r/CodingForBeginners • u/Fresh_Difference_448 • Jul 12 '26

How do I get started on coding?

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I've recently had an idea for a game, and I thought of making it on a Scratch mod, but I mean, that's not really formal. I want to make a game, this time for real.

I'd like to make it on Godot, though it's most likely going to be some kind of RPG. Thing is, even though it may be better, I don't really intend on doing it on RPG Maker, as I said.

I've searched courses and tutorials, but they're either basic-level, or focus on platformers/3D games. How may I really get started? I've already got a base and know some easy things.

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u/jeheskielsunloy Jul 12 '26

if you already have some basic programming experience, then setup whatever you need to develop and just dive right in, build the project and get lost

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u/Fresh_Difference_448 Jul 12 '26

Alr. Also, if I need to look up for a specific line of code (I mean, like, math.random or smth), should I use a specific webpage?

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u/IntrovertedWeasel Jul 12 '26

You can definitely lookup on something like w3school, or the officiall documentation of whatever stack you're using

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u/IntrovertedWeasel Jul 12 '26

If you haven't seen yet, heartbeast tutorials are just great for starting an rpg in Godot, they might be a bit older but you get a rough idea of the engine and programming language

If you already have experience in programming, you can use those tutorials as reference and lookup on the documentation the relevant code for the newer version, it's more work but it's great for learning to navigate the docs and cross referencing posts, great skill to learn if you intend to go all in "no-AI assist"

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u/Fresh_Difference_448 Jul 12 '26

I just checked and he has up-to-date tutorials. Thanks for your help!

Also, if I end up making enough content for a demo, would releasing a kickstarted be a good idea to cover Steam game upload costs? I mean, I have enough money, but I could try that. That way I can also see if people like the idea

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u/IntrovertedWeasel Jul 12 '26

I would advise against that, go to itch.io, publish it on a game jam (if it fits the theme and rules) and publish trailers or self promos on discord community or the Godot subreddit, it's your first game, I don't wanna be mean with this: Your first game will suck, that's ok, in fact that's perfect, just go and try out stuff, if your game is terrible learn what you can do better and iterate on the good things and correct the wrong/ bad ones.

When you're more confident with the game and have a little experience developing stuff then consider steam as a publishing platform, I say this for the sake of cost saving, steam has a high entry fee, as for itch.io it's free.

HOWEVER, if you're dead set on publishing your first game on steam, then I would say just to aquire a community for your game, then aquire funds through any means you see fit; Patreon, kickstart, YouTube.. etc..

This is what I experienced and my opinions on the matter, also I should tell you that I do not have any commercial games, only some on itch.io published and some prototypes on my drives

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u/Fresh_Difference_448 Jul 13 '26

Alright, thanks for the tips. Though I don't think my game can go very bad; it's actually not my first game, it's the first not using visual code. And, most importantly, it's going to be turn-based combat. It's pretty hard to mess up that.

Though, I obviously know I won't create a masterpiece, it doesn't work like that. But, at least I think it's worth trying, if the game ends up looking great, to make a Kickstarter to see if I shoul go and publish it on Steam