What is all vocabulary in Godot for beginner to learn ?

fathi-zack

I'm not sure why I can't choose other category, but my question is to know the world of game development. I guess the first step is to know the vocabulary and explaination of it.

Eg: Sprite = image of entity Vortex =

Good to know all of you.

TwistedTwigleg

Well, there is probably too much game development vocabulary to condense into a single forum post. If you are a beginning in game development, I would highly suggest going through game development tutorials to learn more about game development to learn more about game development, as that way you will both pick up the vocabulary and learn how to use the components/classes/functions/etc in a game.

That said, here are some Godot specific terms and what they, essentially, equate to:

Node = the base class almost everything in Godot extends
Sprite = An image in 2D
Polygon2D = A set of points that form a polygon in 2D.
AnimatedSprite = A series of images played together to form an animation
Node2D = A node with 2d position, scale, and rotation
Vector2D = Stores a position in 2D
Transform2D = Stores a position and rotation in 2D (and maybe scale?)
Camera2D = A camera into the 2D world
AnimationPlayer = A node that can store and play animations. Almost everything you can access in the Godot editor can be animated with an AnimationPlayer.
Vector3D = Stores position in 3D
Basis = Stores rotation and scale in 3D
Transform = Stores a position, rotation, and scale in 3D
Camera = A camera into the 3D world

I'm probably missing a ton of basics and Godot specifics, but those are a bunch that I could think of real quick. Also, welcome to the forums! :smile:

EzPizza

Here are some more:

Scene = A node that stores a tree of nodes
Inspector = Shows the configuration of anything you click on
Resource = A (reusable) source without game logic: like a texture/shape/material/shader/...
Signal = A way to communicate between nodes with loose coupling (i.e. no hard-coded references)
TileMap = A 2D grid of tiles that represents your game world
- Tile = A square of pixels layed out on a grid (like blocks in Super Mario)
TextureAtlas = A bunch of textures collected in one big texture
Particle2D = A 2D animation of a texture
StaticBody2D = A physics body that can't move
RigitBody2D = A physics body that you can apply forces to and Godot simulates both movement and collision
KinematicBody2D = A physics body that is moved by the player and Godot handles the collision
Area2D = Detects collisions without handling them (Like a sensor)