kcbf / godot4-demo-desert-light

A graphics demo for Godot 4 - Focus is Volumetric Fog and Indirect Illumination

Desert Light - A Godot 4 demo

This is a short demo and test for the Global Illumination (Voxel Gi) and Volumetric Fog.

Controls 🎮

1 - Slow down Day Cycle speed

2 - Speed up Day Cycle speed

3 - Pause/Play Day Cycle animation

In first person mode (ESC -> First Person Mode):

W A S D - Control Character

Space - Jump

Shift - Sprint

Mouse - Look

What to do with this demo❓

Running the executable directly

• You can download and run the current build directly from the releases section (I only build Windows + Linux. Sorry Mac, I got no love for you 💀) if you just want to check it out in real-time or test the speed on your system.

Downloading the project

• You can clone / download this repo and have a look in the project. It's not a super crazy complicated thing, but eventually some settings can be interesting.

Contribute

• If you have the feeling that something is missing or if there is a bug, feel invited to open an issue or PR.
• If it is a PR that would change the visuals, please contact me before you start working on it! (Discord: Picster#0001)
• If it is a visual bug or glitch and you have the feeling it is a rendering / engine problem, I would ask you to open an issue in the Godot Engine GitHub issues directly.

Performance 🌠

If you experience performance problems, you can try changing the graphics settings in the menu (ESC -> Settings). If this does not help, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do for you. This is a pretty high-end demo when it comes to what Godot 4 can do (although, I use no textures or complicated materials / shaders).

If you need further support or have questions, join my Community Discord Server. If you encounter bugs, please open an Issue here on GitHub.

Licenses

This demo was made using the Godot Engine - License Details

This project is dual-licensed

Code - MIT

The source code is MIT licensed.

Art Assets (3D models, Audio files) - CC-BY-4.0

• 3D Models by Raffaele Picca - CC-BY-4.0, attribute with Raffaele Picca (www.raffaelepicca.com)
• Music by Paolo Dollorenzo - CC-BY-NC-4.0, attribute with Paolo Dollorenzo (Instagram: @Wolkenfeld)
• Wind and Torch Sound Effects by @WhatInTheSound (Twitter) - CC-BY-4.0, attribute with @WhatInTheSound (Twitter)

Other used assets/tools:

• Player Controller: First Person Starter by Whimfoom
• Stylized Fire (modified): Godot Shaders by GDQuest and contributors (https://www.gdquest.com/).

Giving back

I use Twitter as my main account for game development related stuff, so I would be thankful for anyone following me 🎉

Raffa on Twitter

I would also love to welcome you on my games Discord server where we can have a friendly chat about my games, or about Godot 💬

Community Discord Server

And if you like, I will praise the dark lord ☕ every day and gladly accept your offerings to the shrine!

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