Before you start building games in Godot with C#, it's essential to get your development environment properly configured. In this episode, you'll walk through every step needed to install and set up Godot with .NET support, configure Visual Studio Code, and download the course project from GitHub.

✅ What You'll Learn
How to install Godot with .NET support
Setting up Visual Studio Code as your editor
Installing the .NET SDK and C# Dev Kit
Configuring Godot to work with VS Code
Creating launch and task files for debugging
Installing the C# Tools for Godot extension
Downloading the course files from GitHub

✅ Resources
GitHub repo with starter and final projects
C# Tools for Godot extension
.NET SDK download page
Visual Studio Code setup instructions

 
✅ Chapters
00:05 - Intro: Setting Up Your Environment
00:15 - Installing Godot with .NET Support
00:31 - Setting Up Visual Studio Code
01:00 - Installing the .NET SDK
01:30 - Configuring Godot to Use VS Code
02:20 - Creating a Debug-Friendly Project
03:00 - Adding Launch and Task Files
04:00 - Installing C# Tools for Godot
05:18 - Downloading Course Files from GitHub
05:32 - Wrap-Up and What’s Next

✅ Hashtags

#GodotEngine #CSharp #GameDevelopment #VisualStudioCode #DotNet #BeginnerTutorial #GodotSetup #MicrosoftDeveloper #IndieDev #LearnToCode #GameDevTools #Tutorial #DevEducation


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Step-by-step guide to setting up a game development environment with Godot 4.5 (.NET version), Visual Studio Code, and C#. Covers installing Godot with .NET support, configuring VS Code as the external editor, installing the .NET 8 SDK and necessary extensions (C# Dev Kit, C# Tools for Godot), and creating required configuration files (tasks.json and launch.json) for debugging. Includes instructions for downloading course project files from GitHub.

Installation - Set up Godot, VS Code, and C#