Tag Archives: godot

  • Update all resources after modifying a resource class

    Godot’s resources are quite powerful. However, modifying a resource class doesn’t automatically update any corresponding .tres files, unless you happen to edit a scene that uses that resource in some way. This doesn’t impact runtime behavior — the game still runs as expected. But it can impact version control and result in a messier diff …

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  • Inventory System v1.18 available

    A new version of the Inventory System is available. This release includes a new structure placement feature and improves crafting. Structure Placement Players can now place structures from their inventory. When using an inventory item representing a structure, the player is prompted to select where to place it. The included demo lets players place an …

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  • Inventory System v1.17 available

    A new version of the Inventory System is available. This release includes various refinements to existing systems to flesh out more combat-related functionality. Inventory Ammo Provider The GGAmmoProvider component is responsible for providing ammunition to equipped weapons. Previously, it only had a “simple” strategy: Creating ammunition out of thin air. The new GGAmmoProviderInventoryStrategy pulls ammunition …

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  • Inventory System v1.16 available

    A new version of the Inventory System is available. This version requires Godot Engine 4.3 and includes many refinements. New Drag and Drop system The Drag-and-Drop component has received a major overhaul. The previous system was quite complex and the separation of the classes that implemented the click-and-drag and click-and-release approaches had so much overlap …

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  • Inventory System v1.15 available

    This inventory system release refines a lot of architecture guide sections based on customer feedback and adds over 100 additional pages to the PDF guide. Features: Bug fixes:

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  • Inventory System v1.14 available

    A new version of the Inventory System is available with more multiplayer-related features. The Multiplayer Interaction Demo can now run in multiple modes, through two separate implementations of the Character scene: The simple character scene leverages the MultiplayerSynchronizer and can either let the client have authority and move the character, or have the client send …

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  • Inventory System v1.13 available

    It’s been a while, but it was worth the wait. The latest version of the Inventory System is now available, with a long list of features, improvements, fixes, and documentation. This time the focus is on multiplayer. Let’s cover the features first: Bug fixes:

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  • Ditch @onready, use @export instead

    Are you using @onready to reference nodes? There’s a better way! Here’s a simple example of how many tutorials use @onready to reference nodes: That script is attached to a CanvasLayer node with a ProgressBar called HealthBar. And yet, when running the scene, it will throw an error: This is because there’s actually a spelling …

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  • Inventory System v1.12 available

    Crafting is here! The latest inventory system version is now available with the following features: The bug fixes:

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