Index

A

• AddForce
  • URL / Code Sample 3.1
• Ammo prefabs, space shooter game
  • about / Ammo prefabs
  • creating / Ammo prefabs
  • multiple sprites, separating / Ammo prefabs
  • ammo sprite, aligning / Ammo prefabs
  • ammo object, building / Ammo prefabs
  • gravity, removing from ammo object / Ammo prefabs
  • Code Sample 4-1 / Code Sample 4-1
• Ammo spawning, space shooter game
  • about / Ammo spawning
  • Code Sample 4.2 / Code Sample 4.2
  • Code Sample 4.3 / Code Sample 4.3
• Application.LoadLevel
  • URL / Code Sample 2.6
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • overview / An overview of the project
  • starting / Getting started
  • terrain, adding / Getting started
  • terrain settings, editing / Getting started
  • terrain settings, viewing / Getting started
  • terrain, constructing / Terrain construction
  • navigation and navigation meshes / Navigation and navigation meshes
  • NPC, building / Building an NPC
  • NPC, Code Sample 7-1 / Code Sample 7.1
  • NPCs, patrolling / Creating patrolling NPCs
  • range of sight / Enemy AI – range of sight
  • range of sight, Code Sample 8.1 / Code Sample 8.1
• assets
  • importing / Importing assets
• Atlas Texture / Creating a player
• Attack state
  • about / The Attack state
  • Code Sample 8.5 / Code Sample 8.5
• Audacity / Importing assets

B

• Blender / Importing assets

C

• C# scripting
  • in Unity / C# scripting in Unity
• canvas object
  • adding, to scene / Scores and scoring – UI and text objects
  • in viewport, examining / Scores and scoring – UI and text objects
  • canvas scalar component, adjusting / Scores and scoring – UI and text objects
• celebrations
  • and fireworks / Celebrations and fireworks!
• Chase state
  • about / The Chase state
  • Code Sample 8.4 / Code Sample 8.4
• coin collection game
  • about / Game design
  • assets, importing / Importing assets
  • level, starting / Starting a level
  • transformations and navigation / Transformations and navigation
  • object, centering to world origin / Transformations and navigation
  • object translating, translate Gizmo used / Transformations and navigation
  • rotate and scale tools, accessing / Transformations and navigation
  • zooming in and out / Transformations and navigation
  • first-person controls, using / Transformations and navigation
  • scene, building / Scene building
  • sky, enabling / Lighting and sky
  • lighting, enabling / Lighting and sky
  • play testing / Play testing and the Game tab, Play testing
  • scene, saving / Play testing and the Game tab
  • FPSController, adding to scene / Play testing and the Game tab
  • play, testing / Play testing and the Game tab
  • console window output / Play testing and the Game tab
  • camera, finding on first-person controller / Play testing and the Game tab
  • water plane, adding / Adding a water plane
  • coin, adding to collect / Adding a coin to collect
  • coin material, creating / Creating a coin material
  • coins, counting / Counting coins, Collecting coins
  • building / Building
• coins
  • material, creating / Creating a coin material
  • counting / Counting coins
  • Code Sample 2.3, comments / Code Sample 2.3
  • collecting / Collecting coins
  • Code Sample 2.5, comments / Code Sample 2.5
  • and prefabs / Coins and prefabs
• coroutines
  • URL / An overview of Finite State Machines

D

• 2D Adventure game
  • about / A 2D Adventure – getting started
  • starting / Importing assets
  • texture assets, importing / Importing assets
  • imported textures, configuring / Importing assets
  • resolutions, adding / Importing assets
  • camera orthographic size, configuring / Importing assets
  • environment, creating / Creating an environment – getting started, Environment Physics
  • Capsule Collider component, removing / Environment Physics
  • Rigidbody 2D componen, adding / Environment Physics
  • Edge Collider / Environment Physics
  • player, creating / Creating a player
  • player movement, scripting / Scripting the player movement
  • player movement, Code Sample 5.1 comments / Code Sample 5.1
  • optimization / Optimization
  • platforms, moving / Moving platforms
  • platforms, Code Sample 6.1 comments / Code Sample 6.1
  • other scenes, creating / Creating other scenes – levels 2 and 3
  • kill zones / Kill zones
  • kill zones, Code Sample 6.2 comments / Code Sample 6.2
  • UI health bar / The UI health bar
  • UI health bar, Code Sample 6.3 comments / Code Sample 6.3
  • ammo and hazards / Ammo and hazards
  • gun turrets and ammo / Gun turrets and ammo
  • Non-player Character (NPCs) / NPCs and quests
  • Non-player Character (NPCs), Code Sample 6.8 comments / Code Sample 6.8
• 2D texture settings and Mip Maps
  • URL / Getting started with a space shooter
• 3DS Max / Importing assets
• death and particles
  • URL / Death and particles
• deltaTime
  • URL / Code Sample 2.6, Code Sample 3.6

E

• enemies
  • URL / Enemies

F

• Finite State Machines
  • about / An overview of Finite State Machines
  • Code Sample 8.2 / Code Sample 8.2
• fireworks
  • and celebrations / Celebrations and fireworks!
  • Code Sample 2.7, comments / Code Sample 2.7
• First-In-First-Out (FIFO) object / Code Sample 4.2
• FixedUpdate
  • URL / Code Sample 2.6, Code Sample 5.1

G

• game
  • coin collection game / Game design
• GetAxis function
  • URL / Code Sample 3.1
• GetComponent
  • URL / Code Sample 2.7
• GI Cache / Lighting and sky
• GIMP / Importing assets
• Gizmo / Transformations and navigation
• guns
  • and gun turrents / Guns and gun turrets

K

• kill zones, 2D Adventure game
  • about / Kill zones
  • Code Sample 6.2, comments / Code Sample 6.2

L

• LateUpdate
  • URL / Code Sample 3.2
• LateUpdate function
  • URL / Code Sample 2.6
• level
  • starting / Starting a level
• Light Propagation Paths / Lighting and sky
• LookRotation
  • URL / Code Sample 3.7

M

• material / Creating a coin material
• Mathf.MoveTowards function
  • URL / Code Sample 6.3
• Maya / Importing assets
• MonoDevelop / C# scripting in Unity

N

• Navigation / Navigation and navigation meshes
• Non-player Character (NPCs)
  • about / NPCs and quests
  • building / Building an NPC
  • patrolling / Creating patrolling NPCs

O

• object caching / Ammo spawning
• object pooling / Ammo spawning
• OnTriggerEnter function
  • URL / Collecting coins
• OnTriggerStay2D
  • URL / Code Sample 6.2
• optimizing rendering performance
  • URL / Creating a coin material

P

• Particle System packages / Celebrations and fireworks!
• Path-Finding / Navigation and navigation meshes
• Patrol state
  • about / The Patrol state
  • Code Sample 8.3 / Code Sample 8.3
• Photoshop / Importing assets
• platforms, 2D Adventure game
  • moving / Moving platforms
• pooling / Ammo spawning
• prefabs
  • and coins / Coins and prefabs
• Profiler
  • URL / Testing and diagnosis
• projects
  • and Unity / Getting started – Unity and projects
  • and project folders / Projects and project folders

R

• RectTransform
  • URL / Code Sample 6.3
• Rect Transform tool
  • selecting / Scores and scoring – UI and text objects
• RigidBody2D.Velocity variable
  • URL / Code Sample 5.1

S

• scene
  • building / Scene building
• scores
  • about / Scores and scoring – UI and text objects
• scores, space shooter game
  • working with / Working with scores – scripting with text
  • Code Sample 4.4 / Code Sample 4.4
• ScreenToWorldPoint
  • URL / Code Sample 3.1
• SendMessage
  • URL / Code Sample 3.3
• space shooter game
  • completed project / Looking ahead – the completed project
  • about / Getting started with a space shooter
  • player object, creating / Creating a player object
  • player input / Player input
  • player input, Code Sample 3.1 comments / Code Sample 3.1
  • camera, configuring / Configuring the game camera
  • bounds locking / Bounds locking
  • bounds locking, Code Sample 3.2, comments / Code Sample 3.2
  • health / Health
  • health, Code Sample 3.3 comments / Code Sample 3.3
  • death, and particles / Death and particles
  • death and particles, Code Sample 3.4 comments / Code Sample 3.4
  • enemies / Enemies
  • enemies, Code Sample 3.6 comments / Code Sample 3.6
  • enemies, Code Sample 3.7 comments / Code Sample 3.7
  • enemies, Code Sample 3.8 comments / Code Sample 3.8
  • enemy spawning / Enemy spawning
  • enemy spawning, Code Sample 3.9 comments / Code Sample 3.9, Summary
  • guns and gun turrets / Guns and gun turrets
  • Ammo prefabs / Ammo prefabs
  • Ammo spawning / Ammo spawning
  • user controls / User controls
  • player input, URL / User controls
  • UI and text objects / Scores and scoring – UI and text objects
  • scores / Working with scores – scripting with text
  • final touches / Polishing
  • testing / Testing and diagnosis
  • diagnosis / Testing and diagnosis
  • building / Building
• Sprite Sheet / Creating a player
• Stats panel
  • URL / Testing and diagnosis

T

• text object
  • creating, for UI / Scores and scoring – UI and text objects
  • text, aligning within boundary / Scores and scoring – UI and text objects
  • aligning, to screen / Scores and scoring – UI and text objects
• timers
  • and countdowns / Timers and countdowns
  • Code Sample 2.6, comments / Code Sample 2.6

U

• UI health bar, 2D Adventure game
  • about / The UI health bar
  • Code Sample 6.3, comments / Code Sample 6.3
• Unity
  • and projects / Getting started – Unity and projects
  • URL / Importing assets
  • C# scripting / C# scripting in Unity
• Unity Editor / Game design
• Unity Standard Asset packages / Starting a level
• Update function
  • URL / Code Sample 2.6