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What is the best way to start learning gamedev? (sopuli.xyz)
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I wanted to become a game developer for some time, and even tried following some tutorials for making video games, but i quit it due to not understanding the coding part, i did not really understand what i was doing.

Now i know a lot more about programming, but mostly just in java, however, i dont think it will be very difficult to learn new language, as now i understand many concepts of programming in general.

I want to learn to make games on godot, which i chose because it is quite popular and has a lot of documentation, tutorials, guides and community, which should be very helpful, especially for newbies.

As for a newbie in game development, what advice would you recommend me follow, to easily get in the gamedev? Maybe its some guides, some example or test projects, or something else, which i dont know about yet, everything will be helpful.

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[–] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago

I'd recommend starting with modding. It gives you a huge shortcut to many aspects of it, letting you get something playable faster, which is the rewarding part. As you get more experience, you can try more challenging mods, and eventually you'll reach a point where you want the greater freedom of making a game from scratch.