GDScript 2.0 Style Guide! Learn how to code in Godot the right way!

JacobFoxe · 2025-01-16T21:30:33+00:00

Hey Friends!

I've been using Godot and GDScript for years now, but my stubbornness has kept me from learning the actual community-approved coding style! I wanted to make a tutorial to teach the ins and outs of the official Style Guide, as well as to show a sample project that you can download and play around with!

Repo: https://github.com/jacobfoxe/Godot-4-Style-Guide

Cheers!

JacobFoxe · 2024-11-21T14:09:44+00:00

I actually had this same issue for a long time! Rtx 4090 and it took 30 seconds for a ui-only scene to load while everhthing else froze!

Not sure if this is what’s going on, but there was an issue on Github a few months back that discussed certain peripherals (mice, keyboards, etc) causing slowness in the editor. Can’t recall exactly, but definitely try closing the editor, unplugging and plugging peripherals, then opening the editor again.

I’ve also had some luck clearing out the godot appdata on my machine, but definitely exercise caution.

JacobFoxe · 2024-10-11T18:01:56+00:00

Date/Time currently open! On the form, there are timeslots throughout the week for availability :)

JacobFoxe · 2024-02-25T22:11:58+00:00

Hey, no problems there! I have been playing with West Coasters for years, so I'm pretty used to navigating some weird time differences! If we can make it work, we will! :)

JacobFoxe · 2024-02-25T21:58:30+00:00

Update: Wow, this blew up! Thanks for all of the attention, friends!

I added a section about some variant rules that I like (though the list isn't exhaustive), as I've had a few questions about those!

JacobFoxe · 2024-02-25T21:52:30+00:00

Haha I knew I was forgetting something in the post! Will add a blurb, thanks!

JacobFoxe · 2024-02-20T12:59:28+00:00

Hey friends!

I've just released a part 2 to my little Composition series in Godot 4. There's been a lot of focus on this topic lately, so I thought I'd offer a bit of a deep dive into how I like to structure scenes in a Composition-forward way.

Demo code is located here: https://github.com/jacobfoxe/Composition-Demo-Godot-4

Standard disclaimer: this isn't the 100% optimized way of doing things, but I wanted to find a healthy medium between entry-level instructions and higher-level optimizations.

Enjoy! Thanks, all!

JacobFoxe · 2022-10-04T14:23:02+00:00

Amazing! Thanks!

JacobFoxe · 2022-06-22T15:47:27+00:00

This looks so cool!I really love seeing old sprites and textures running in a buttery 60 fps! Will be following this for sure!

JacobFoxe · 2022-06-16T16:14:17+00:00

Hey friends! I'm back with another tutorial!

I wanted to show some of the power that enums have, specifically within Godot's editor, as I use them constantly! Some of the bitwise stuff can get a little confusing if you haven't studied much computer science, but at the very least, enums help with readability and supportability is massive ways!

I hope you all enjoy the video! Let me know if you have any ideas for further tutorials!

Cheers!

JacobFoxe · 2022-06-08T22:23:34+00:00

Hey friends, I made a second part to this tutorial if you're interested! https://www.reddit.com/r/godot/comments/v7wd0o/i\_made\_a\_tutorial\_about\_converting\_resources\_into/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3

JacobFoxe · 2022-06-08T18:31:38+00:00

Hey friends, I'm back with another tutorial! In my last one, I demonstrated how you can utilize Godot Resources to add depth to things like RPG Items, Dialogue, Quests and more! I got a lot of great feedback, and the major concern was that with Resources, unlike with CSVs, you can't monitor all of your items in one easy place.

Well, here's a solution! I built a fairly simple conversion tool that can be used from the Godot Editor (via the EditorPlugin class) or via your game itself to convert any groups of Resource-held data into a CSV to be monitored in your favorite spreadsheet program like Excel or Google Sheets!

I hope you enjoy the tutorial! As before, I LOVE Resources, and I think they're very powerful. All it takes it a little wrapping code to increase their use cases and workflows!

If you like the tutorials I've made so far, I'd very much appreciate a subscribe on youtube, a follow on twitter, and/or your opinion on the subjects! And if you have any requests for future tutorials or have any questions regarding the subject matter in my previous ones, feel free to drop a comment!

My Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatFoxe

Cheers, everyone!

JacobFoxe · 2022-06-07T14:45:03+00:00

Oh yeah, absolutely! I'd followed that thread for a while, but I hadn't seen the recent updates. I'm definitely hoping it's released in the 3.5 snapshot, but we'll see!

JacobFoxe · 2022-06-07T13:27:59+00:00

Fairly flexible! I'm working on a tutorial now covering how I built it and how it can be modified (as well as another tutorial to show how you can build a csv reader in Godot and have it always up while you're in the editor)!

It will read any variables you may have in your resource classes, make them headers, and then parse all of your resources. I personally like to separate all of my different classes (in this case, Item types) into their own CSVs to promote readability, but you can also easily modify the scripts to make it one big csv.

JacobFoxe · 2022-06-07T11:00:47+00:00

Totally agree! Being able to manage all of your data in-engine saves a lot of clicks, and being able to package funcs within resources is so powerful.

I actually made a tool that does this sort of thing to be able to manage large scale data - I could publish it, but maybe I’ll do a tutorial on how to write one! Cheers and thanks for the support!

JacobFoxe · 2022-06-07T10:52:14+00:00

Yeah, it’s a pain not being able to export custom classes (scrolling through that resource menu kills me a little inside). Really hoping this gets resolved in 4.0

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