001. Project, Scene, and Node

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Lesson 001

The first practical step: understand that a Godot project stores the game, a scene describes one piece of the game, and nodes are the parts inside that scene.

What we will do

understand what a Godot project is;
see what a scene is for;
learn why scenes need nodes;
prepare for the first script.

First path in Godot: project → scene → Node2D

Node2D is the root of our first 2D scene. After creating Node2D, save the scene as main.tscn, so you can close the project and open it later without losing the scene.

Project Manager window: this is where we create or open Godot projects.

Create New Project: set the project name and folder.

Empty editor: Godot opened the project, but no scene has been created yet.

Create New Node: the window for choosing the first node.

Create Root Node: quick buttons for creating the root node.

Searching for Node2D: choose Node2D as the base of a simple 2D scene.

Node2D created: the first node appeared in the scene tree.

After creating the first Node2D, save the scene. In Godot, a scene is a separate file that you can run and expand later.

Use the clear name main.tscn for the first scene. This makes it easier to remember where the main entry point of the game is.

Project

A project is the folder for the whole game. It contains scenes, images, sounds, scripts, export settings, and the files Godot uses to run everything.

Simply put, the project answers: where does the whole game live?

Scene

A scene is one piece of the game. It can be a player, menu, level, button, item, or full screen.

Scenes are convenient because small pieces can be assembled and then reused inside larger scenes.

Node

A node is a part of a scene. Sprite2D shows an image, Button receives clicks, Timer counts time, and Area2D notices overlaps.

project → scene → nodes → behavior

The first script comes next

Do not rush into code yet. First notice where the object lives, how it sits inside the scene, and what role it plays.

Mini-check

What does a project store?

The whole game: scenes, assets, scripts, and settings.

What does a scene describe?

One piece of the game: a screen, level, player, button, or another object.

Why do nodes matter?

They give a scene concrete abilities: image, button, timer, overlap detection, sound, or logic.

Next step

Next we will add a short GDScript to a scene and make an object do something simple.

Lesson 002

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