Welcome to Godot Dev Checkpoint! 🏁 I'm your host @spaghettiSyntax , a fellow curious developer, and this is our essential starting guide to the Godot Engine (version 4.5+). Stop feeling overwhelmed and start making! We're covering the absolute fundamentals, ensuring you clear that first crucial checkpoint and have a running scene by the end of the video. In this foundational tutorial, you will learn: Project Setup: The key difference between the Standard and C# downloads. Renderer Check: When to choose Forward+, Mobile, or Compatibility for your project. Core Architecture: Demystifying Nodes and Scenes as the building blocks of every Godot game. Editor Tour: Navigating the Scene Tree, Inspector, and FileSystem. Hands-On: Creating and running your first functional scene. Hit the subscribe button to follow the full 8-part series, and let's master Godot together! 🔗 Documentation Links: Nodes & Scenes: Editor Overview: ⏰ Timestamps: 00:00 | Intro 00:30 | Setup 01:53 | New Project Setup 03:15 | What are Nodes? 05:04 | Godot Engine Overview 06:09 | First Godot Project Start 09:13 | Run Our First Project 09:56 | What We Learned 10:25 | Outro I'm ⁨ @spaghettiSyntax , I hope this helps! And always, Stay Curious! ☕ Support the Checkpoint! If these tutorials helped you smash a development checkpoint, consider supporting the creation of the next one! Your support accelerates new tutorials and code deep-dives. Patreon (Monthly Tiers & Resources): Ko-fi (One-Time, or Monthly Support):