Saving a scene

Learn to save a scene as a .tscn file.

Saving scenes and .tscn

You can save node trees you create in Godot as independent, reusable scenes. Godot stores text-based scenes using the .tscn (Text Scene) file extension. These files can be easily inspected both from the editor and file managers.

# Saved scene file path
var sahne_yolu = "res://Oyuncu.tscn"
print(sahne_yolu)

PackedScene Resource

Every .tscn file saved to disk is represented as a PackedScene resource in Godot's memory. PackedScene stores the scene hierarchy and all node properties as a packaged structure. This allows the scene to be quickly loaded into memory and used whenever needed.

var sablon: PackedScene
print(sablon == null)

Exercise Print Scene Path

Inside _ready(), assign "res://Seviye.tscn" to the dosya_yolu variable and print it with print(dosya_yolu).

Show example solution

extends Node

func _ready():
    var dosya_yolu = "res://Seviye.tscn"
    print(dosya_yolu)

Test yourself

Which extension is used to save text-based scene files in Godot?
- .blend
- .gd
- .tscn
- .unity
Show answer

.tscn — Godot uses the .tscn extension for text-based scene files (.gd is for script files).

Specify PackedScene type

var seviye_kaynagi: ____

Show answer

var seviye_kaynagi: PackedScene

Scene Saving Components

.tscn

Text-based scene file extension
PackedScene

Packaged scene resource data type
res://

Protocol for project root directory
Sahne

Independent tree structure of nodes

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