Platformer Essentials Cookbook

Master the Art of Making Platformer Games with the Platformer Essentials Cookbook 👨‍🍳📖

Are you ready to take your Godot Engine skills to the next level? Look no further than the Platformer Essentials Cookbook!

This comprehensive ebook features 12 design patterns found in modern platformer games. You'll learn what each pattern is, where to find it in popular video games, when to use it, how to code it, and why it works from both a game design and software engineering perspective.

And the best part? You will use Godot Engine to learn how to implement each pattern!

What You'll Learn 🎓

With the Platformer Essentials Cookbook, you'll get access to 10 core recipes and 2 advanced secret recipes. You will learn about the different pre-made behaviors and recipes that you can use to create platformer games.

You will understand how to create characters that move smoothly on slopes, jump down through specific areas, and change direction when hitting a wall. You'll also learn how to create moving platforms and hazards that add difficulty and danger to your game, as well as interactive areas that players can touch to trigger events.

On top of that, the book covers how to create portals that teleport players to different areas of the game world and checkpoints that serve as spawning points for the player. Finally, the book covers the concept of switches that can toggle other objects' states, allowing for the creation of complex puzzles in the game.

The Platformer Essentials Cookbook provides a comprehensive understanding of how to create a variety of features and functionalities for your platformer games.

Table of contents 📑

Note that each chapter has four sections: "What is this recipe," "When to use it," "How to make it," and "Why it works."

Chapter Name	Description	Page Number
1. BasicMovingCharacter2D	Master the essentials of character movement in 2D platformers with this foundational recipe.	9
2. PassThroughCharacter2D	Learn how to create characters that can seamlessly pass through specific platforms, adding depth to your gameplay.	21
3. MovingPlatform2D	Spice up your levels with platforms that move, bringing dynamic challenges to your game's environment.	34
4. PathFollowPlatform2D	Discover the art of creating platforms that follow a predetermined path, adding predictability and rhythm to your levels.	43
5. Hazard2D	Introduce a thrilling hit-and-hurt system to create hazards that keep players on the edge of their seats.	48
6. BumpingEnemy2D	Dive into crafting enemies that bounce the player away, adding a bouncy twist to your game's challenges.	65
7. Stomping & StompableObject2D	Create classic platformer elements where players can stomp on objects or enemies for interactive fun.	74
8. PathFollowEnemy2D	Design enemies that follow set paths, adding a strategic layer to your platformer's gameplay.	84
9. InteractiveArea2D	Learn to build areas in your game that respond to player interactions, making your world feel alive and responsive.	110
10. Portal2D	Warp your players to new locations with portals, opening up a world of creative level design possibilities.	125
11. Checkpoint2D	Implement checkpoints to save progress and maintain the flow of your game, a staple in any platformer.	139
12. Switch2D	Introduce switches that trigger events, adding an interactive puzzle element to your game.	158

Free Sample 🍬

Want to see how the Platformer Essentials Cookbook works before committing to the whole thing? Download the free sample chapter, "Bumping Enemy 2D" You'll get a taste of the book's recipe-like structure and concrete implementations. 

Psst, it includes a secret recipe for "Stomping Enemies 2D." Don't tell anyone!

Asset Files 📦

Upgrade your purchase for an extra $5 to get access to the asset files for each recipe. These are clean implementations of each pattern that you can import directly into your Godot projects, saving you time and effort. 🚀

Project Files 🗃

For $14.99, you'll get access to the complete Godot project with concrete implementations of each recipe and sample scenes to help you understand how to use each recipe in the context of an actual game.

But wait, there's more! This ebook is part of a series of cookbook design pattern-like ebooks that I'm writing. Check out the Top 7 Godot Recipes, the first in this series, which has a perfect rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ with 15+ reviews. Plus, buying the Platformer Essentials Cookbook will give you discounts on future releases of the Recipes series!

Don't miss out on this opportunity and level up your Godot game development skills. Get your copy of the Platformer Essentials Cookbook today!