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posted by martyb on Wednesday December 17 2014, @08:52PM   Printer-friendly
from the the-waiting-is-over dept.

After several release candidates, the MIT licenced game engine Godot has reached Version 1.0. This version is the first stable release of the 2D and 3D game making tool that supports Windows, Mac, and Linux and that can export projects to a lot of different platforms (iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Chrome native client, html5...). A more comprehensive list of features can be found here.

The github wiki provides a handful of neat tutorials if you want to get started using the engine. As an extra incentive, a Winter Holiday Godot Game Jam is live if you want to share your creations.

Some additional coverage can be found on Blender Nation.

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  • (Score: 2) by ikanreed on Wednesday December 17 2014, @09:16PM

    by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 17 2014, @09:16PM (#126991) Journal

    I was literally starting a game project today, and I think I'm going to try implementing it in godot.

  • (Score: 4, Funny) by NoMaster on Wednesday December 17 2014, @09:17PM

    by NoMaster (3543) on Wednesday December 17 2014, @09:17PM (#126992)

    I was getting sick of waiting for it.

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    • (Score: 2) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Wednesday December 17 2014, @09:34PM

      by Jeremiah Cornelius (2785) on Wednesday December 17 2014, @09:34PM (#126997) Journal

      "I've been waiting for this" Yes! The joke I wanted to make... ;-)

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    • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday December 17 2014, @09:46PM

      by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday December 17 2014, @09:46PM (#127001)

      Next thing you know, someone will claim to have released Duke Nukem Forever...

      • (Score: 3, Funny) by nwf on Wednesday December 17 2014, @10:11PM

        by nwf (1469) on Wednesday December 17 2014, @10:11PM (#127004)

        Next thing you know, someone will claim to have released Duke Nukem Forever...

        Implemented in Godot running in a Raspberry Pi connected to a 1980s console TV.

    • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Thursday December 18 2014, @02:21AM

      by Thexalon (636) on Thursday December 18 2014, @02:21AM (#127055)

      Yeah, that sure was Lucky.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 18 2014, @02:50PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 18 2014, @02:50PM (#127154)

      This joke is so ... wait for it ...

  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday December 17 2014, @09:20PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 17 2014, @09:20PM (#126994) Journal

    ...I wasn't waiting for it!

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  • (Score: 2) by elf on Thursday December 18 2014, @11:34AM

    by elf (64) on Thursday December 18 2014, @11:34AM (#127122)

    It looks like something of the same ilk as http://unity3d.com/ [unity3d.com] (paid for), quite impressive looking little app when you go to their webpage. It will of course only appeal to people wanting to code their own game but I can see it having some sort of traction. Good luck to the project team!