A starting point and reference project for creating games with the Godot Engine, particularly suited for top-down shooter games. Project is located in addons/top_down to keep project conflicts to a minimum. It showcases recommended project structure.

This repository also includes addons/great_games_library, a collection of scripts that offer general-purpose solutions applicable across various games.

Additionally, for task organization, the project includes a simple Kanban Tasks - Todo Manager plugin.

⚠️ CAUTION:
Due to an issues with a custom AudioBusLayout resource locations in Godot, I've kept the audio bus layout at its default location and name as default_bus_layout.tres.

NOTE:

• This template is not recommended for beginners who may need a guidance.
• It serves as my personal project template and will continue to evolve as I develop my own game. Updates will be made until the project starts to go beyond the needs of a generic top-down shooter and into game-specific content.
• All assets are made by me and are free to be modified and used for inclusion in commercial products, but not sold as your creation. Soon will be released as a separate package on nezvers.itch.io

• Menu system
  • Full Screen
  • Audio (Master, Music, Sounds)
  • Button state style tweaning
• Pausing system
• Frame by frame debug pausing (P - pause and advance, [ + P to unpause)
• Scene transition using shader on a screenshot
• Node reference managment ReferenceNodeResource
• Easy instancing with configuration callbacks and dynamic instance pooling InstanceResource
• Static functions for threaded loading ThreadUtility
• Sound effect system SoundResource with autoloaded SoundManager
• Resource saving SaveableResource
• Data transmission system used for damage, pickups, obstacles AreaTransmitter
• Scene central data collection ResourceNode
• Enemy AI Astar grid path finding
• Enemy wave spawning

To have easier learning experience on how project works I would suggest to start with these scenes:

• Menu - addons/top_down/scenes/ui/screens/title.tscn
• Rooms - addons/top_down/scenes/levels/room_0.tscn
• Actors - addons/top_down/scenes/actors/actor.tscn
• Weapons - addons/top_down/scenes/weapons/weapon.tscn
• Projectiles - addons/top_down/scenes/projectiles/projectile.tscn