Scripting in Unity allows a developer to manipulate GameObjects to perform specific actions. Learning scripting is integral to creating a fun and interactive experience for a player. There are several functions, or methods, in Unity that handle much of the code execution. Unity also has best practices for when and why you would use a…
Not much is probably going on in your game if there is no movement. It is an integral part of most games. Fortunately, Unity makes it easy to get GameObjects moving very quickly. You can then tweak specific variables to get exactly the kind of movement you want. Basic movement in Unity can be done…
Would you like to make one object orbit another object in Unity like the earth revolves around the sun? To make an object orbit, or revolve around, an object, use the RotateAround() function on the gameobject that is revolving around another object, or point. Specify parameters for the target the gameobject will revolve around, which…
A major part of 2D and 3D platform games is… you guessed it: platforms. Movement allows for variety in level design and can present extra challenges during gameplay. You can make a moving platform in Unity by using the MoveTowards() function and have it go to several transform positions. You can also use Mathf.PingPong to…
You don’t want your player or enemy to walk wherever they want. Well, maybe you do. But if you want your characters or other objects to stay within certain bounds, you will need to write code for that, and there are a few different ways you can do it. To restrict, or clamp, movement in…
If you’ve ever played a game on mute, you will definitely notice a difference in gameplay even though most of the time, sound effects do not directly affect gameplay. You want sound in a game. So how do you trigger sound? To trigger audio, you need to use the AudioSource class and a method like…
Your player may pick up a power up so that they are temporarily invincible. Or you may want your player to have temporary invincibility right after they are hit by an enemy to balance gameplay. Here’s how to make a player invincible in Unity. Make a player invincible: Player script: make a bool variable to…
Temporary power ups are a great way to add more interesting gameplay to your game. In Unity, you can fairly easily make one yourself. To make a temporary power up in Unity, in the player class create a power up enabled function. Also create a disable power up function as a coroutine to disable the…
Sometimes we have dynamic enemies or obstacles in a game and want them to interact with a player. How do we make an enemy look at the player in Unity? Really, how do we make one game object look at another game object? Use the LookAt(Transform target) function to point a game object in the…