GodotSteam VS Godot

Here I'm already trying to use dll and template from windows prebuild win64-g353-s158-gs3221.zip from https://github.com/CoaguCo-Industries/GodotSteam/releases, same results

get libgodotsteam.so + libsteam_api.so from here: https://github.com/CoaguCo-Industries/GodotSteam/releases/tag/g352-s157-gdn363

That at least gives me hope that the ecosystem will adapt quickly. And I noticed GodotSteam for instance delivered a 4.0 compatible release today already: https://github.com/Gramps/GodotSteam/releases

Wild to me this is being released on the iphone before being mac compatible on steam considering it already runs flawlessly on mac when you import the files from a windows pc and paste two files into the install folder and run it. I just did this and it's perfect, it would literally take him minutes of his time to make this available to OSX users.

You need this Godot build first, it is practically Godot for building games with Steam.

Install the latest tools I have been using/learning: atm Godot, rust (via rustup).

What is the difference between "Redot" and Godot?

The README for this GitHub contains the same info as the official Godot repo [1], so it's not clear what this fork does differently or changes.

[1] https://github.com/godotengine/godot

Building some prototypes of games with Godot. Mostly enjoying it.

A few gripes with the GDScript language though. Might switch back to C#.

https://godotengine.org/

Godot is an open source game framework: https://godotengine.org/

You would presumably need to download the Godot framework and open it in the framework.

I think going straight to Switch would likely be a tall order. I’d start him off with something where he can be successful right away, writing something he can play on his own computer or share with friends easily.

Scratch[0] is often used to start kids out with programming. He may already use it in school, I know my nephew does, who is around the same age. I made a silly little game in Scratch about a year ago to share with my nephews[1], to try and inspire them a bit. The oldest one quickly went into the code and started tweaking the variables I had set to control things like speed and randomness to make it more chaotic. It’s a good way to learn the concepts of variables, loops, sprites, hit boxes, etc without getting bogged down with the complexity of syntax or a professional game engine. It’s also in the browser, so he can easily share with friends and have them play it, or fork it.

After that, maybe look to something like Godot[2]. It’s free and open source, so he doesn’t have to worry about licensing and all that nonsense that a 12 year old shouldn’t have to think about. I briefly looked and saw some videos of people running the Godot engine on the Switch, but I don’t know what’s involved in that.

I wouldn’t get too tied to a console when learning. Rumors of the Switch 2 are floating around, and who knows, that could mean a whole different path. Starting on the computer avoids this problem, and other huddles. Then if he likes the act of game dev and learning those things, he can cross the bridge to whatever the current console is, if that’s the direction he wants to head.

[0] https://scratch.mit.edu/

[1] https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/733627274/

[2] https://godotengine.org/

I am building my very first computer game, a VR spaceflight simulator with realistic physics and engineering, inspired by Orbiter, Eagle Lander 3D, and a little bit of Subnautica: https://tungstenmoon.com/

I am using the Godot engine: https://godotengine.org/

The playable demo is already available today on Github: https://github.com/Eccentric-Anomalies/Tungsten-Moon-Demo-Re...

We're releasing the demo on Steam for the first time in a few days, followed by an early access version probably in October: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3104900/Tungsten_Moon/

By trade I'm a C#/.NET dev. Unity made it easy to dabble with gamedev on the side. But I've since moved to Godot. Their approach makes a lot more sense. Unfortunately, the C# experience isn't quite there.

GDScript is just barely OK. You really start to miss a lot of advanced features on bigger projects.

Godot will skyrocket further once they add proper C# Web Export. Unfortunately, they claim to be blocked by this .NET team issue.

https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues/70796#issuecomme...