Godot Weekly #8 September 15th 2023 Hello! I did not see this coming! Unity's decision to introduce an installation fee blew up my data gathering. Godot is getting more and more crowded :-) Godot Weekly ~~ GODOT NEWS ~~ Godot introduces a fund to help gather money for further development godotengine.org ~~ MISCELLANEOUS ~~ What is the difference between Godot and Unity that can have huge workflow impact? twitter.com Interesting read: Juan Linietsky's take on the Unity debacle... twitter.com ~~ RESOURCES ~~ A curated list of free/libre plugins, scripts and add-ons for Godot github.com An experimental converter from Unity to Godot game engines, just in case ;-) github.com Over 30 splash screens to use in Godot github.com ~~ TUTORIALS ~~ A brief introduction to what kind of things Node2D is used for in Godot 4.0 youtube.com An introduction to object inheritance in Godot youtube.com Are you a Unity dev wanting to learn Godot. First, unlearn Unity with this talk! :-) youtube.com This bundle might be a wannabe's MUST BUY. Lots of tutorials on game making and Godot! humblebundle.com A quick tutorial on how to make a swipe detection system in Godot 4 youtube.com A long tutorial on how to make Donkey Kong in Godot 4 youtube.com Introduction to GDExtension by David Snopek @ Godot Wisconsin youtube.com This is a short tutorial for how to make a parallax effect in under a minute that scrolls infinitely in any Godot project, this makes use of the new Parallax Layer node in Godot 4.0+ youtube.com The VisibleOnScreenNotifier is a node that might come in useful when you want objects that are not on screen to be not in the memory as well :-) youtube.com How to use the TileMap node youtube.com How to implement Save/Load mechanic with encryption in Godot 4 youtube.com How to use CSGBoxes to create a puzzle game where the pieces must be assembled youtube.com How to use the world environment node to improve your scene in Godot 4 youtube.com How to get a 3D model from Blender to Godot with efficient optimization? youtube.com A very simple example of what rotated() function can do in Godot 4.1.1. Also some explanation of how syntax changes according to where the script is attached in the scene tree. youtube.com How to add sound effects to a player action using the AudioStreamPlayer2D node. youtube.com Before we say goodbye! Hope you enjoyed those! :-) Godot Weekly NEWS FROM GODOT DEVS! Juan Linietsky shares a sneak peak of upcoming features and changes... twitter.com