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Getting Started with Unity 5

Getting Started with Unity 5

By : Dr. Edward Lavieri Jr.
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Getting Started with Unity 5

Getting Started with Unity 5

2.9 (27)
By: Dr. Edward Lavieri Jr.
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Overview of this book

If you are a game developer interested in learning Unity 3D from scratch and becoming familiar with its core features, then this book is for you. No prior knowledge of Unity 3D is required.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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Who this book is for
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1. Getting Jiggy with the Unity Interface
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1. Getting Jiggy with the Unity Interface
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Why Unity?
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Getting your hands on Unity
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Projects
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Layouts
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Views
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Transform tools
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Cameras
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2. Creating the Game Environment
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2. Creating the Game Environment
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Game design
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Terrain
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Additional environmental features
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3. Working with Assets
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3. Working with Assets
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Assets
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Asset packages
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Unity Asset Store
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Adding assets to your game
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Using Blender to create assets for your game
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4. Animating the Game Characters
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4. Animating the Game Characters
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Animation basics
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Character controllers
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Animating player characters
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Previewing animations
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Creating animation clips
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5. Scripting the Game
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5. Scripting the Game
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C# programming primer
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Using MonoDevelop
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Scripting with C# in Unity
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Scripting our game
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6. Adding a Graphical User Interface
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6. Adding a Graphical User Interface
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An overview of GUI
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Unity 5's UI system
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HUD
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Mini-maps
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Game navigation
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7. Polishing and Optimizing the Game
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7. Polishing and Optimizing the Game
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Sight and sound
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Rendering options
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Optimizing scripts
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8. What's Next?
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8. What's Next?
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Improving our game
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Project management
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Development concepts
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Advanced topics
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Index
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Chapter 5. Scripting the Game

Our game is really taking shape. So far, we've completed the game design, game environment, player character, non-player characters, and animations. That is a lot of work for just four chapters. There are a few things we need to accomplish in order to complete our game. First on this list is scripting the game.

In this chapter, we will write scripts for:

  • Managing the amount of water and corn that Colt collects
  • Monitoring how much water and corn each farm animal is given
  • Managing when a piglet becomes a pig and when a baby chick becomes an adult chicken
  • Managing when pigs and chickens reach blue ribbon status

Before we dive right into scripting, I'll provide a C# programming primer for those that need it. We'll also review how scripting is accomplished in Unity, where to find scripts, and how to use MonoDevelop.

After reading this chapter, you will:

  • Understand the fundamentals of C#
  • Be able to use MonoDevelop to create and edit scripts
  • Be able...
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