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Data analysis vs Godot Shaders

Hey, for my second channel I want to keep a weekly series, so I am wondering what you guys would be more interested in:

Pokemon overworld

The pokemon game is taking shape, basically all the main mechanics are in place and I hope to have the video out in mid march! At this point I just keep on refining things and squash a billion bugs. 

Understanding UVs in Godot

Next shader video

Creating a Super Mario World inspired platformer in Python

It is finally done, a proper Python platformer along with an overworld :D 

(YouTube is still uploading and processing, the video should be ready soon, it's nearly 10 hours long) 

Intro to shaders in Godot

Hi everyone, I am starting a weekly series on shaders in Godot! You guys get the videos a week early :) 

I am currently finishing up the next major project, should be up in about 2 hours as well!
My goal is to make one larger project per month and then a weekly smaller video

Pokemon style game [in pygame]

Hi everyone, I will try to post more regularly and sorry for the long absence.
In the video you can see a Pokemon-style game I am working on, it should be out by the end of February. I am also working on a Mario style platform ( a remake of the one I made few years ago) that will be out in early February :)  

The ultimate introduction to Godot 4 [2D]

Hi everyone, 

I have finished the intro video to Godot 4! It's 15 hours long and currently split over 2 videos. Part 1 is linked and part 2 is here: https://youtu.be/0Sc-D0CEET4

I will add timestamps tomorrow. 

You can get the code here: 

2023-06-22 20:19:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Roadmap

Hi everyone, 

for the next couple of projects: 

I will create an updated ultimate intro to pygame later this month. Since pygame-ce came out a few new features have been added and the original had lots of problems. 

For (end of) May I will make an ultimate intro to Godot [2D] that tries to cover all major parts of a 2D game. It is still a bit early but the attac...

The tkinter course is done!

Hi everyone, sorry for not posting for a while. I was hard at work making a 41 hour udemy course. That one has been published this morning and you can get it here: 

https://www.udemy.com/course/learn-python-by-creating-10-apps/?couponCode=FF8883DA8F53F176...

The complete guide to styling in tkinter

I made it! Here is the complete guide to styling in tkinter, this includes animated widgets and images, tools to make your app actually look good and all the basics as well. 

That covers the tkinter fundamentals, next up I will make 10 apps in it, I hope to finish that by the end of January. 

The complete guide to tkinter layouts

Hey, some slight delays on the videos. I was unhappy with the previous video on tkinter layouts so I expanded on it... a lot. Now it covers everything you need to know and outlines basic design patterns that somehow nobody created, ever. 

The complete guide to tkinter part 2 - layouts

Part 2 finished now, faster than I expected :)

Part 3 (styling) for the layout will be out next week. 

The complete guide to tkinter part 1: Intr + Widgets

Hey, I am working on a complete guide to tkinter and I realised it is going to get much longer than I expected. Here is the first part that covers all of the widgets that you can use along with a general introduction. Part 2 will come very soon. 

Along with that, there are going to be more tings: 

1. I am going to release all the basics of tkinter on YouTube along with 4 o...

First draft of Doom

The next pygame project. I still need to figure out the floor and enemies but a solid chunk of the math is done :) 

Creating a Mario Maker style game in Python

Hi everyone, sorry for taking so long but this video took forever to make! 

The video is 10 hours long and I think YouTube will need some time to process it but should be ready soon :) 

You can find all the files here: clear-code-projects/PirateMaker: Project files for a Mario Maker insp...

Mario Maker Trailer [draft]

Hi everyone, 

Sorry for having been quit for so long. The Mario maker style game is more or less done (I still need to do some refactoring and bugfixing). Here is the trailer draft, I am planning to have it finished in early October :) 

Mario Maker: Editor done

The editor part is finished, now I have to make the actual game :) 

I'm hoping to have a prototype ready by Monday, will share the code here  then! 

Mario Maker 2 - Editor basically done

It's making some solid progress :D 

(Water is also working, forgot to show it in the video)

Mario Maker progress

Hey, the next game I am going to make will be a Mario Maker style game. Here is the progress so far. 

The editor turned out to be quite a pain to work with, especially since I wanted it to be theoretically infinite and also have tiles and objects that can be moved around. All of that is now in place and once I add proper graphics it should start to look really cool. 

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Creating a Stardew Valley inspired game in Python

A Stardew Valley style game in Python and Pygame. This includes
farming and foraging, a day and night cycle, weather effects
and a merchant. The game was also made in Tiled so you can
expand it yourself.

Project files:
https://github.com/clear-code-projects/PyDew-Valley

Links ...

Upcoming stuff

Hi everyone, so I am trying to think about how to make Clear Code more financially stable so that I can do this properly full time. Sadly, paid courses pay much better than YouTube ads. Hence, I will do more of that but that doesn't mean I'll leave YouTube, far from it! 

At least for the foreseeable future, I will make one large game a month and then work on paid courses on the side....

Creating 10 Apps in Python [with PySimpleGUI ]

Hey, I had to update the video because YouTube did not like the part on downloading YouTube videos (YT considered it 'harmful and dangerous' and gave me a channel warning, so I absolutely had to delete the original video). I replaced the YT downloader with a music player :) 

In this video you will learn how to create simple python GUIs using the PySimpleGUI library. There are 10 proj...

Access to the udemy course

Hi everyone, here is the link to getting my course for free: https://www.udemy.com/course/learn-python-by-making-games/?couponCode=0A5BC1E6DE14A6F45774 

The last coupon only worked for the first 1000 people and I didn't realise how quick it wou...

I am back!

Hi everyone, huge apologies for having been so quiet the last few weeks. I worked on a larger course that you can get here: https://www.udemy.com/course/learn-python-by-making-games/?couponCode=FBFF1727C6EF3EE57049 

I am currently traveling but will be mu...

Image Manipulation in Python [ A complete guide to Pillow ]

Basically everything you need to know about image manipulation in Python with Pillow [PIL]. By the end of the video you should be comfortable manipulating images in just about every way.   

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QR-dG68eNE

Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro  
00:01...

7 simple tips for python beginners

A bunch of very simple code snippets to write more elegant and understandable python code. 

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro  
0:27 - match case  
3:24 - ternary operator
5:44 - chain comparisons
7:15 - clamping values
11:10 - eval + exec
15:20 - dict.get()
17:14 - list flattening with sum()  

Pastebin: 2022-05-12 09:34:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Understanding decorators

A video on understanding python decorators, including the property decorator in classes. 

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro & Decorator theory
03:34 - Function basics  
08:28 - Basic decorator
21:03 - Decorators with function arguments
26:44 - Decorators with parameters
31:48 - Decorators & classes with @property   

Project files:
2022-05-05 17:26:56 +0000 UTC View Post

Understanding classes and object-oriented programming

A tutorial about classes and object-oriented programming. I will cover everything you need to create classes, use dunder methods, simple and complex inheritance and how to work with classes and connect objects.

Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:16:23 - Class Intro
0:29:00 - Dunder methods
0:45:16 - Class Deep dive
0:58:44 - Classes and scope
1:13:22 - Simple inheritanc...

A guide to Tiled [ + how to use it with pygame ]

A video about Tiled, including terrains, isometric tiles, exporting and objects. I also cover how to import the resulting data into pygame.  

Timestamps  
0:00:00 - Intro  
0:02:31 - Fundamentals of Tiled
0:38:57 - Terrains
1:11:04 - Isometric tiles  
1:17:27 - Pytmx and Pygame  

Github: 2022-04-23 23:08:02 +0000 UTC View Post

more updates

Hi everyone, sorry but no proper tutorial for this week, I have been ill the entire week and just didn't get to record. 

That being said, there are some updates: I am working on a larger video that is going to be a Stardew Valley / Animal Crossing / Harvest Moon (pick depending on your age) game. It is still a work in progress but I hope to have it recorded in the next 3 weeks or so....