Tutorials

Video tutorials

Christopho made video tutorials on Youtube about the basics of Solarus. They cover the basics of the creation of an ARPG with the engine and the game editor. You can also go to the complete playlist.

1. Create a quest
2. Zelda resource pack
3. The map editor
4. Grounds
5. The quest tree
6. Quest properties
7. Getting started with Lua scripting
8. Treasures
9. Save the game
10. Teletransporters
11. How to scroll between maps of different sizes
12. Stairs and holes
13. Organize your code in separate files with require()
14. How to create a tileset
15. Map scripts
16. How to create a sprite
17. How to display an image
18. Dialogs with a non-playing character
19. Generalized NPCs
20. Movements
21. Jumpers
22. Platforms
23. Switch that triggers a mechanism
24. Dynamic Tiles
25. Timers
26. Enemies
27. Blocks
28. Invisible walls
29. Separators
30. Sensors
31. Destructible objects
32. Doors
33. The HUD
34. Rupees
35. Shops
36. Let's swim

Migration guide

If your game is still using an old Solarus version, you may want to migrate to a new one. We made a migration guide.