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Sams Teach Yourself Unity® Game Development in 24 Hours, Second Edition

by Ben Tristem, Mike Geig

December 2015

Beginner

400 pages

10h 16m

English

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Installing UnityDownloading and Installing UnityGetting to Know the Unity EditorThe Project DialogThe Unity InterfaceThe Project ViewThe Hierarchy ViewThe Inspector ViewThe Scene ViewThe Game ViewHonorable Mention: The ToolbarNavigating the Unity Scene ViewThe Hand ToolFlythrough ModeSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
Dimensions and Coordinate SystemsPutting the D in 3DUsing Coordinate SystemsWorld Versus Local CoordinatesGame ObjectsTransformsTranslationRotationScalingHazards of TransformationsTransforms and Nested ObjectsSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
The Basics of ModelsBuilt-In 3D ObjectsImporting ModelsModels and the Asset StoreTextures, Shaders, and MaterialsTexturesShadersMaterialsShaders RevisitedSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
Terrain GenerationAdding Terrain to Your ProjectHeightmap SculptingUnity Terrain Sculpting ToolsTerrain TexturesImporting Terrain AssetsTexturing TerrainSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
Generating Trees and GrassPainting TreesPainting GrassTerrain SettingsEnvironment EffectsSkyboxesFogLens FlaresWaterCharacter ControllersAdding a Character ControllerFixing Your WorldSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
LightsPoint LightsSpotlightsDirectional LightsCreating Lights Out of ObjectsHalosCookiesCamerasAnatomy of a CameraMultiple CamerasSplit Screen and Picture in PictureLayersWorking with LayersUsing LayersSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
DesignThe ConceptThe RulesThe RequirementsCreating the Game WorldSculpting the WorldAdding the EnvironmentThe Character ControllerGamificationAdding Game Control ObjectsAdding ScriptsConnecting the Scripts TogetherPlaytestingSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
ScriptsCreating ScriptsAttaching a ScriptAnatomy of a Basic ScriptThe Using SectionThe Class Declaration SectionThe Class ContentsVariablesCreating VariablesVariable ScopePublic and PrivateOperatorsArithmetic OperatorsAssignment OperatorsEquality OperatorsLogical OperatorsConditionalsThe if StatementThe if / else StatementThe if / else if StatementIterationThe while LoopThe for LoopSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
MethodsAnatomy of a MethodWriting MethodsUsing MethodsInputInput BasicsInput ScriptingSpecific Key InputMouse InputAccessing Local ComponentsUsing GetComponentAccessing The TransformAccessing Other ObjectsFinding Other ObjectsModifying Object ComponentsSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
RigidbodiesCollisionCollidersPhysics MaterialsTriggersRaycastingSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
DesignThe ConceptThe RulesThe RequirementsThe ArenaCreating the ArenaTexturingSuper Bouncy MaterialFinish the ArenaGame EntitiesThe PlayerChaos BallsThe Colored BallsThe Control ObjectsThe GoalsThe Game ControllerImproving the GameSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
Prefab BasicsPrefab TerminologyPrefab StructureWorking with PrefabsAdding a Prefab Instance to a SceneInheritanceInstantiating Prefabs Through CodeSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
The Basics of 2D GamesThe 2D Scene ViewOrthographic CamerasAdding SpritesImporting SpritesSprite ModeImported Sprite SizesDraw OrderSorting LayerOrder in Layer2D PhysicsRigidbody 2D2D CollidersSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
Basic UI PrinciplesThe CanvasThe Rect TransformAnchorsAdditional Canvas ComponentsUI ElementsImagesTextButtonsCanvas Render ModesScreen-Space OverlayScreen-Space CameraWorld SpaceSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
DesignThe ConceptThe RulesThe RequirementsThe WorldThe CameraThe BackgroundGame EntitiesThe PlayerThe MeteorsThe BulletsThe TriggersThe UIControlsThe Game ControlThe Meteor ScriptThe Meteor SpawnThe DestroyOnTrigger ScriptThe ShipControl ScriptThe Bullet ScriptImprovementsSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
Particle SystemsParticlesUnity Particle SystemsParticle System ControlsParticle System ModulesDefault ModuleEmission ModuleShape ModuleVelocity over Lifetime ModuleLimit Velocity over Lifetime ModuleForce over Lifetime ModuleColor over Lifetime ModuleColor by Speed ModuleSize over Lifetime ModuleSize by Speed ModuleRotation over Lifetime ModuleRotation by Speed ModuleExternal Forces ModuleCollision ModuleSub Emitter ModuleTexture Sheet ModuleRenderer ModuleThe Curve EditorSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
Animation BasicsThe RigThe AnimationAnimation Types2D AnimationsCreating the AnimationAnimation ToolsAnimation WindowCreating a New AnimationRecord ModeThe Curves EditorSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
Animator BasicsRigging RevisitedImporting a ModelConfiguring Your AssetsRig PreparationAnimation PreparationCreating an AnimatorThe Animator ViewThe Idle AnimationParametersStates and Blend TreesTransitionsScripting AnimatorsSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
DesignThe ConceptThe RulesThe RequirementsThe WorldThe SceneThe GroundScrolling the GroundThe EntitiesThe Power UpsThe ObstaclesThe Trigger ZoneThe PlayerThe ControlsTrigger Zone ScriptThe Game Control ScriptThe Player ScriptThe Move ScriptThe Spawn ScriptPutting It All TogetherRoom for ImprovementSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
Audio BasicsParts of Audio2D and 3D AudioAudio SourcesImporting Audio ClipsTesting Audio in the Scene View3D Audio2D AudioAudio ScriptingStarting and Stopping AudioChanging Audio ClipsSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
Preparing for MobileSetting Up Your EnvironmentThe Unity RemoteAccelerometersDesigning for the AccelerometerUsing the AccelerometerMulti-Touch InputSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
Cross-Platform InputVirtual ControlsConverting Projects to MobileAmazing RacerUsing Tilt ControlUsing a Touch JoystickFixing the Disappearing JoystickChaos BallCaptain BlasterGauntlet RunnerSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
Managing ScenesEstablishing Scene OrderSwitching ScenesPersisting Data and ObjectsKeeping ObjectsSaving DataUnity Player SettingsCross-Platform SettingsPer-Platform SettingsBuilding Your GameBuild SettingsGame SettingsSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise
AccomplishmentsYour 19 Hours of LearningFour Complete GamesOver 50 ScenesWhere to Go from HereMake GamesWork with PeopleWrite About ItResources Available to YouSummaryQ&AWorkshopQuizAnswersExercise

Content preview from Sams Teach Yourself Unity® Game Development in 24 Hours, Second Edition

Hour 12. Prefabs

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

The basics of prefabs

How to work with custom prefabs

How to instantiate prefabs in code

A prefab is a complex object that has been bundled up so that it can be recreated over and over with little extra work. In this hour, you learn all about prefabs. You start by learning about prefabs and what they do. From there, you learn how to create prefabs in Unity. You learn about the concept of inheritance ...

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