Requirements
Use Godot 4.7 stable for new projects. Godot 4.6.3 is also supported for existing 4.6.x projects.
For your first test, use a clean project so plugin setup is easy to confirm.
Start here
🚀 Quick Start Notes
Install Dreamcatcher, enable it in Godot, open the main dock, and run your first tiny test scene.
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Quick install flow
Written guide includedThe written guide is ready now. Follow the setup steps below to get started safely.
What this page gives you
Dreamcatcher is installed, visible, enabled, and able to run a first test scene.
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Next resultDreamcatcher is installed, visible, enabled, and able to run a first test scene.
Workflow
Recommended learning flow
Follow this sequence before exploring the rest of Dreamcatcher. It keeps the learning path small and safe.
Download ZIP→Extract→Copy addons/dreamcatcher→Enable plugin→Open dock→Create test scene→Quick Play
Step-by-step
Guide content
Install the plugin
Extract the Dreamcatcher package.
Copy the plugin folder so the final path is res://addons/dreamcatcher/plugin.cfg.
Avoid double nesting such as res://addons/dreamcatcher/dreamcatcher/plugin.cfg.
Enable Dreamcatcher
Open Project → Project Settings → Plugins.
Find Dreamcatcher and enable it.
Restart Godot if the dock does not appear immediately.
First test
Create a new scene.
Save it inside your project.
Open Dreamcatcher and create one small test scene or test output.
Run the project or use Quick Play if available.
Visuals coming soon
Written guide available now
The written guide is available now. Optional videos and screenshots are coming soon.
01Extracted packageVisuals coming soon
02Correct plugin pathVisuals coming soon
03Godot plugin tabVisuals coming soon
04Dreamcatcher dockVisuals coming soon
05First test sceneVisuals coming soon
06Quick Play resultVisuals coming soon
Checklist
Completion checklist
- ✓I tested this in Godot 4.7 stable or Godot 4.6.3.
- ✓The plugin path is res://addons/dreamcatcher/plugin.cfg.
- ✓Dreamcatcher is enabled in Project Settings → Plugins.
- ✓The Dreamcatcher interface opens.
- ✓I created and saved a test scene.
- ✓The project runs without plugin-load errors.
Avoid
Common mistakes
- Copying the folder into the wrong path.
- Double-nesting the plugin folder.
- Trying to learn every tab before confirming setup.
- Testing first inside an important production project.
Quick summary
In short
In this quick start, we install Dreamcatcher, enable it in Godot 4.7 stable or Godot 4.6.3, open the main dock, and create one tiny test scene. The goal is not to explain every feature. The goal is to confirm that your setup works.
