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Section 04 - Lesson 01 | Project Setup & Aspect

• Links
• Notes
  • setting up
  • making the background
  • set the current default run scene
  • set up aspect ratio
    • set the values
    • viewport changes

Links

• TOC - Godot Notes
• S04:L45.01 - Project Setup & Aspect Ratios

Notes

setting up

• root node: plain Node2D
• add as Sprite2D for background

• change aspect ration to 480*854 Portrait

  • this is the recommended ratio for mobile
• copy assets to the FileSystem pane under res://

making the background

• you add a Sprite2D node to the Node2D
• drag the image you want from res:// to the texture property in the Sprite2D inspector

set the current default run scene

there are two ways to do this

1. hit "run" and select the current scene

2. via Project Settings

   1. go to Project->Project Settings
   2. go to Application->Run->Main Scene

   3. pick the scene you want to put in there

      

set up aspect ratio

set the values

• Project->Project Settings
• Display->Window

• In 'Size'

  • set width 480
  • set height to 854

viewport changes

• the white line representing the viewport changes shape

• move the background image appropriately with the view tool