Part 1: Installing Godot 4 & Project Setup

Welcome to the Godot 4 Beginner Series by Veigatec! In this series, we will be building a complete 2D platformer game from scratch. But first, we need to install the engine.

What is Godot 4?

Godot is an open-source, powerful game engine capable of creating both 2D and 3D games. Version 4 brings massive improvements to the rendering engine, physics, and GDScript.

Downloading the Engine

1. Go to the official Godot Engine website.
2. Click on the Download button.
3. Choose the standard version for your operating system. If your computer supports it, you can also download the .NET version for C# support, but we will be using GDScript for this series.

Setting Up Your First Project

Once downloaded, extract the ZIP file and run the executable.

1. Click New Project.
2. Name your project My First Platformer.
3. Choose a folder to save it in.
4. Keep the renderer as Forward+ for the best graphical features on desktop.
5. Click Create & Edit.

You are now in the Godot 4 editor! In the next part, we will explore the interface and create our very first 2D scene.