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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 5.x - Second Edition

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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 5.x - Second Edition

Overview of this book

Unity is a cross-platform game engine that is used to develop 2D and 3D video games. Unity 5 is the latest version, released in March 2015, and adds a real-time global illumination to the games, and its powerful new features help to improve a game’s efficiency. This book will get you started with programming behaviors in C# so you can create 2D games in Unity. You will begin by installing Unity and learning about its features, followed by creating a C# script. We will then deal with topics such as unity scripting for you to understand how codes work so you can create and use C# variables and methods. Moving forward, you will find out how to create, store, and retrieve data from collection of objects. You will also develop an understanding of loops and their use, and you’ll perform object-oriented programming. This will help you to turn your idea into a ready-to-code project and set up a Unity project for production. Finally, you will discover how to create the GameManager class to manage the game play loop, generate game levels, and develop a simple UI for the game. By the end of this book, you will have mastered the art of applying C# in Unity.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 5.x Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Paper and pencil are powerful tools



We went through a few simple examples. For us humans, it's fairly simple to comprehend a few variables, if statements, and methods. Imagine, however, that you need to write a game containing many thousands of lines of code. It is very easy to get lost in your own project, trust me! There are many good practices and tools that can help you keep your project manageable. The most powerful one is planning. Plan as much as you can, write down ideas, and make notes. Draw flowcharts to break down complex decisions and you will be fine!