Index

A

• active state /
• AddBodiesToCheck function /
• AddNewStat function / Time for action – tracking scripts
• AddScore function /
• AddValue function / Time for action – tracking scripts
• AI
  • about /
  • pathfinding /
• alarm system
  • creating / Creating an alarm system, Time for action – warning the player
• Alignment /
• Android
  • features / Understanding what makes Android great
  • drawbacks / Understanding what makes Android great
  • working, with Unity / Understanding how Unity and Android work together
• animations
  • about /
• Animations tab / Animations tab
  • Anim. Compression option / Animations tab
  • Keyframe Reduction and Compression option / Animations tab
  • Rotation Error option / Animations tab
  • Position Error option / Animations tab
  • Scale Error option / Animations tab
• Animator.StringToHash function /
• application footprint
  • minimizing / Minimizing the application footprint
  • Editor log / Editor log
  • asset compression / Asset compression
  • Player settings / Player settings
• Area Light function /
• assests
  • tank, importing /
• asset compression
  • about / Asset compression
  • models / Models
  • Model tab / Model tab
  • Rig tab / Rig tab
  • Animations tab / Animations tab
  • textures / Textures
  • Audio / Audio
• asteroids
  • flying /
• Audio Filter feature / License comparison overview
• Audio settings
  • Audio Listener / Audio Listener
  • Audio Source / Audio Source
  • background music, adding / Adding background music
  • Audio Format / Audio
  • 3D Sound / Audio
  • Force to mono / Audio
  • Load type / Audio
  • Compression (kbps) / Audio
• audio settings
  • about / Understanding audio
  • Import settings / Import settings
• Audio Source settings
  • Audio Clip / Audio Source
  • Mute / Audio Source
  • Bypass Effects / Audio Source
  • Play On Awake / Audio Source
  • Loop / Audio Source
  • Priority / Audio Source
  • Volume / Audio Source
  • Pitch / Audio Source
  • 3D Sound Settings / Audio Source
  • 2D Sound Settings / Audio Source
• Auto Live Link button /
• Awake function /

B

• background music
  • adding / Time for action – adding background music
• BackToLeft function /
• BeginGroup function /
• black bird
  • creating / Time for action – creating the black bird
• blob shadows
  • about /
  • adding, to tank /
• blue bird
  • creating / Time for action – creating the blue bird, Have a go hero – creating a rainbow bird
• BroadcastMessage function /
• Browse button /
• Build And Run button /
• Build And Run option /
• Build button /
• building blocks
  • planks, creating /
• Build Settings window /
• Button GUI Style /

C

• camera effects
  • about /
  • skyboxes /
  • distance fog /
• CanSpawn function /
• CheckCanFire function /
• CheckPigs function /
• CheckSleepingRigidbodies function /
• Choose Components page /
• ClampPosition function /
• ClearFire function /
• ClearHit function /
• Close function / Time for action – tracking scripts
• cocos2d / Understanding what makes Unity great
• code editors /
• Collision module / Particle system settings
• color attributes /
• Color by Speed module / Particle system settings
• Color over Lifetime module / Particle system settings
• Console window / Points to remember
• Content Offset /
• controls
  • slingshot, creating /
  • camera, creating /
• cookies
  • about /
  • headlights /
• Create button /
• Custom Styles attribute /

D

• 3D world
  • 2D game, preparing /
• Dark Skin feature / License comparison overview
• Debug.Log function / Points to remember
• development environment
  • setting up / Setting up the development environment
  • JDK, installing / Time for action – installing the JDK
  • Android SDK, installing /
  • Unity 3D, installing /
• device
  • building to /
  • tilting /
• Directional Light function /
• distance fog
  • adding /
• DoAiming function /
• DoSpecial function / Time for action – creating the black bird
• DragCamera function /
• DrawGameBoard function /
• DrawGameOver function /
• DrawOpening function /
• DrawScore function /
• dynamic GUI /

E

• Emission module
  • Rate / Particle system settings
  • Bursts / Particle system settings
• EndGroup function /
• EndVertical function / Time for action – tracking scripts
• enemy
  • chasing /
  • attacking /
  • weakening /
  • coloring /
  • creating /
• enemy character
  • creating /
• enemy ship
  • adding /
• engine trails
  • adding / Time for action – adding engine trails
• explosions
  • about / Explosions
  • adding / Time for action – adding explosions
• External Forces module / Particle system settings

F

• Field of View attribute /
• FireBird function /
• Fire function /
• Fixed Height /
• FixedUpdate function /
• Fixed Width /
• flock variety
  • yellow bird / The yellow bird
  • blue bird / Time for action – creating the blue bird
  • black bird / Time for action – creating the black bird
• focused state /
• FollowBird function /
• Font attribute /
• Force over Lifetime module
  • X, Y, and Z / Particle system settings
  • Space / Particle system settings
• FPS (Frames Per Second / Editor statistics
• Full-Screen Post-Processing Effects feature / License comparison overview

G

• Game window /
• Game window tab /
• General tab /
• GetCurrentAnimatorStateInfo function /
• GetRotation function /
• GetTouchPoint function /
• Google Play
  • URL /
• GUI.Button function /
• GUI element states
  • Border /
  • Margin /
  • Padding /
  • Overflow /
• GUI Skins
  • creating /
• GUI Styles /
• gyroscope /

H

• HDR / License comparison overview
• Hierarchy window /
• hover state /

I

• Image Position /
• Import settings
  • Audio Format / Import settings
  • 3D Sound / Import settings
  • Force to mono / Import settings
  • Load Type / Import settings
  • hardware decoding / Import settings
  • gapless looping / Import settings
  • compression / Import settings
• inheritance / The flock variety
• Initial module
  • Duration / Particle system settings
  • Looping / Particle system settings
  • Prewarm / Particle system settings
  • Start Delay / Particle system settings
  • Start Lifetime / Particle system settings
  • Start Speed / Particle system settings
  • Start Size / Particle system settings
  • Start Rotation / Particle system settings
  • Start Color / Particle system settings
  • Gravity Multiplier / Particle system settings
  • Inherit Velocity / Particle system settings
  • Simulation Space / Particle system settings
  • Play On Awake / Particle system settings
  • Max Particles / Particle system settings
• Inspector window /
  • GameSkin /
• Instantiate function /
• Intensity attributes /
• inTheFront parameter /
• InverseTransformPoint function /

J

• JDK
  • about / What just happened?

L

• lag
  • minimizing / Minimizing lag
  • avoiding, points / Points to remember
• laser blasts
  • about / Creating laser blasts
  • adding / Time for action – adding laser blasts
• LateUpdate function /
• level selection
  • creating / Time for action – creating the level selection
• License comparisons
  • NavMeshes, Path-finding, and crowd Simulation / License comparison overview
  • Audio filters / License comparison overview
  • Video Playback and Streaming / License comparison overview
  • Fully Fledged Streaming with Asset Bundles / License comparison overview
  • 100,000 Dollar Turnover / License comparison overview
  • Mecanim IK Rigs / License comparison overview
  • Mecanim Sync Layers & Additional Curves / License comparison overview
  • Custom Splash Screen / License comparison overview
  • Build Size Stripping / License comparison overview
  • Realtime Directional Shadows / License comparison overview
  • HDR, tone mapping / License comparison overview
  • light probes / License comparison overview
  • Lightmapping with Global Illumination and area lights / License comparison overview
  • Static Batching feature / License comparison overview
  • Render-to-Texture Effects feature / License comparison overview
  • Full-Screen Post-Processing Effects feature / License comparison overview
  • Occlusion Culling feature / License comparison overview
  • Navmesh Dynamic Obstacles and Priority feature / License comparison overview
  • .Net Socket Support feature / License comparison overview
  • Profiler and GPU profiling feature / License comparison overview
  • Script Access to Asset Pipeline feature / License comparison overview
  • Dark Skin feature / License comparison overview
• lightmap
  • about /
  • creating /
• light probes feature / License comparison overview
• lights
  • about /
  • Directional Light /
  • Spotlight /
  • Point Light /
  • Area Light /
  • adding /
• Limit Velocity over Lifetime module
  • Separate Axis / Particle system settings
  • Speed / Particle system settings
  • Dampen / Particle system settings
• LOD (Level-of-detail) / License comparison overview
• LOD Support feature / License comparison overview

M

• Material Naming /
• materials
  • creating /
• Material Search /
• Mathf.Clamp01 function /
• Mathf.Clamp function /
• Mathf.Lerp function /
• Mesh Compression /
• Meshes section /
• Model tab
  • about / Model tab
  • Mesh Compression option / Model tab
  • Read/Write Enabled option / Model tab
  • Optimize Mesh option / Model tab
  • Generate Colliders option / Model tab
  • Generate Lightmap UVs option / Model tab
  • Normals option / Model tab
  • Tangents option / Model tab
• MonoBehaviour class /
• MonoDevelop /
• MoveTank function /

N

• .Net Socket Support feature / License comparison overview
• NavMesh
  • about /
  • creating /
• NavMeshAgent component
  • about /
  • enemy, creating /
  • Inspector window /
  • Radius /
  • Speed /
  • Acceleration /
  • Angular Speed /
  • Stopping Distance /
  • Auto Traverse Off Mesh Link /
  • Auto Repath /
  • Height /
  • Base Offset /
  • Obstacle Avoidance Type /
  • Avoidance Priority /
  • NavMesh Walkable /
• New Game button /
• NewSlice function /
• normal state /
• Notepad++ /

O

• Occluder /
• occlusion
  • adding, to Tank Battle game / Time for action – occluding tanks, What just happened?
• Occlusion /
• Occlusion Culling feature / License comparison overview
• OnCollisionEnter function /
• OnGUI function / Time for action – creating the level selection, Time for action – tracking scripts
• OnTriggerEnter function /
• Open Editor Log / Editor log
• Open function / Time for action – tracking scripts
• optimization
  • application footprint, minimizing / Minimizing the application footprint
  • performance, tracking / Tracking performance
  • lag, minimizing / Minimizing lag
  • occlusion / Occlusion
• Optimization settings
  • Api Compatibility Level / Optimization
  • Stripping Level / Optimization
  • Optimize Mesh Data / Optimization
• Optimize Mesh /
• OutOfBirds function /

P

• parallax background
  • creating / Time for action – creating the parallax background, What just happened?
• particle systems
  • about / Understanding particle systems
  • settings / Particle system settings
  • engine trails, adding / Time for action – adding engine trails, What just happened?
• particle system settings
  • about / Particle system settings
  • Initial module / Particle system settings
  • Emission module / Particle system settings
  • Shape module / Particle system settings
  • Velocity over Lifetime module / Particle system settings
  • Limit Velocity over Lifetime module / Particle system settings
  • Force over Lifetime module / Particle system settings
  • Color over Lifetime module / Particle system settings
  • Color by Speed module / Particle system settings
  • Size over Lifetime module / Particle system settings
  • Size by Speed module / Particle system settings
  • Rotation over Lifetime module / Particle system settings
  • Rotation by Speed module / Particle system settings
  • External Forces module / Particle system settings
  • Collision module / Particle system settings
  • Sub Emitters module / Particle system settings
  • Texture Sheet Animation module / Particle system settings
  • Renderer module / Particle system settings
  • engine trails / Creating engine trails
• pathfinding
  • about /
• Pause button /
• performance tracking
  • editor statistics / Editor statistics
  • Profiler window / The Profiler
  • script performance, tracking / Tracking script performance, Time for action – tracking scripts
• Physics.Raycast function / Time for action – adding explosions
• physics materials
  • about /
  • implementing /
• picture-in-picture (PIP) /
• platform-tools folder /
• Play button /
• player
  • chasing /
• player firing
  • controlling /
• Player settings
  • renddering settings / Rendering
  • Optimization settings / Optimization
• Player Settings button /
• PlayerShip.Rotate function /
• Point Light function /
• Powers of 2 / Textures
• prefab
  • target, creating /
• PrepareFire function /
• Profiler and GPU profiling feature / License comparison overview
• Profiler window / The Profiler

R

• Random.Range function /
• Range attributes /
• Raycast function /
• Raycasts Hit Triggers checkbox /
• Read/Write Enabled /
• ReadyDamp function /
• ReadyNextBird function /
• Rect* winnerRect class /
• Rect class /
• red bird
  • creating /
• RemovePoints function /
• Render-to-Texture Effects feature / License comparison overview
• Renderer module / Particle system settings
• Rendering settings / Rendering
• ResetTime function /
• Rich Text /
• rigidbody.AddForce function /
• Rigidbody component
  • working with /
• Rig tab / Rig tab
• Rotate function / Time for action – tracking scripts
• RotateTurret function /
• Rotation by Speed module / Particle system settings
• Rotation over Lifetime module / Particle system settings

S

• SaveScore function /
• Scenes In Build box /
• ScreenPointToRay function /
• Script Access to Asset Pipeline feature / License comparison overview
• SendMessage function /
• SetBool function /
• SetControl function /
• Settings attribute /
• setup process
  • steps /
• SetWaitingPositions function /
• Shape module
  • Shape / Particle system settings
  • Sphere / Particle system settings
  • Hemisphere / Particle system settings
  • Box / Particle system settings
  • Mesh / Particle system settings
  • Random Direction / Particle system settings
• simple application
  • building /
  • Hello World application /
• simple device-connection method /
• single player mode
  • creating /
• skybox
  • adding /
• Slerp function /
• slingshot
  • creating /
• space collisions
  • adding /
  • points, adding /
• Space Fighter game
  • setting up /
  • project, creating /
• space ship
  • steering /
• space spawn
  • creating /
• spawns
  • creating /
• Spotlight function /
• StartBoost function /
• StartWait function /
• Static Batching feature / License comparison overview
• statistics, Unity Editor
  • Main Thread statistic / Editor statistics
  • Renderer / Editor statistics
  • Draw Calls statistic / Editor statistics
  • Saved by batching statistic / Editor statistics
  • Verts / Editor statistics
  • Used Textures statistic / Editor statistics
  • Render Textures statistic / Editor statistics
  • switches statistic / Editor statistics
  • Screen / Editor statistics
  • VRAM usage statistic / Editor statistics
  • VBO Total statistic / Editor statistics
  • Shadow Casters statistic / Editor statistics
  • Visible Skinned Meshes statistic / Editor statistics
  • Animations statistic / Editor statistics
• Step button /
• Stretch Height /
• Stretch Width /
• Sub Emitters module / Particle system settings
• SubtractTime function /
• SwapToDamaged function /

T

• tank
  • creating /
  • player’s score, tracking /
  • chassis, controlling /
  • turret, controlling /
  • pieces, putting together /
• Tank import settings
  • about /
  • Model button /
  • Rig button /
  • Animations button /
  • Meshes section /
  • Mesh Compression /
  • Read/Write Enabled /
  • Optimize Mesh /
  • Generate Colliders /
  • Swap UVs /
  • Normals & Tangents /
  • Tangents /
  • smoothing angle /
  • Split Tangents option /
  • Import Materials /
  • Material Naming /
  • Material Search /
  • Revert button /
  • Apply button /
  • Imported Object section /
  • Inspector window /
  • Preview window /
• target animations
  • setting up /
• target indicator
  • about /
  • pointer, creating /
  • controlling /
  • second camera, working with /
  • position, adjusting /
• target shooting
  • about /
• target state machine
  • creating /
  • target, scripting /
• Text Clipping /
• textures
  • Texture Type / Textures
  • Generate Mip Maps / Textures
  • Filter Mode / Textures
  • Max Size / Textures
  • Format / Textures
• Texture Sheet Animation module / Particle system settings
• Tic-tac-toe
  • styling /
  • background image, creating /
• Tic-tac-toe game
  • about /
  • creating /
  • finishing, steps /
  • creating, finish steps /
• TicTacToeControl class /
• ToString function / Time for action – tracking scripts
• touch screen
  • using /
  • used, for shooting /
• transform.LookAt function /
• Transform Mask option /
• trickier devices
  • connecting /
• turbo boost
  • about /
  • creating /

U

• Unity
  • features / Understanding what makes Unity great
  • drawback / Understanding what makes Unity great
  • working, with Android / Understanding how Unity and Android work together
  • licensing options, Pro / Differences between Pro and Basic
  • licensing options, Basic / Differences between Pro and Basic
• Unity Basic / Differences between Pro and Basic
• Unity Pro / Differences between Pro and Basic
• Unity Remote
  • about /
• Unreal Engine / Understanding what makes Unity great
• Update function / Time for action – adding laser blasts

V

• Velocity over Lifetime module
  • X, Y, and Z / Particle system settings
  • Space / Particle system settings
• Video Playback and Streaming feature / License comparison overview
• Visit java.oracle.com button /
• Visualization tab / Time for action – occluding tanks

W

• Word Wrap /

Y

• yellow bird
  • creating / Time for action – creating the yellow bird, What just happened?