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Game Development with Blender and Godot

By : Kumsal Obuz
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Game Development with Blender and Godot

By: Kumsal Obuz

Overview of this book

Game Development with Blender and Godot is a comprehensive introduction for those new to building 3D models and games, allowing you to leverage the abilities of these two technologies to create dynamic, interactive, and engaging games. This book will start by focusing on what low-poly modeling is, before showing you how to use Blender to create, rig, and animate your models. You will also polish these assets until they’re game-ready, making it easy for you to import them into Godot and use them effectively and efficiently. Next, you will use the game engine to design scenes, work with light and shadows, and transform your 3D models into interactive, controllable assets. By the end of this book, you will have a seamless workflow between Blender and Godot which is specifically geared toward game development. Alongside, you’ll also be building a point-and-click adventure game following the instructions and guidance in the book. Finishing this game will help you take these newly acquired skills and create your own 3D games from conception to completion.

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Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
To get the most out of this book
Download the example code files
Download the color images
Conventions used
Get in touch
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Part 1: 3D Assets with Blender
Part 1: 3D Assets with Blender
Free Chapter
2
Chapter 1: Creating Low-Poly Models
Chapter 1: Creating Low-Poly Models
Technical requirements
Understanding low-poly models
Advantages of low-poly models
Creating a low-poly barrel
Automating with modifiers
Summary
Further reading
3
Chapter 2: Building Materials and Shaders
Chapter 2: Building Materials and Shaders
Technical requirements
Introducing materials
Creating materials
Assigning materials
Discovering shaders
Summary
Further reading
4
Chapter 3: Adding and Creating Textures
Chapter 3: Adding and Creating Textures
Technical requirements
Understanding UVs and texture coordinates
Using the UV Editor
Importing and applying a texture
Creating textures procedurally
Exporting your textures
Summary
Further reading
5
Chapter 4: Adjusting Cameras and Lights
Chapter 4: Adjusting Cameras and Lights
Technical requirements
Rendering a scene
Understanding light types
Introducing MatCap and Ambient Occlusion
Summary
Further reading
6
Chapter 5: Setting Up Animation and Rigging
Chapter 5: Setting Up Animation and Rigging
Technical requirements
Where to build animations
Understanding the readiness of models
Creating animations
Getting animations ready for Godot
Summary
Further reading
7
Part 2: Asset Management
Part 2: Asset Management
8
Chapter 6: Exporting Blender Assets
Chapter 6: Exporting Blender Assets
Technical requirements
Getting ready to export
Exploring glTF and other export formats
Deciding what to export
Summary
Further reading
9
Chapter 7: Importing Blender Assets into Godot
Chapter 7: Importing Blender Assets into Godot
Technical requirements
Making a scene!
Going between Blender and Godot
Deciding what to do with materials
Importing animations
Summary
Further reading
10
Chapter 8: Adding Sound Assets
Chapter 8: Adding Sound Assets
Technical requirements
Learning about different sound formats
Deciding on looping or not
Playing audio in Godot
Summary
Further reading
11
Part 3: Clara’s Fortune – An Adventure Game
Part 3: Clara’s Fortune – An Adventure Game
12
Chapter 9: Designing the Level
Chapter 9: Designing the Level
Technical requirements
Creating the cave
Constructing the missing materials
Laying models on a grid
Taking advantage of MeshLibrary
Summary
Further reading
13
Chapter 10: Making Things Look Better with Lights and Shadows
Chapter 10: Making Things Look Better with Lights and Shadows
Technical requirements
Adding different types of light
Enabling and adjusting shadows
Creating post-processing effects
Using global illumination
Summary
Further reading
14
Chapter 11: Creating the User Interface
Chapter 11: Creating the User Interface
Technical requirements
Creating a simple button
Wrapping in a panel
Filling the panel with more control nodes
Taking advantage of themes
Summary
Further reading
15
Chapter 12: Interacting with the World through Camera and Character Controllers
Chapter 12: Interacting with the World through Camera and Character Controllers
Technical requirements
Understanding the camera system
Detecting user input
Moving the player around
Triggering animations
Summary
Further reading
16
Chapter 13: Finishing with Sound and Animation
Chapter 13: Finishing with Sound and Animation
Technical requirements
Playing music and sound effects
Creating reaction spots
Building simple animations in Godot
Loading another level
Summary
Further reading
17
Chapter 14: Conclusion
Chapter 14: Conclusion
Technical requirements
Exporting your game
Offering different gameplay experiences
Discovering different genres
Summary
Further reading
18
Index
Index
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Understanding light types

So far, we have seen a render where the light object plays a role and another render when the light object was missing. We haven’t discovered what this light object is. In this section, we’ll get to know different types of lights. By the end of this section, you’ll have a good level of knowledge of each type and why they matter.

We’ll do this discovery in the context of the Eevee render engine because it simulates what game engines will do with your scene well. Since it’s enabled by default, you don’t need to make any changes at this point. Hence, you first need good knowledge of lighting your scene with the basic types of light. That’s what we are going to do next.

Types of light

Let’s look at the different types of light that are available:

  • Point: This is the default light type you get when you start a new Blender scene. It’s also called an omni light sometimes, short for omnidirectional...
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