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Unity 2018 By Example - Second Edition

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Unity 2018 By Example - Second Edition

Overview of this book

Unity is the most exciting and popular engine used for developing games. With its 2018 release, Unity has become the primary source of both game development and virtual reality content. In Unity 2018 By Example, you’ll learn how to use Unity in order to make amazing games from popular genres - from action shooters to mind-bending puzzle games to adventure and Virtual Reality (VR) games. Even if you have no previous experience of using Unity, this book will help you understand the toolsets it provides in depth. In addition to this, you'll understand how to create time-critical collection games, twin-stick space shooters, platformers, and action-fest games with intelligent enemies. Finally, you'll get to grips with creating VR games with the new toolsets introduced by Unity to help you develop amazing VR experiences. To make things easier, you will be provided with step-by-step tutorials for making five great games in Unity 2018, along with a detailed explanation of all the fundamental concepts. By the end of this book, you’ll have established a strong foundation in making games with Unity 2018.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Unity 2018 By Example - Second Edition
Contributors
Preface
Other Books You May Enjoy
Index

Celebrations and fireworks!


The coin collection game is nearly finished. Coins can be collected and a timer expires, but the win condition itself is not truly handled. That is, when all coins are collected before time expiry, nothing actually happens to show the player that they've won. The countdown still proceeds and even restarts the level as though the win condition hadn't been satisfied at all. Let's fix this now. Specifically, when the win scenario happens, we should delete the timer object to prevent further countdown and show visual feedback to signify that the level has been completed. In this case, I'll add some fireworks! So, let's start by creating the fireworks. You can add these easily from the Unity Particle System packages. Navigate to the Standard Assets | ParticleSystems | Prefabs folder. Then, drag and drop the Fireworks particle system in Scene.

Add a second or even a third one if you want:

Figure 2.29: Adding two Fireworks prefabs

By default, all firework particle systems...