Our game environment should be dark, creepy, and suspenseful. However, every new Unity scene is created with a default, procedural skybox representing a cheery daytime exterior; this needs to be changed. A skybox is ultimately a cube with a flipped normal that surround and encompass the environment. Its faces contain an environment texture which, when mapped correctly, appears seamlessly across the model, creating the look of a vast skyline surrounding the scene. The primary purpose of our skybox should be to set a base and ambient lighting. The most appropriate skybox for our usage, then, is a night skybox or, at least, a dark, stormy (and perhaps slightly alien) skybox. There are many ways to create a skybox in Unity. One method is to create a cube-map texture (six separate textures) inside the image-editing software that maps to the faces of...
Mastering Unity 2017 Game Development with C# - Second Edition
Mastering Unity 2017 Game Development with C# - Second Edition
Overview of this book
Do you want to make the leap from being an everyday Unity developer to being a pro game developer? Then look no further! This book is your one-stop solution to creating mesmerizing games with lifelike features and amazing gameplay.
This book focuses in some detail on a practical project with Unity, building a first-person game with many features. You'll delve into the architecture of a Unity game, creating expansive worlds, interesting render effects, and other features to make your games special. You will create individual game components, use efficient animation techniques, and implement collision and physics effectively. Specifically, we'll explore optimal techniques for importing game assets, such as meshes and textures; tips and tricks for effective level design; how to animate and script NPCs; how to configure and deploy to mobile devices; how to prepare for VR development; how to work with version control; and more.
By the end of this book, you'll have developed sufficient competency in Unity development to produce fun games with confidence.
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Mastering Unity 2017 Game Development with C# - Second Edition
Table of Contents (9 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Preparation and Asset Configuring
Level Design and Structure
Player Controls - Movement
Player Controls - Typing and Health
Enemies and Artificial Intelligence
Project Management and Version Control
Persistent Data - Load and Save Game States
Performance, Optimization, Mobiles, and More
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