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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

Polishing


In this section, we'll add the final touches to the game. First on the agenda is to fix the game background! Until now, the background has simply displayed the default background color associated with the game camera. However, as the game is set in space, we should display a space background. To do this, create a new Quad object in the Scene that'll display a space image. Navigate to GameObject | 3D Object | Quad from the menu. Then rotate the object and move it downward so that it displays a flat, vertically-aligned backdrop. You may need to scale the object to look correct. See Figure 4.39:

Figure 4.39: Creating a backdrop for the level and building a Quad

Now, drag and drop the space texture from the Project panel to Quad in the Scene to apply it as a material. Once assigned, select the Quad and change the Tiling settings from the material properties in the Object Inspector. Increase the X and Y tiling to 3. See Figure 4.40:

Figure 4.40: Configuring the texture tiling

If texture...