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Game Development with Godot 4 and C#

Name: Game Development with Godot 4 and C#
Author: Kati Baker
ISBN: 9781805124139

by Kati Baker

December 2025

Intermediate to advanced

440 pages

10h 3m

English

Packt Publishing

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Preface
Part I: Understanding the Godot Engine and C#
Introducing Godot 4
Free Benefits with Your BookTechnical requirementsInstalling Godot 4Downloading the .NET SDKChoosing an environmentWhat is the Godot Engine?How does the Godot Engine function?Navigating the Godot EngineScene/Import docksViewport and screen buttonsFileSystem dockInspector/Node/History dockBottom panelSummary
Understanding How C# Works in Godot
Technical requirementsReviewing the changes to C# in Godot 4Setting up your C# environmentConfiguring Godot for C#Configuring your IDE for Godot debuggingCreating your first scenes and C# scriptCreating the Player node structureAdding a script to our Player SceneCreating the World scene node structureSummary
Organizing and Setting Up a Project for a 3D Action Game
Technical requirementsStructuring our projectCoupling and cohesionStructure by assetStructure by featureWhat’s good for Godot?Setting up a GitHub repositoryCreating a GitHub accountDownloading GitHub DesktopImporting starter assetsImporting the character modelImporting texturesPushing to GitHubPreviewing the gameSummary
Part II: Creating a Simple 3D Action Game
Creating Our Player Controller
Technical requirementsCreating our player’s node structureNavigating the ViewportConfiguring our cameraProviding movement to our playerAttaching a scriptAdding a test floorMoving the cameraSetting Mouse ModePanning with the mouseCreating a conversion functionClamping the cameraMoving the player with the cameraAdding walking and jumping animations with the animation treeNavigating animation treesCreating the AnimationTree nodeWalkingJumpingExpanding our jumping animationAdding a run abilityMapping our run abilityRegistering run inputAdding the running animationSummary
Creating Our Game World
Technical requirementsImporting World AssetsAdding collisionsManually adding collisions to imports Generating collisions after placementDesigning our first levelCreating movement with shadersPreparing game physicsCreating and gathering collectiblesSetting up our model Adding a script to the mushroom objectChecking player collisionsCreating multiple collectiblesAdding rain to our levelSummaryFurther reading
Developing and Managing the User Interface
Technical requirementsIntroducing control nodesCreating a UI themeNavigating the Theme EditorCreating our first UI typeReusing our saved themeAdding a main menuAdding our buttonsEmbedding our main menuConnecting menu buttonsAdding a transition animation to the menuDesigning a Settings screenAdding our volume slidersDesigning our volume slidersNavigation on the Settings screenAdding a Close buttonSummary
Adding Sound Effects and Music
Technical requirementsUnderstanding Godot’s audio nodesWorking with audio busesThe Master audio busAdding audio busesImplementing audio effectsAdding sound effects to the UISetting up the AudioStreamPlayer nodeCoding our sound effectsAdding music to our scenesMaking our settings page functionalTying Music to our MusicSliderTying sound effects to SFXSliderSummary

Adding Navigation and Pathfinding
Technical requirementsUnderstanding navigation nodesCreating a navigation meshCreating an NPCAdding autonomous movementAdding marker nodesAdding code to World.csAdding code to ForestDweller.csCreating groups in GodotSummary
Part III: Expanding Our 3D Action Game and Additional Resources
Setting Up Lighting in Godot
Technical requirementsDiscovering Godot’s lighting nodesAdding a DirectionalLight nodeUtilizing OmniLight nodesCreating a day/night cycleSummary
Understanding Accessibility and Additional Features
Technical requirementsUnderstanding accessibilityRevamping our Settings UIUpdating our Settings sceneProgramming our tabsDiscovering Save systemsSaving with JSONSaving with binary serializationSaving with ConfigFileAdding additional featuresUsing tweensSwitching scenesSummary
Exporting Your Game
Technical requirementsUnderstanding what exporting isDownloading export templatesExporting our game to WindowsUploading our game to itch.ioSummary
Contributing to Godot and Additional Resources
Technical requirementsNavigating the Godot Engine repositoryContributing to GodotDeveloper contributionsReporting bugsUnderstanding open issuesDocumentation contributionsReviewing useful pluginsInstalling pluginsCamera Shake for C#GodotSharpExtrasGodot InkGodot FirebaseAseprite WizardPiskelHighlighting Godot communities and creatorsGodot Wild JamChickensoftGDQuestSummary
Next Steps as a Godot Developer
Technical requirementsParticipating in game jamsSubmitting a gameExploring the challenge listUnderstanding juiceUser interfacePlayer-basedExpanding our worldCamerasShadersMiscellaneousSummary
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Appendix: Transitioning from Godot 3 to Godot 4
Technical requirementsAnalyzing engine version changesDiscovering what’s in Godot 42D and 3D renderingTileSet and Tilemap editorsShaders and VFXEditor UXPreparing for an upgradeCreating a backupUpdating nodesTweensTracking timeRenaming shadersUsing the project upgrade toolImporting the projectGet This Book’s PDF Version and Exclusive Extras
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1 Introducing Godot 4

Welcome to Game Development with Godot and C#, and thank you for taking this journey with me! You’ve probably picked up this book because you’ve heard about Godot and want to explore it as a viable game engine alternative. Or you’ve heard of Godot 4’s latest release and want to know what all the hype is about. Or you’ve been using Godot and want to change how you use it. Or maybe you’ve never heard of Godot until now, but you know how C# works. No matter the reason, this book will teach you how to use C# in Godot and have fun while doing it.

We’ll start this chapter by getting acquainted with the Godot Engine and setting up the tools we’ll need for the exciting 3D action-adventure game we’ll be making throughout the rest ...

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Game Development with Godot 4 and C#

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