but I think next project I'll try Godot as I did complete a course on it.

[@Goodgis]

You totally should!

[@obi92gd]

bro this is so good, like my computer is a low-end computer and i literally downloaded and launched the software under 3 minutes!

[@Goodgis]

I know right? Godot is incredible. :D

[@user-ez3yw9yd6s]

Thank you this video is great I like your tutorials

[@Goodgis]

Happy to hear that!

[@RODRI9800]

Hey! What game is in min 3:00?

[@Goodgis]

It's Construct 3 3D demo game.

[@scriptsengineer]

Please tell me what the 7:10 game is?

[@Goodgis]

It's a survival game prototype.