Godot Engine Game Development in 24 Hours Sams Teach Yourself: The Official Guide to Godot 3.0

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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less this guide will help you create great 2D and 3D games for any platform with the 100% free Godot 3.0 game engine. Its straightforward step-by-step approach guides you from basic scenes graphics and game flow through advanced shaders environments particle rendering and networked games. Godots co-creator and main contributorwalk you through building three complete games offering advanced techniques you wont find anywhere else. Every lesson builds on what youve already learned giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Godot engine programming tasks and techniques Practical hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills Notes and tips point out shortcuts solutions and problems to avoid Learn how to... Install Godot create projects and use the visual editor Master the scene system and organize games with Scene Trees Create 2D graphics 3D graphics and animations Use basic and advanced scripting to perform many game tasks Process player input from any source Control game flow configurations and resources Maximize realism with Godots physics and particle systems Make the most of 3D shaders materials lighting and shadows Control effects and post-processing Build richer more sophisticated game universes with viewports Develop networked games from concepts to communication and input Export games to the devices youve targeted Integrate native code third-party APIs and engine extensions (bonus chapter)