Pong

A classic Pong game built with Godot 4. This project is for personal learning.

Setup

How to export the game:

1. Open the project in Godot 4.
2. Go to Project → Export....
3. The Windows Desktop preset is already configured.
4. Click Export Project..., choose a location, and save.
   • Check Export as ZIP for a compressed archive, or uncheck it for a standalone .exe + .pck.
5. To run, extract the ZIP (if applicable) and launch the .exe.

Note: You need the Godot export templates installed. Godot will prompt you to download them if missing (Editor → Manage Export Templates → Download and Install).

Publishing to itch.io

Builds are uploaded using butler, itch.io's command-line tool. https://newguyalbert.itch.io/pong-1

First-time setup

1. Download butler from https://itch.io/docs/butler/

2. Log in once:

   butler login

Pushing a build

butler push <path-to-export-zip> <itchio-user>/<game-slug>:<channel>

For example:

butler push exports/pong_windows.zip myuser/pong-1:windows

Subsequent pushes to the same channel only upload the diff, so updates are fast.

Useful commands

butler status <itchio-user>/<game-slug>            # List all channels and versions
butler unpush <itchio-user>/<game-slug>:<channel>   # Remove a channel entirely

VS Code (optional)

1. Install the Godot Tools extension.
2. Go to Settings → search for Godot Tools › Editor Path and set it to the path of your Godot 4 executable.

Formatting (optional)

Install gdtoolkit for GDScript formatting and linting:

pip install gdtoolkit

Format all files from the project root:

gdformat .

To format automatically in VS Code, install the GDScript Formatter & Linter extension.

License

See LICENSE for details.