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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

Where to get sound and music for your game


There are a few different options for where you can get sound and music. You can make the audio yourself, you can hire composers, you can purchase stock audio, or you can even use free stock audio.

If you purchase stock audio or use free stock audio, be sure to check the licensing agreement. Purchasing audio does not automatically guarantee you unrestricted use and sometimes, even if you pay for it, you cannot use it in a commercial game.

Free resources

If you're like me, free is probably the price range you are looking for. What follows is a list of a few places where you can get free resources to help you design your own audio or get pre-existing sound effects/music:

  • Audacity is free software and can be downloaded at http://www.audacityteam.org/. This software can be great for recording your own sound effects and dialog.

  • My favorite place to get music is incompetech.com/. You can sort the music by feel and genre and there is a huge selection of quality...