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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 2019 - Fourth Edition

By : Harrison Ferrone
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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 2019 - Fourth Edition

By: Harrison Ferrone

Overview of this book

Learning to program in today’s technical landscape can be a daunting task, especially when faced with the sheer number of languages you have to choose from. Luckily, Learning C# with Unity 2019 removes the guesswork and starts you off on the path to becoming a confident, and competent, programmer using game development with Unity. You’ll start off small by learning the building blocks of programming, from variables, methods, and conditional statements to classes and object-oriented systems. After you have the basics under your belt you’ll explore the Unity interface, creating C# scripts, and translating your newfound knowledge into simple game mechanics. Throughout this journey, you’ll get hands-on experience with programming best practices and macro-level topics such as manager classes and flexible application architecture. By the end of the book, you’ll be familiar with intermediate C# topics like generics, delegates, and events, setting you up to take on projects of your own.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
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Section 1: Programming Foundations and C#
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Section 2: Scripting Game Mechanics in Unity
12
Section 3: Leveling Up Your C# Code

Shooting projectiles

Shooting mechanics are so common that it's hard to think of a first-person game without some variation present, and Hero Born is no different. In this section, we'll talk about how to instantiate GameObjects from prefabs while the game is running, and use the skills we've learned to propel them forward using Unity physics.

Instantiating objects

The concept of instantiating a GameObject in the game is the same as instantiating an instance of a class—both require starting values so C# knows what kind of object we want to create and where it needs to be created. However, when we instantiate a GameObject in the scene, we can streamline the process by using the Instantiate() method and providing a prefab object, a starting position, and starting rotation. Essentially, we can tell Unity to create a given object with all its components and scripts at this spot, looking in this direction, and then manipulate it as needed once...