Godot 4 Editor Explained & 2D Workflow Basics
When I first started using Godot 4, coming from a code-only game development background, I was a bit overwhelmed with the editor. After spending some time working on various projects, I picked up on it pretty quickly and thought I'd share the basics of using it and working with Node2D scenes. I explain the basics of the Godot editor in this video, perfect for beginners just picking up the engine. Because the 3D editor is so different, I'll make a separate video walking through just that. The basic gist of working Godot is that you create scenes that consist of nodes. You add behavior to nodes by attaching scripts. And you lay out and modify nodes in the editor and inspector. Chapters 00:00 - New Project & Renderer 02:13 - Editor Walkthrough 04:20 - Creating a Node2D Scene 06:09 - Displaying an Image 07:48 - A Second Scene 09:24 - Button Node 11:20 - Attaching a Script & GDScript Basics 13:27 - Wiring Up a Button's Signal 14:58 - Switching Scenes 15:55 - Outro Godot version used: Godot 4.0 Check out my games: https://brettchalupa.itch.io/ Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.brettchalupa.com/newsletter Donate as a way to say thank you: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brettchalupa
When I first started using Godot 4, coming from a code-only game development background, I was a bit overwhelmed with the editor. After spending some time working on various projects, I picked up on it pretty quickly and thought I'd share the basics of using it and working with Node2D scenes. I explain the basics of the Godot editor in this video, perfect for beginners just picking up the engine. Because the 3D editor is so different, I'll make a separate video walking through just that. The basic gist of working Godot is that you create scenes that consist of nodes. You add behavior to nodes by attaching scripts. And you lay out and modify nodes in the editor and inspector. Chapters 00:00 - New Project & Renderer 02:13 - Editor Walkthrough 04:20 - Creating a Node2D Scene 06:09 - Displaying an Image 07:48 - A Second Scene 09:24 - Button Node 11:20 - Attaching a Script & GDScript Basics 13:27 - Wiring Up a Button's Signal 14:58 - Switching Scenes 15:55 - Outro Godot version used: Godot 4.0 Check out my games: https://brettchalupa.itch.io/ Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.brettchalupa.com/newsletter Donate as a way to say thank you: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brettchalupa