{"product_id":"9781835465110","title":"Godot 4 Best Practices : Practical techniques and strategies for efficient, scalable game development","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaster professional Godot 4 development with SOLID principles, design patterns, and scalable workflows. Learn to write maintainable GDScript, organize projects, and build release-ready games that grow beyond prototypes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKey Features\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDecide when to use scenes, scripts, or data-driven design\n\u003cbr\u003eOrganize projects with scalable folders, naming, and dependencies\n\u003cbr\u003eStructure code into maintainable systems ready for production\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBook DescriptionGodot 4 Best Practices is guide for moving from quick prototypes to shippable games. It skips beginner material and focuses on the patterns and habits that hold up on real projects. Part 1 shows how to apply the five SOLID principles to Godot's node and script model. You'll learn when to choose scenes or scripts, how to keep hierarchies shallow, and when data-driven resources beat extra nodes. Part 2 dives into patterns you'll use every day: decoupling with signals and notifications, state machines, strategy-based AI, and swapping deep inheritance for modular components. You'll also build factories, builders, commands, and services with clear Godot examples so systems stay flexible and testable. Part 3 tackles project structure. Set up data-driven saves and preferences, layer gameplay code to avoid \"God classes,\" and lock in folder layouts and naming rules that keep teams in sync.\n\u003cbr\u003eBy the end, you'll write cleaner GDScript, organize large scenes with confidence, and ship games that are maintainable, scalable, and ready for release. No hype—just proven practices that make Godot projects easier to grow and finish.What you will learn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eApply SOLID principles in Godot's node and script system\n\u003cbr\u003eDecide when to use scenes, scripts, or resources for logic\n\u003cbr\u003eUse signals, state, and strategy patterns for gameplay logic\n\u003cbr\u003eBuild modular, component-based systems over inheritance\n\u003cbr\u003eAutomate instancing with factory and builder patterns\n\u003cbr\u003eDecouple input, audio, and saves with command and service patterns\n\u003cbr\u003eSeparate logic from data with resources and data-driven design\n\u003cbr\u003eOrganize large projects with consistent structures and conventions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWho this book is forIntermediate and advanced Godot developers who already know how to make simple games but want to adopt professional practices for larger, more complex projects. It is especially useful for indie developers, technical leads, and small teams who need scalable workflows, as well as educators and advanced students who want to learn how to apply SOLID principles and design patterns in Godot. If you've ever struggled with messy prototypes, monolithic scripts, or unscalable scene trees, this book will show you how to organize, refactor, and future-proof your projects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48995540828395,"sku":"EB_CP0600_F24-04_SIMS","price":77.06,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781835465110-1.jpg?v=1788282893","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/ja\/products\/9781835465110","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}