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Mastering Unity 5.x

Mastering Unity 5.x

By : Alan Thorn
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Mastering Unity 5.x

Mastering Unity 5.x

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By: Alan Thorn
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Overview of this book

Mastering Unity 5.x is for developers wishing to optimize the features of Unity 5.x. With an in-depth focus on a practical project, learn all about Unity architecture and impressive animation techniques. With this book, produce fun games with confidence.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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1. Preparation and Asset-Configuring
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1. Preparation and Asset-Configuring
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Getting clear on design
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Asset preparation
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Asset importing for Dead Keys
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Summary
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2. Level Design and Structure
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2. Level Design and Structure
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Setting the scene with a skybox
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Level building - modular construction sets
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Level building - organization and structure
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Level design - tips and tricks
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Level lighting - preparation
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Getting started with lightmapping
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Baking lightmaps - resolution and size
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Baking lightmaps - details
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Light Probes
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Lighting FAQ
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Navigation mesh
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Occlusion Culling
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Creating a player camera
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Particle systems
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Music and audio
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Summary
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3. Player Controls - Movement
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3. Player Controls - Movement
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Player movement
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Zombie combat
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Creating player waypoints
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Animating the camera
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Configuring an animator graph
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Working with animation - creating the navigator
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Navigator GUI
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Summary
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4. Player Controls - Typing and Health
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4. Player Controls - Typing and Health
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Word combat
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Creating a word list
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Using Visual Studio Code
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Creating a WordList class
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Matching words
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The Typer object
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Progressing with the Typer class
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Health and damage
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Damage and feedback
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Player score
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Bonus items
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Summary
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5. Enemies and Artificial Intelligence
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5. Enemies and Artificial Intelligence
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Configuring the zombie character
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Getting started with the zombie Prefab
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Planning the zombie Artificial Intelligence
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Developing state structure
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Developing an NPC Animator Controller
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Developing the Idle state
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Developing the Chase state
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Developing the Attack state and more
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Developing the Dead state
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Zombies and text input
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Zombies and the Typer class
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Activating enemies and camera paths
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Working with Play mode
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6. Project Management and Version Control
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6. Project Management and Version Control
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Project Management
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Applied Project Management using Trello
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Collaboration with cloud storage
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Version control using Git
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Getting started with Git and GitKraken
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Configuring Unity for version control
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Reverting and discarding
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Branches and branching
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Conflicts and resolving
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Git and the Web
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Pushing and pulling
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Cloning
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7. Persistent Data - Load and Save Game States
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7. Persistent Data - Load and Save Game States
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Data Serialization
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Player preferences - saving data
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Player preferences - loading data
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Player preferences - INI files
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Saving data - XML files
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Saving data - JSON files
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Saving data - binary files
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Saving data for Dead Keys
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8. Performance, Optimization, Mobiles, and More
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8. Performance, Optimization, Mobiles, and More
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Stats and performance
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Profiler and performance assessment
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Optimization tips and tricks
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Getting started with mobile development
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Moving forwards with mobile development
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Building for Android
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Building for VR (Virtual Reality)
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Chapter 4. Player Controls - Typing and Health

The previous chapter began development of player controls by coding a camera waypoint and navigation system. This chapter completes player controls development by creating a typing-combat system. Specifically, zombies approach the player to attack, sometimes alone and sometimes in waves. When this happens, a word or phrase is randomly selected from a dictionary and assigned to each attacking zombie; the player must frantically type the matching phrase to destroy the zombies one by one, thereby making progress in the level. This functionality involves many different features within Unity. We'll need a dictionary database, a random select feature, an input system for typing instructions, and UI elements to provide graphical feedback for the input. So, let's jump in and get started.

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