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Mastering Unity 2D Game Development - Second Edition

By : Ashley Godbold, Simon Jackson
Book Image

Mastering Unity 2D Game Development - Second Edition

By: Ashley Godbold, Simon Jackson

Overview of this book

The Unity engine has revolutionized the gaming industry, by making it easier than ever for indie game developers to create quality games on a budget. Hobbyists and students can use this powerful engine to build 2D and 3D games, to play, distribute, and even sell for free! This book will help you master the 2D features available in Unity 5, by walking you through the development of a 2D RPG framework. With fully explained and detailed C# scripts, this book will show you how to create and program animations, a NPC conversation system, an inventory system, random RPG map battles, and full game menus. After your core game is complete, you'll learn how to add finishing touches like sound and music, monetization strategies, and splash screens. You’ll then be guided through the process of publishing and sharing your game on multiple platforms. After completing this book, you will have the necessary knowledge to develop, build, and deploy 2D games of any genre!
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Mastering Unity 2D Game Development - Second Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Chapter 10. The Battle Begins

Creating a battle system is such a big endeavor, so we split ours into two chapters. In the previous chapter, we set up the general logic of the turn-based system and designed the HUD to allow our player to select an attack, but our player cannot actually attack any of the enemies yet and they do not attack her. Let's allow our player and our enemies to fight each other.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • What it means to battle

  • Planning for longevity

  • Enhancing the enemy AI

  • Particle systems in 2D