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Godot 4 Game Development Projects - Second Edition

By : Chris Bradfield
Book Image

Godot 4 Game Development Projects - Second Edition

By: Chris Bradfield

Overview of this book

The Godot 4 Game Development Projects book introduces the Godot game engine and its feature-rich 4.0 version. With an array of new capabilities, Godot 4.0 is a strong alternative to expensive commercial game engines. If you’re a beginner, this user-friendly book will help you learn game development techniques, while experienced developers will understand how to use this powerful and customizable tool to bring their creative visions to life. This updated edition consists of five projects with more emphasis on the 3D capabilities of the engine that will help you build on your foundation-level skills by showing you how to create small-scale game projects. Along the way, you’ll gain insights into Godot’s inner workings and discover important game development techniques that you can apply to your own projects. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach and practical examples, this Godot book covers everything from the absolute basics to sophisticated game physics, animations, and much more. Upon completing the final project, you’ll have a strong foundation for future success with Godot 4.0 and be ready to develop a variety of games and game systems.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)

Audio

There are two sound effect files located in the assets folder: impact.wav for the plane’s explosion and three_tone.wav for the ring collection sound. You can add AudioStreamPlayer nodes to the Plane and Ring scenes to play them at the appropriate time.

For the background music, which should be played in a loop during the game, add AudioStreamPlayer to the Main scene, using Riverside Ride Short Loop.wav for Stream. Since it needs to play automatically at the start, you can check the Autoplay box.

The audio for this game is intentionally kept simple and upbeat. While there’s a sound effect for each major game event (flying through a ring, crashing), you could also try adding additional sounds for the airplane engine, bonuses, or a warning when fuel is low. Experiment to see what works for you.