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VPainter is an open source free add-on for the Godot game engine that enables you to paint directly on 3D models. There are two modes of operation, one is to paint on the vertices of the mesh, while the second involves blending up to 4 different textures into one seamless …
Getting started with C++ can be hard. This tutorial will hopefully make things a lot easier, as we use VKPKG, Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code with CMake to get started easier.
This tutorial series covers all aspects of using the Blender 3D computer graphics package. Coverage is split into easily digested one hour chunks, covering as much on that topic as possible within the hour time limit. Or close to an hour… I miss a couple times. Also over time GameFromScratch has published several short […]
With so many people stuck at home due to the quarantines around the COVID-19 virus, Unity technologies have released Unity Learn Premium for free to developers for the next few months. Unity Learn Premium is a great source of Unity tutorials, courses, lessons and projects and even included non-Unity related content on topics such as […]
3DBuzz is one of the original online learning resources for computer graphics, programming and game development, first launching way back in 2002. Until recently the site was completely commercial, with prices set on a per course basis or available under a monthly subscription. They announced they will be shutting down, for the most unfortunate of […]
Back in 2016 I did my first guide to Choosing a Game Development Laptop, then did a follow up edition the beginning of 2018. A fair bit has changed since then, so here is the 2019 edition. There is a video version of this guide embedded below. What has changed? If you read […]
So many of the best games ever created use the Isometric graphic style. Games such as Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2, Planescape Torment, Ultima 7, XCom and Diablo 1 and 2 are shining examples of games made in this style. In this tutorial we show how you can easily create Isometric style maps using the […]
We just published a brand new 18 part text tutorial series over on DevGa.me, Getting Started with Godot Step by Step Tutorial Series. This tutorial walks you through the entire game creation process using Godot 3.1, from creating your initial project, to publishing your game with details step by step instructions and screen shots. Even […]
Meshroom is a new, free and open source photogrammetry software from AliceVision. Photogrammetry software enable you to create a 3D scene using a series of photographs, generally the more the merrier. Currently documentation is a bit lacking, so I’ve decided to create this quick tutorial. In this tutorial we are going to quickly walk through […]
This video covers networking in the Godot game engine. First we start of creating a simple UDP socket server and a client. We then illustrate the use of HTTPClient to make a REST web service request. We then create a simple ENet based client and server in Godot. Finally we create a simple lobby and […]
