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Better encryption for your game scripts in Godot, one commit away?

Better encryption for your game scripts in Godot, one commit away?

Protecting game assets and scripts has always been a cat-and-mouse game between developers and those who try to reverse-engineer or copy their work. If you’ve been building with Godot, you may already know that the engine offers PCK encryption as part of its export pipeline. On paper, this sounds

30 Aug 2025
How to speed up loading times in your Godot game by using ResourceLoader.load_threaded_request

How to speed up loading times in your Godot game by using ResourceLoader.load_threaded_request

No one likes staring at a frozen screen while a big scene loads. In many games, switching between menus and gameplay can cause noticeable hitches or stuttering, especially when loading large resources like 3D levels, audio banks, or video files. Luckily, Godot provides a built-in way to load resources in

25 Aug 2025
You Don’t Need Globals in Godot: Use static var

You Don’t Need Globals in Godot: Use static var

What's one way to handle Global Objects in Godot?

24 Aug 2025
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