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Godot Version

4.6

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Where can I find something that describes what to use and when? I am having a hard time getting started because I have no idea what I should use, Control, Node, Node2D, Container, etc.

I am trying to build a Blackjack game and I have wasted an entire week with Copilot and learned nothing. I don’t know how I should structure my game. Some game examples use Node2D, some put the cards in Picture Rectangles, others use Sprite2D, and then I have to get the positions right so the game looks good on different resolutions. Some examples use HBox or something. The coding isn’t even hard; it’s just getting everything laid out correctly. None of the tutorials or copilot examples are the same.

I found another tutorial on GitHub and it uses something completely different again.

insideout-andrew/simple-card-pile-ui: This plugin provides a flexible and customizable card pile user interface for the Godot game engine. It is designed to handle various card-related functionalities including drawing, discarding, and managing different piles.

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Best to start by completing “Your first game” tutorials in Godot’s official docs to get acquainted with engine’s key concepts and features.

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I’m going to try that and see if it helps.

Thanks.

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You should not use an LLM for learning. They will frequently give you incorrect information - especially about Godot and GDScript. It might also behoove you to read this post: Post-mortem of my failed attempt to vibe-code a metroidvania game

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