Hey everyone! I've been diving into Godot 4 for a 2D platformer project and wanted to share some tips:
CharacterBody2D node replaces KinematicBody2D and is much cleanerHas anyone tried the new animation tree system for state machines? I'm curious how it compares to writing your own FSM.
Pro tip: Use @export annotations for inspector-editable variables instead of the old export keyword.Great writeup! I switched from Unity to Godot last year and haven't looked back.
For the animation tree question — I actually use a hybrid approach:
This way the animation system handles visual smoothness while the FSM handles gameplay rules. Works really well for complex characters.
That hybrid approach sounds solid! I might try that for my enemy AI. Right now everything is in one giant match statement and it's getting unwieldy.
Also, has anyone found good resources for Godot 4 shader programming? The docs are a bit sparse.