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Unity 3.x Game Development Essentials
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Unity 3.x Game Development Essentials

by Will Goldstone
December 2011
Beginner
488 pages
11h 47m
English
Packt Publishing
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Summary

In this chapter, we've explored the basics of developing your first environment. Beginning with nothing but a flat plane, you have now created a completely explorative island terrain in a short space of time. We've also looked at lighting and sound, two core principles that you'll apply in every kind of game project you encounter.

Remember, you can always return to the terrain tools covered in this chapter at any time in order to add more detail to your terrain - we will do this in chapter 10 - Performance tweaks, optimisation and final touches. Once you feel more confident with sound, we will also return to adding further audio sources to the island later in the book.

As you continue to work through this book, you'll discover all types ...

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