Getting Started with Unity 2018 - Third Edition

Updating the inventory and HUD with cherry count

We now have a system in place for adding cherries to the Cucumber Man's inventory based on his collision with cherry trees. Next, we need to update the appropriate UI text component with the current inventory amount. We will take care of this important task in this section.

Here are the steps to create that script:

1. In the Hierarchy panel, select the HUD_Canvas | Cherries_Count UI text component
2. In the Inspector panel, scroll to the bottom and click the Add Component button
3. Select New Script
4. Name the script CherryManager
5. Click the Create and Add button
6. In the Project panel, click Favorites | All Scripts
7. Drag the CherryManager script to the Assets | Custom Scripts folder
8. Double-click the CherryManager ...