Intro

1. Download the editor
2. Rename the downloaded file to godot and add Godot to your path
3. Open a terminal
4. Test if you can use Godot via CLI and run godot --version
5. Run npx -y @godot-js/godot-ts init (new project will be crated at your current terminal path)
6. Follow the prompts
7. Run cd <your-project>
8. Run npm i
9. Run npm run dev - this will enable typescript watch mode and opens the editor
10. Run the menu command inside the editor Project > Tools > JavaScript > Generate TypeScript Declaration File and overwrite file godot.d.ts

Features

• By running npm run dev you compile your .ts files into .mjs automatically
• Use the generated .mjs files inside your editor
• To open the .ts origin file for a .mjs file you need to enable External Editor
• If you want to start the game without editor run npm run start
• For more information check out godot-ts

Open scripts from the editor

Inside the editor you are normally able to open a script inside the build in text editor.

But we use a compiled .mjs file for our scripts. .ts files can't be open in the editor.

So we need to open the .ts files inside an external editor:

1. Goto Editor/Editor Settings/Text Editor/External
2. Check the Use External Editor
3. Add your path your desired editor to Exec Path - Check this for more information
4. Paste {project} --line {line} {file} (JetBrains products) to Exec Flags
5. If you click on a .mjs script it should read the banner on top of the file like //generatedPath=<absolute-path>.ts and opens this file