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Learning C# 7 By Developing Games with Unity 2017

Learning C# 7 By Developing Games with Unity 2017 - Third Edition

By : Micael DaGraça, Grzegorz Lukosek
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Learning C# 7 By Developing Games with Unity 2017

Learning C# 7 By Developing Games with Unity 2017

3.6 (7)
By: Micael DaGraça, Grzegorz Lukosek
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Overview of this book

Do you want to learn C# programming by creating fun and interactive games using the latest Unity 2017 platform? If so, look no further; this is the right book for you. Get started with programming C# so you can create 2D and 3D games in Unity. We will walk you through the basics to get you started with C# 7 and its latest features. Then, explore the use of C# 7 and its latest functional programming capabilities to create amazing games with Unity 2017. You will create your first C# script for Unity, add objects into it, and learn how to create game elements with it. Work with the latest functional programming features of C# and leverage them for great game scripting. Throughout the book, you will learn to use the new Unity 2017 2D tool set and create an interactive 2D game with it. You will make enemies appear to challenge your player, and discover some optimization techniques for great game performance. At the end, you will learn how to transform a 2D game into 3D, and you will be able to skill up to become a pro C# programmer with Unity 2017!
Table of Contents (16 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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Customer support
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Discovering Your Hidden Scripting Skills and Getting Your Environment Ready
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Discovering Your Hidden Scripting Skills and Getting Your Environment Ready
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Prerequisite knowledge to use this book
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Dealing with scriptphobia
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Downloading Unity
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Teaching behavior to GameObjects
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C# documentation – where to find it and do I need it at all?
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Working with C# script files
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Creating a C# script file
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Introducing the MonoDevelop code editor
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Instance? What is this?
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Summary
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Introducing the Building Blocks for Unity Scripts
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Introducing the Building Blocks for Unity Scripts
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Understanding what a variable is and what it does
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What is a method?
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Introducing the class
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The Start(), Update(), and Awake() methods, and the execution order
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Components that communicate using dot syntax
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Making decisions in code
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Pencil and paper are powerful tools
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Summary
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Getting into the Details of Variables
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Getting into the Details of Variables
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Writing C# statements properly
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Understanding component properties in Unity's Inspector
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Changing a property's value in the Inspector panel
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Private variables
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Naming your variables properly
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Beginning variable names with lowercase
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Using multiword variable names
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Declaring a variable and its type
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Assigning values while declaring a variable
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Where you declare a variable is important
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Variable scope - determining where a variable can be used
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Summary
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Getting into the Details of Methods
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Getting into the Details of Methods
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Using methods in a script
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Naming methods properly
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Defining a method the right way
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Understanding parentheses - why are they there?
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Specifying a method's parameters
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Returning a value from a method
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Summary
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Lists, Arrays, and Dictionaries
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Lists, Arrays, and Dictionaries
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What is an array?
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Storing items in the List
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List versus arrays
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Retrieving the data from the Array or List
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ArrayList
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Dictionaries
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Summary
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Loops
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Loops
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Introduction to loops
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The foreach loop
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The for loop
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The while loop
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while versus for loops
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Loops in statements
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Modulo
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Searching for data inside an array
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Breaking the loop
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Object, a Container with Variables and Methods
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Object, a Container with Variables and Methods
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Working with objects is a class act
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Instantiating an object
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Bored yet?
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Using methods with objects
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Custom constructors
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Overloading
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Summary
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Let's Make a Game! – from Idea to Development
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Let's Make a Game! – from Idea to Development
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Your first game – avoiding the trap of the never–ending concept
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What do I need to learn before I start creating my own game?
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Game mechanics and core components
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Breaking the concept into smaller parts
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Testing the mechanics
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Target platform and resolution
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Target screen resolution
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Starting Your First Game
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Starting Your First Game
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Setting up a new Unity project for our game
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Preparing the player prefab
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PlayerController
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User input
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Animator
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Code
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Writing GameManager
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Writing GameManager
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Gameplay loops
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Singleton class
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Starting the game
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Setting up input keys
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Using triggers
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Restarting the game
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Setting up the player starting position
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Code in this chapter
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Summary
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The Game Level
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The Game Level
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Designed levels versus generated levels
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Creating a designed level
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Creating a generated level
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Creating a copy of the level piece
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Instantiating
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Vector3
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Testing LevelGenerator
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Extending the level
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The code used in this chapter
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The User Interface
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The User Interface
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Introducting the Unity UI
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Views
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Buttons
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Hiding and showing the Canvas
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Reference exceptions
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GameView
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The code in this chapter
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Collectables
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Collectables
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Collectables
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The coin prefab
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High score and persisting data
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Health Points and Health bar
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Magic Points and Magic bar
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The code in this chapter
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Enemies
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Enemies
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What makes an enemy?
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Movement
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The code in this chapter
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Audio, 3D Games, and Export
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Audio, 3D Games, and Export
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How to add sound effects and music
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How to create a 3D game
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How to export and make it playable
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Code
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Singleton class

By implementing the singleton pattern for GameManager, we can easily access it from anywhere using one single point of access. You probably feel really confused about this now. A simple example will help you get your head around it.

"In software engineering, the singleton pattern is a design pattern that restricts the instantiation of a class to one object. This is useful when exactly one object is needed to coordinate actions across the system."

– Wikipedia

Let's add the following code to the GameManager class. Declare a new public static variable. This code should be written right next to other public variables:

public static GameManager instance;

Then, add an Awake method with the following line:

void Awake() { 
  instance = this; 
}

That's it! This is all the code you need for a simple access to the GameManager instance from anywhere in your code. It is important to remember that only one instance of this component can be present in the whole Unity Scene. To access any of...

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