2D Platformer Quick Start Guide ~ Godot 4 GameDev Tutorial for Beginners

This quick start guide shows how to handle character movement, animations, tilemap setup, physics collisions, and smooth camera for sidescrolling pixel art games in Godot 4

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00:00 - What to Expect 00:29 - Create Godot 4 Project 01:29 - Interface Overview 01:52 - Importing Art 02:42 - New Level Scene 03:09 - Tileset Setup 04:21 - Tile Collision Physics 06:56 - Drawing Tiles on Tilemap 09:51 - Project Settings for Small Pixel Art 10:56 - Created a Player Scene 15:08 - CharacterBody2D Script Template 16:59 - Export Variables 19:02 - Lowering gravity 19:43 - Define Main Scene 20:34 - Setup Custom Keyboard Actions 22:45 - Double Jump Code 26:55 - Smooth Follow Camera2D 29:30 - Player Animations 33:50 - Animation Offset Fix 34:29 - Animation Switching Logic in Code 40:10 - Flipping Character Direction 41:47 - Switching to Jump Animations 44:46 - OnAnimationFinished Signal 45:48 - Stop Movement During Landing 47:32 - Jump Loop Animation 50:31 - Double Jump Animation 54:00 - Adjust Player Sprite Y-Offset 54:45 - Next Steps ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43c-Sm5GMbc