Game Jam July 2024

For the Game Jam, we will most likely be making a 2D game using Godot and C#.

How to install Godot

On Windows:

1. Navigate to https://godotengine.org/download/windows/
2. Download Godot Engine - .NET (4.2.2)
3. Extract the .zip file somewhere on your file system.
4. Download .NET 8.0 SDK
5. Open the executable and follow the steps

On Linux:

TBD

Text Editor

Godot in C# has nice integration with Visual Studio Code.

VS Code Extensions

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csharp
• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=neikeq.godot-csharp-vscode

The second extension provides all the godot code completion.

Tutorials

A good beginner tutorial for a 2D game is on the official godot website https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/getting_started/first_2d_game/index.html.