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title: Why is it like this?
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There have been a fair amount of major decisions for the engine. This page details some of those and the reasons why they have been made.

## Core

### Why Godot?

- Open source means it's more accessible and coherent with the project philosophy
- The UI tools are very strong and needed for the editor
- Very flexible, with a good ecosystem, which complements the engine
- I (Panthavma) like it 
