Complete Godot 2D: Develop Your Own 2D Games Using Godot 4

About Course

Learn how to develop your own 2D games using Godot 4. This free course will teach you the fundamentals and key concepts of Godot, including its built-in scripting language, GDScript. You’ll learn about if statements, loops, functions, coroutines, and more. You’ll also create three complete 2D games: Speed Saucer (a Collision Avoidance Game), Alien Attack (a 2D Side Scrolling Space Shooter Game), and Martian Mike (a 2D Platformer Game). Whether you’re a complete beginner or have some experience with Godot, this course is perfect for you. Learn from qualified and experienced instructors and get full lifetime access to the course, including the Q&A forum. This course is completely free and available on Udemy.

Get the most out of the new Godot 4 game engine by making 2D video games
Make 3 different awesome games, while learning the fundamentals and key concepts of Godot 4
Learn key concepts of Godot such as using Nodes, Scenes, Scripting & Signals
Use Godot’s built-in scripting language, GDScript, to create interesting game mechanics
Learn the fundamentals of programming such as if statements, loops, functions, coroutines, and more
Discover how to use the new Tilemap, the animation player and other important nodes you need to know to make amazing games

Course Content

Introduction & Setup

A Message from the Professor
Welcome To The Course

00:26
Downloading Godot

02:11
Create A Project

02:47
Exploring Godot’s Interface

14:06
More Interface Exploration

14:14
Community & Support

01:33
Accessing Our Projects

04:38
Section Intro – Speedy Saucer

01:07
Project Setup

08:21
Nodes & Scenes

07:43
Rigidbody2D & Collision Shapes

08:09
Instancing Scenes

03:54
Editing Instances

07:07
Parent & Child Relationship

09:05
Draw Order & Z Index

05:22
Intro To Scripting

09:21
Functions & Printing Text

08:17
Number Operations & More Printing

14:34
Introducing Variables

08:52
Function ParametersArguments

04:06
Vector2 & apply_impulse( )

05:55
Processing & apply_force( )

08:24
If Statement & Comparison Operators

09:26
Getting Input

08:16
Variable Scope

07:48
Function Return Values

07:40
Following The Player With Camera2D

06:09
Making The Maze

10:56
Using Signals To Reset The Game

10:47
Parallax Background & Text Labels

15:19
Wrap Up – Speedy Saucer

00:33
Section Intro – Alien Attack

01:44
Project Setup & Player Scene

09:27
Player Movement

11:25
Clamping Players Position

16:33
Rocket Scene & Movement

09:19
Understanding Delta Time

09:59
Shooting Rockets

15:57
Creating References To Nodes

08:27
Deleting Unwanted Rockets

07:52
Enemy Scene & Movement

07:07
Enemy Spawner Scene

09:49
Spawn Enemy Function

09:07
Shooting Enemies & Collision Layers

11:16
Enemy Deathzone

06:21
Lives & Custom Signals

11:44
Scoring & Enemy Died Signal

10:06
Score UI

09:34
Lives UI

06:36
Game Over Screen

14:44
Adding Sound Effects

06:11
Flame Particle Effect

12:02
Path Enemy

07:56
Adding Path Enemy To The Spawner

06:43
Wrap Up – Alien Attack

00:24

Martian Mike

Section Intro – Martian Mike

02:40
Project Setup – Martian Mike

11:02
Animated Sprites

11:21
Player Movement

11:58
Boolean Operators

10:03
Updating Animations

07:02
Deathzone

07:12
Jump Pad

08:30
Traps

11:29
Animation Player

11:56
Arrays & Groups

10:20
The For Loop

08:01
Tilemap Basics

16:35
Tilemap Terrains (Autotile)

09:41
Scrolling Background

11:36
Start Area

06:55
Exit Area

05:59
Changing Scenes

07:34
More Levels

07:07
Level Timer

07:35
Timer HUD

05:38
Win Screen

09:45
Start Menu

07:13
Level Design

03:42
Autoloads (Singleton Pattern)

07:10
One-Time Sound Effects

10:51
Wrap Up – Martian Mike

00:48

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About Course

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Course Content

Introduction & Setup

A Message from the Professor

Welcome To The Course

Downloading Godot

Create A Project

Exploring Godot’s Interface

More Interface Exploration

Community & Support

Accessing Our Projects

Section Intro – Speedy Saucer

Project Setup

Nodes & Scenes

Rigidbody2D & Collision Shapes

Instancing Scenes

Editing Instances

Parent & Child Relationship

Draw Order & Z Index

Intro To Scripting

Functions & Printing Text

Number Operations & More Printing

Introducing Variables

Function ParametersArguments

Vector2 & apply_impulse( )

Processing & apply_force( )

If Statement & Comparison Operators

Getting Input

Variable Scope

Function Return Values

Following The Player With Camera2D

Making The Maze

Using Signals To Reset The Game

Parallax Background & Text Labels

Wrap Up – Speedy Saucer

Section Intro – Alien Attack

Project Setup & Player Scene

Player Movement

Clamping Players Position

Rocket Scene & Movement

Understanding Delta Time

Shooting Rockets

Creating References To Nodes

Deleting Unwanted Rockets

Enemy Scene & Movement

Enemy Spawner Scene

Spawn Enemy Function

Shooting Enemies & Collision Layers

Enemy Deathzone

Lives & Custom Signals

Scoring & Enemy Died Signal

Score UI

Lives UI

Game Over Screen

Adding Sound Effects

Flame Particle Effect

Path Enemy

Adding Path Enemy To The Spawner

Wrap Up – Alien Attack

Martian Mike

Section Intro – Martian Mike

Project Setup – Martian Mike

Animated Sprites

Player Movement

Boolean Operators

Updating Animations

Deathzone

Jump Pad

Traps

Animation Player

Arrays & Groups

The For Loop

Tilemap Basics

Tilemap Terrains (Autotile)

Scrolling Background

Start Area

Exit Area

Changing Scenes

More Levels