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Godot 4.0 RC 2

104 points by doppp 4y ago

what-no-tests 4y ago
This looks fantastic. I haven't made any games since back in the Flash era. Back then, there were several challenges which presented themselves in the realm of "state management". Can anyone comment on state management using Godot, vs how state is managed in ReactJS using Redux, for example? UPDATE: I see this link [0] about state but it refers to a previous version of Godot: [0] - https://docs.godotengine.org/en/3.2/tutorials/misc/state_design_pattern.html https://docs.godotengine.org/en/3.2/tutorials/misc/state_des...
- adenozine 4y ago
  Ever looked at OpenFL? https://www.openfl.org/ https://www.openfl.org/ Couple notable games haves used it. Haxe is a pretty mature ecosystem as well, from what I’ve heard. I spent my thirties working and unwinding with flash games with my kids, brings back nostalgia thinking about those nights.
xyproto 4y ago
The amount of issues and pull requests the Godot project is handling on a weekly basis is mindblowing. Kudos and creds to the Godot developers, testers, bug wranglers and other contributors.
athielking 4y ago
I tried starting a new project in Godot 4 a few weeks ago before they had any official RCs available and it was unusable. Trying to import some sprites for a starting a basic 2d game crashed the editor repeatedly. I ended up just going back to 3.5. Hopefully they've fixed these issues and 4.0 can be a success. I really like the Godot engine and project - I was just frustrated with the state of 4.0 when I last tried it seemingly not that long ago.
- johnfn 4y ago
  Just want to chime in to say I've had little trouble with the latest betas and now RCs (and I've written a couple thousand lines so I've put it through its paces). Maybe you just got unlucky! In any case, it's definitely worth trying again.
- djur 4y ago
  I'm curious why you would be "frustrated" by a crash in beta software that hadn't reached the RC stage.
georgeecollins 4y ago
I have worked professionally with Unity, Unreal and proprietary engines and I just want to say I really like Godot. It's not perfect, in fact for a lot of projects it is the wrong engine. Also, I wouldn't work with 4.0 yet. But in a lot of ways it is cleaner and more logical than the commercial engines, and for me faster to get going with. People are saying its not for professional use but I have been in the game industry long enough to remember when people said that about Unity.
astlouis44 4y ago
Looking forward to Godot WebGPU support, when it eventually arrives!

104 points by doppp 4y ago

This looks fantastic. I haven't made any games since back in the Flash era. Back then, there were several challenges which presented themselves in the realm of "state management". Can anyone comment on state management using Godot, vs how state is managed in ReactJS using Redux, for example? UPDATE: I see this link [0] about state but it refers to a previous version of Godot: [0] - https://docs.godotengine.org/en/3.2/tutorials/misc/state_design_pattern.html https://docs.godotengine.org/en/3.2/tutorials/misc/state_des...

adenozine 4y ago
Ever looked at OpenFL? https://www.openfl.org/ https://www.openfl.org/ Couple notable games haves used it. Haxe is a pretty mature ecosystem as well, from what I’ve heard. I spent my thirties working and unwinding with flash games with my kids, brings back nostalgia thinking about those nights.

xyproto 4y ago

The amount of issues and pull requests the Godot project is handling on a weekly basis is mindblowing. Kudos and creds to the Godot developers, testers, bug wranglers and other contributors.

athielking 4y ago

I tried starting a new project in Godot 4 a few weeks ago before they had any official RCs available and it was unusable. Trying to import some sprites for a starting a basic 2d game crashed the editor repeatedly. I ended up just going back to 3.5. Hopefully they've fixed these issues and 4.0 can be a success. I really like the Godot engine and project - I was just frustrated with the state of 4.0 when I last tried it seemingly not that long ago.

johnfn 4y ago
Just want to chime in to say I've had little trouble with the latest betas and now RCs (and I've written a couple thousand lines so I've put it through its paces). Maybe you just got unlucky! In any case, it's definitely worth trying again.
djur 4y ago
I'm curious why you would be "frustrated" by a crash in beta software that hadn't reached the RC stage.

georgeecollins 4y ago

I have worked professionally with Unity, Unreal and proprietary engines and I just want to say I really like Godot. It's not perfect, in fact for a lot of projects it is the wrong engine. Also, I wouldn't work with 4.0 yet. But in a lot of ways it is cleaner and more logical than the commercial engines, and for me faster to get going with. People are saying its not for professional use but I have been in the game industry long enough to remember when people said that about Unity.

astlouis44 4y ago

Looking forward to Godot WebGPU support, when it eventually arrives!