Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

Be sure to report anything that stops working as expected in your scripts. Editor: Fix error when dropping script into script editor ( GH-70580 ). Editor: Fix resource picker regression for scripted resources ( GH-70277 ). GUI: Expose Tree::deselect_all to scripting ( GH-71056 ). get_root() ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Game dev still primarily runs on C++ to do the heavy lifting. Some games will run interpreted scripting languages like Lua for designers to script out encounters and such. RPG Maker utilizes Ruby or Javascript for its scripting language, depending on the version. I haven't ever seen it used.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2023

Those typically shouldn’t add instability to the engine, but may require doing some changes in your scripts, scenes, and shaders if you were using the affected APIs. Core: Add PROPERTY_USAGE_NEVER_DUPLICATE flag and use for script ( GH-71142 ). C#: Annotate API with [MustBeVariant] ( GH-72057 ). NET 6 build (C#, GDScript, GDExtension).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 17, 2023

The list of all global script classes (and their icons) is no longer stored in the project.godot file. Core: Move global script class cache to separate file ( GH-70557 ). GDScript: Make script annotations be placed before class_name and extends ( GH-67774 ). or below ( GH-69851 ). C#: Sync Plane with Core ( GH-71456 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

A couple fixes to the text resource loader which could impact notably reloading scripts ( GH-71170 ). The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDExtension).NET Fix Tab key usage in the inspector ( GH-71271 ). Add expand modes to TextureRect ( GH-58517 ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Editor: Allow directly instantiate scripts in scene tree ( GH-68648 ). The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDExtension).NET C#: Remove VariantSpanDisposer and use constants in stackalloc ( GH-69194 ). Editor: Fixes and improvements to Search Results dock ( GH-66574 ).

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DameDev.tv

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Industry veterans Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* are joined by Taryn McMillan as they talk about the benefits of Visual Scripting, why you want to learn it even if you already know C# and how Taryn’s new Unity Visual Scripting course can help! What Is The Difference Between Bolt and Visual Scripting? (41:20

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 20, 2023

Editor: Clean up EditorFileSystem script parsing ( GH-71628 ). Downloads The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDExtension).NET Core: Fix using Resource objects as keys in the tres format ( GH-64812 ). Core: Add OS.unset_environment() , better validate input ( GH-71514 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 25, 2023

Support script global resource name in EditorFileSystem, making Quick Open work with custom resources ( GH-71683 , GH-71687 ). Editor: Support script global resource name in EditorFileSystem ( GH-71683 , GH-71687 ). Rework EditorPlugin editing logic, allowing multiple plugins to be active at the same time ( GH-71770 ). specifically.

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Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 10, 2025

However, you can still get a lot of information from what's written here - scripting skills, making gameplay and content, working with a team, experience with industry tools, breadth of skills like combat, narrative, and level design. Join us on Discord ] and/or [ Support us on Patreon ] Got a burning question you want answered?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Visual Shader: Make custom visual shader nodes automatically updates from script ( GH-69738 ). The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDExtension).NET XR: WebXR is now fully working in Godot 4! ( GH-68870 ). XR: Make submitting depth buffer in OpenXR optional ( GH-69654 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

Be sure to report anything that stops working as expected in your scripts. Editor: Fix error when dropping script into script editor ( GH-70580 ). Editor: Fix resource picker regression for scripted resources ( GH-70277 ). GUI: Expose Tree::deselect_all to scripting ( GH-71056 ). get_root() ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Editor: Fix reload scripts error after saving in external editor ( GH-68203 ). The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDExtension).NET Editor: Load and use system emoji font in the editor ( GH-68090 ). XR: Add support for OpenGL to OpenXR ( GH-67775 ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Brand Game Development

MAY 7, 2018

There are very simple Python scripts that can auto-like, auto-comment, and auto-follow for you, but I strongly advise you don’t use them. The post How to Get Big on Instagram as a Board Game Dev appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. It’s basically the friendliest form of spam on the planet…but it is spam.

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Cocos

MARCH 28, 2024

Hello, When I try to open Cocos Creator and build the game (the scene was saved), I encounter issues with attached scripts. The error message indicates missing classes for all the scripts. cache/dev/editor/bundled/index.js:118294:30) cache/dev/editor/bundled/index.js:118235:29) cache/dev/editor/bundled/index.js:118443:38)

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 9, 2020

SOVEREIGN MOON PRESENTS… Godot Visual Scripting Tutorial For Beginners. In this tutorial we’ll learn how to use Godot’s visual scripting tools to create video games from scratch. . How to Use Godot’s Visual Scripting Tools. Introduction to Godot’s Visual Scripting Tools. So let’s jump in.

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 12, 2025

Wrote a php script that pulled down all the posts and wrote them out as json. I then wrote a Python script to find all my odd markdown hacks and convert them to the standard markdown that Hugo uses. The Thimbleweed Park dev blog was a complicated mess of databases and servers. Something went wrong and the whole thing collapsed.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

A couple fixes to the text resource loader which could impact notably reloading scripts ( GH-71170 ). The downloads for this dev snapshot can be found directly on our repository: Standard build (GDScript, GDExtension).NET Fix Tab key usage in the inspector ( GH-71271 ). Add expand modes to TextureRect ( GH-58517 ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. I don’t take issue with the belief that you can benefit from playing a lot of games to be a good designer, I take issue with the invisible scripts people think they have to follow in order to play lots of games.

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Grumpy Gamer

AUGUST 6, 2018

I wonder how many indie game devs use it. Since the CI machine is a standalone machine, it’s dev environment is a known quantity, so installing some goofy tool or new version of python on your personal dev machine isn’t going to introduce oddities in the build. ” I can hear you saying and don’t feel bad.

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Grumpy Gamer

AUGUST 7, 2018

I wonder how many indie game devs use it. Since the CI machine is a standalone machine, it's dev environment is a known quantity, so installing some goofy tool or new version of python on your personal dev machine isn't going to introduce oddities in the build. What the hell is this witchcraft you call continuous integration!"

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 30, 2023

are answered in his regularly updated dev blog. For absolutely key puzzles or story beats this must be done, but for less important things I usually just change the script.” .” All the questions that arise from his work, like ‘What it feels like, how do people react to it and what compromises need to be made?’

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Last month, game industry documentary makers 2 Player Productions debuted a massive 32-part YouTube game dev doc series Double Fine PsychOdyssey , chronicling the development of Psychonauts 2 from its earliest glimmers of pre-production in 2015 to its final release in 2021.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 26, 2025

at full speed (with a first dev snapshot released last week!), Editor: Update script modified times when saved in EditorNode ( GH-103695 ). We released Godot 4.4 in early March and we are delighted to see the reception, with so many users upgrading to it on day one and sharing their favorite new changes on social media!

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 25, 2020

I also uploaded the dev build of the Delores engine (including the complete debugger) so you can run all your edits and changes. The other downside is these really are the dev tools we used to make the game, and like most in-house dev tools, they are poorly documented and very crude around the edges. Today it's easy.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 24, 2020

But wait… don’t hit the back button yet… I also uploaded the dev build of the Delores engine (including the complete debugger) so you can run all your edits and changes. Just rebuilding the SCUMM scripts to Monkey Island took over an hour (a job that takes a fraction of a second for Delores). Today it’s easy.

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Awesome Tuts

APRIL 8, 2022

These are 7 absolutely worst things you can do in your game dev project that will slow down your game, make it crash, not get you hired in a game studio, or get you fired if you work in one. 1 – Never leave initialization functions in your script if you’re not using them e.g. if they’re empty. So what are they? #1

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2022

Editor: Fix wrongly hidden script variables in Inspector ( GH-58443 ). Editor: Don't switch to 2D/3D viewports when selecting nodes while in Script Editor ( GH-63344 ). Multiplayer: Allow extending MultiplayerPeerExtension from scripts ( GH-63262 ). Editor: Add drag-and-drop support for materials in 3D instances ( GH-56597 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

C#: Create script instance of reloaded scripts even if they're not tools ( GH-65266 ). Editor: Mark Script button if it's tool in Scene Tree Editor ( GH-65088 ). Web: Re-enable Web exporter in non-dev mode ( GH-65464 ). Rename EditorInterface get_editor_main_control() to get_editor_main_screen() ( GH-65449 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Core: Expose minizip API to allow creating zips using scripts ( GH-65281 ). Editor: Reorganize script editor menu ( GH-64277 ). Editor: Add script editor shortcut to add selection and caret for next occurrence of current selection ( GH-67644 ). Core: Make some Image methods static ( GH-63332 ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Multi-caret support in TextEdit and script editors ( GH-61902 ). Our script editor maintainer, Paul Batty ( Paulb23 ), implemented initial support for multi-caret editing in TextEdit, which is therefore usable in the GDScript and shader editors, as well as any other multi-line text field in the editor. GH-67128 , GH-67131 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Multi-caret support in TextEdit and script editors ( GH-61902 ). Our script editor maintainer, Paul Batty ( Paulb23 ), implemented initial support for multi-caret editing in TextEdit, which is therefore usable in the GDScript and shader editors, as well as any other multi-line text field in the editor. GH-67128 , GH-67131 ).

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Continued dev work would be spent on adding new options for the randomized content generator to create even more interesting possible combinatoric results. This usually means content like cinematics, plotted narrative, voiced lines, action set pieces, puzzles, quick time events, scripted boss fights, that sort of thing.

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Digital Ephemera

JUNE 5, 2022

Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 26 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 10 July 2022).

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Digital Ephemera

JULY 3, 2022

Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 26 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 10 July 2022).

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 3, 2024

This is because each game has its own file structure, asset list, and scripts that must be processed alongside building the code in order to result in a functioning game build. The devs are required to run this build and validation process before being allowed to submit their changes in order to ensure stability in the game.

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Digital Ephemera

JUNE 19, 2022

Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 26 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 10 July 2022).

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