Mastering Godot 4: An Advanced Guide to Building Complete, Polished Games with the Latest Godot Engine - Softcover

Cearley, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798285147824

Verlag: Independently published, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Mastering Godot 4: An Advanced Guide to Building Complete, Polished Games with the Latest Godot Engine

Whether you're just getting started with game development or looking to sharpen your Godot skills to a professional level, this book is your complete guide to building polished, optimized, and ready-to-publish 2D and 3D games using the Godot Engine.

Structured as a practical, project-driven learning experience, this book walks you through each critical step of modern game creation—starting from planning and design, through system integration, all the way to final optimization and platform publishing. Each chapter focuses on real-world techniques, clear explanations, and concrete code examples using GDScript 2.0 and Godot 4.

You’ll learn how to implement essential systems such as input handling, UI logic, save/load mechanics, game states, audio management, visual polish, and performance tuning. You'll also master debugging tools, optimization strategies, version control, and exporting games to platforms like Steam, Itch.io, Android, and iOS.

Key features include:

• Step-by-step tutorials grounded in real game development practices
• Comprehensive coverage of both 2D and 3D game development with Godot
• In-depth explanations of debugging, profiling, and optimizing game performance
• Practical guidance on publishing to PC and mobile platforms
• A final project that brings together all systems into a finished, publishable game
• Appendices that offer quick references, optimization checklists, and curated resources

By the end of this book, you’ll not only understand how to make games with Godot—you’ll be able to build, polish, and ship games that feel complete and professional. Whether you're building indie projects, prototypes, or aiming for commercial release, this book equips you with the tools, workflows, and confidence to succeed.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798285147824
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 311
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar