The web site itch.io is likely one of the hottest open marketplaces for indie sport builders and artists to share and promote content material. It options a variety of video games, belongings and instruments and permits anybody to add their creations without cost.
One of many key options of itch.io is that it permits you to add and run HTML5 video games straight within the browser, no downloading required. This makes it simple to get gamers to check out your video games and different tasks. Since Godot helps net exports, it’s an ideal choice to share your creations with others.
Getting Began
This tutorial will information you thru the method of exporting your Godot undertaking to an online export and publishing it on itch.io.
To get began, you possibly can both use your personal undertaking or obtain the pattern undertaking to make use of for example utilizing the Obtain supplies hyperlink on the high and backside of this text.
Word: On the time of writing, net exports are solely supported for tasks written in GDScript, not C#.
Should you selected to make use of the pattern undertaking, unzip the supplies to a folder and open the starter undertaking in Godot. Should you determined to make use of your personal undertaking, you possibly can skip the remainder of this part and skip to the Exporting a Net export part.
The pattern undertaking is a sport named Aerixa. It’s an countless top-down shooter sport that serves as a sensible instance for the net export.
Run the undertaking to see the sport in motion and to check if it’s working as anticipated. When you’re performed, it’s time to export it to an online export.
Exporting a Net Export
An internet export in Godot makes use of a mix of HTML, WebAssembly and WebGL 2.0 to create an online software. Godot makes use of Emscripten to compile the undertaking to WebAssembly.
Making ready For Exporting
To arrange an online export, begin by choosing Undertaking ▸ Export within the high menu to open the Export menu.
From right here, click on the Add… button on the high and choose Net.
This provides an online export preset to the checklist and selects it.
If that is so, click on the Handle Export Templates hyperlink to open the Export Template Supervisor. Subsequent, click on the Obtain and Set up button on the high proper to get the mandatory export templates routinely.
You’ll be able to go away the export settings on the precise at their default values, as these are optimized for desktop browsers. Subsequent, you’ll wish to set the Export Path. That is the trail the place you need the export to the HTML file and supporting information.
To vary the trail, click on the folder icon subsequent to Export Path and use the Save a File dialog to create a brand new folder for the export.
Ensure to call the file index.html, as that’s what itch.io expects to be the entry level.
Now click on the Save button to verify the trail.
Creating the Export
To create the precise net export, click on the Export Undertaking… button on the backside of the Export menu.
This can open the Save a File dialog as soon as once more, with an vital distinction: now you can select to export a debug construct.
Debug builds are extra lenient with error dealing with, however they’re slower in the case of efficiency. On platforms like Home windows, macOS and Linux, debug builds additionally include an additional executable to open a console window.
Because you wish to publish your net export for most people, it’s finest to show off the Export With Debug choice. Now click on the Save button to create the export.
Finalizing the Export
Net video games on itch.io both require a single html file, or a zipper file containing the html file and supporting information. Since Godot’s net exports requires a number of information to work, you’ll have to create a zipper file.
To create the zip, navigate to the output listing of the net export by way of your OS’ file explorer. Subsequent, choose all information and use an appropriate zip instrument in your OS to create a zipper file. In my case, I’m utilizing 7zip on Home windows. The title of the zip doesn’t matter, so something goes.
With the net export prepared and zipped, you possibly can transfer on to itch.io to publish your sport.
Publishing to itch.io
Step one is to log in to itch.io. Navigate to https://itch.io/ and log in to your account. Should you don’t have an account but, you need to register first.
Making a New itch.io Undertaking
Step one to publish a sport to itch.io is to create a brand new undertaking. The quickest method to try this is by way of the Creator Dashboard. When you’ve opened your dashboard, scroll to the underside and click on the Create new undertaking button.
This can open a web page the place you possibly can fill in details about your undertaking. As a common rule, you need this to be as full as attainable so your undertaking will get extra visibility.
For the pattern undertaking, these is the overall data (the whole lot above Pricing) I crammed in:
Be happy to vary any of the fields to your desire, aside from Type of undertaking. It’s finest to vary it to HTML when creating net tasks as that may increase the quantity of tourists to your undertaking.
The undertaking pricing solely applies to downloads, to not net builds so it’s not related on this case. Nevertheless, you may add a demo of a sport you made as the net construct after which distribute the total model as a paid obtain. For the pattern undertaking, I’m leaving the pricing at its default “$0 or donate” worth.
