https://christutorials.com/articles/ Hands-on Godot 4 recipes, plus lessons from running a plugin test and proof pipeline. en https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-add-tilemap-collisions-in-godot-4/ https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-add-tilemap-collisions-in-godot-4/ Add collision to a TileMapLayer in Godot 4.3+: a TileSet physics layer, per-tile collision polygons, a CharacterBody2D mask that matches, and one-way platforms. Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/item-vault-lite-vs-full/ https://christutorials.com/articles/item-vault-lite-vs-full/ The free Item Vault Lite covers item definitions, containers, drop tables, 2D pickups, the wallet, and JSON saves. The full edition adds 3D pickups, scene spawners, shop pricing, and crafting. Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-2d-platformer-state-machine/ https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-2d-platformer-state-machine/ A 2D platformer in Godot 4 built as one explicit state machine: idle, run, jump, fall and attack, coyote time, hitboxes that only fire on active frames, and enemies that react. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-animation-tree-conditions-and-blendspaces/ https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-animation-tree-conditions-and-blendspaces/ Drive a 2D character's AnimationTree from GDScript: a state machine whose transitions read conditions, a BlendSpace2D for eight directions, and the parameter names that must match. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-ui-theme-and-pause-menu/ https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-ui-theme-and-pause-menu/ Build a Godot 4 UI theme once — fonts, StyleBoxes, type variations — and a pause menu that stops the tree, keeps the menu alive, and does not leak focus back into the game. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-make-a-2d-top-down-game-in-godot/ https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-make-a-2d-top-down-game-in-godot/ Build a 2D top-down game in Godot 4 in the order the systems depend on each other: character, depth sorting, tile collisions, camera, animation, then interaction. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-multiplayer-grid-placement/ https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-multiplayer-grid-placement/ Four placement sessions on one Grid Placement host: independent previews and catalogues, one committed grid, and the networking boundary left to your game. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-2d-grid-building-system/ https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-2d-grid-building-system/ Build a 2D grid building system in Godot 4: five terrain brush modes, buildings on TileMapLayer cells, and a save that restores both layers. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-3d-grid-building-system/ https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-3d-grid-building-system/ Build a player-facing 3D grid building system in Godot 4: place, manipulate, demolish with refunds, and save the build so it reloads where it stood. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/grid-building-plugins-godot-4-compared/ https://christutorials.com/articles/grid-building-plugins-godot-4-compared/ What the Godot 4 grid placement options actually are, what each one covers, and which fits a runtime build mode. Verified against each project's own documentation. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-place-and-stack-rooms-in-a-3d-grid-in-godot/ https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-place-and-stack-rooms-in-a-3d-grid-in-godot/ 3D room placement in Godot 4: place a whole room as one object on a GridMap, stack the same room on the storey above, and read the refusals it hands back. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-set-up-3d-grid-placement-in-godot/ https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-set-up-3d-grid-placement-in-godot/ Wire 3D grid placement into a Godot 4 project with Grid Placement 6.3: host nodes, snap profiles, terrain palettes, catalog, input actions, then place. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/gdunit-failed-assertions-vs-failing-cases/ https://christutorials.com/articles/gdunit-failed-assertions-vs-failing-cases/ A GdUnit run can report thousands of failures across a few hundred cases. Count failing cases, print both numbers, and keep the red signal meaningful. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-blank-frame-screenshot-detection/ https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-blank-frame-screenshot-detection/ A screenshot of nothing is still a valid PNG. Refuse flat frames in your Godot capture pipeline so blank evidence fails your build instead of passing. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-age-crops-and-npcs-in-godot/ https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-age-crops-and-npcs-in-godot/ Pick the right Calendar Time ageing model: discrete date ticks for crops and birthdays, continuous clock seconds for buffs and spoilage, per system. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-make-a-shop-in-godot/ https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-make-a-shop-in-godot/ Sell from an Item Vault inventory with DropTable stock, atomic buys, and game-owned prices: the vault moves goods, your game moves gold after commit. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-snap-2d-objects-to-a-tilemap-grid-in-godot/ https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-snap-2d-objects-to-a-tilemap-grid-in-godot/ How to snap to a TileMap in Godot 4: place 2D furniture, props, and buildings on a TileMapLayer with anchored scenes, live cell previews, and commit results. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-drag-and-drop-inventory/ https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-drag-and-drop-inventory/ Build drag and drop inventory UI on Item Vault: game-owned slots over container add and remove, with stacking, partial moves, and a redraw after every mutation. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-inventory-system-tutorial/ https://christutorials.com/articles/godot-inventory-system-tutorial/ Build a complete Item Vault inventory for a 2D or 3D Godot 4 game: pickups, enemy drops, stacking, crafting, equipment, and save and load sharing one item model. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-make-a-day-night-cycle-in-godot-4/ https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-make-a-day-night-cycle-in-godot-4/ Build a 2D or 3D day-night cycle in Godot 4 with Calendar Time: author times of day, drive the clock, light the scene, and keep saves honest. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-make-a-farming-system-in-godot/ https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-make-a-farming-system-in-godot/ Grow crops on Grid Placement soil plots with Calendar Time ageing: one growth tick per game day, seasons from the calendar, save-safe harvests. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-snap-objects-to-a-3d-grid-in-godot/ https://christutorials.com/articles/how-to-snap-objects-to-a-3d-grid-in-godot/ Snap LEGO-style bricks, furniture, and structures to a 3D GridMap with Grid Placement: mounts, previews, rotation, validation, and save-safe restore. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT