Godot Engine Game Development Projects: Build Five Cross-Platform 2D and 3D Games With Godot 3.0

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A project based guides to learn animation, advanced shaders, environments, particle rendering, and networked games with Godot 3.0Key FeaturesLearn the art of developing cross-platform gamesLeverage Godot’s node and scene system to design robust, reusable game objectsIntegrate Blender easily and efficiently with Godot to create powerful 3D gamesBook DescriptionGodot Engine Game Development Projects is an introduction to the Godot game engine and its new 3.0 version. Godot 3.0 brings a large number of new features and capabilities that make it a strong alternative to expensive commercial game engines. For beginners, Godot offers a friendly way to learn game development techniques, while for experienced developers it is a powerful, customizable tool that can bring your visions to life.This book consists of five projects that will help developers achieve a sound understanding of the engine when it comes to building games.Game development is complex and involves a wide spectrum of knowledge and skills. This book can help you build on your foundation level skills by showing you how to create a number of small-scale game projects. Along the way, you will learn how Godot works and discover important game development techniques that you can apply to your projects.Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach and practical examples, the book will take you from the absolute basics through to sophisticated game physics, animations, and other techniques. Upon completing the final project, you will have a strong foundation for future success with Godot 3.0.What you will learnGet started with the Godot game engine and editorOrganize a game projectImport graphical and audio assetsUse Godot’s node and scene system to design robust, reusable game objectsWrite code in GDScript to capture input and build complex behaviorsImplement user interfaces to display informationCreate visual effects to spice up your gameLearn techniques that you can apply to your own game projectsWho this book is forGodot Engine Game Development Projects is for both new users and experienced developers, who want to learn to make games using a modern game engine. Some prior programming experience in C and C++ is recommended.