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Game Development Patterns with Unity 2021 - Second Edition

By : David Baron
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Game Development Patterns with Unity 2021 - Second Edition

By: David Baron

Overview of this book

This book is written for every game developer ready to tackle the bigger picture and start working with advanced programming techniques and design patterns in Unity. Game Development Patterns with Unity 2021 is an introduction to the core principles of reusable software patterns and how to employ them to build components efficiently. In this second edition, you'll tackle design patterns with the help of a practical example; a playable racing game prototype where you’ll get to apply all your newfound knowledge. Notable updates also include a game design document (GDD), a Unity programming primer, and the downloadable source code of a complete prototype. Your journey will start by learning about overall design of the core game mechanics and systems. You’ll discover tried-and-tested software patterns to code essential components of a game in a structured manner, and start using classic design patterns to utilize Unity's unique API features. As you progress, you'll also identify the negative impacts of bad architectural decisions and understand how to overcome them with simple but effective practices. By the end of this Unity book, the way you develop Unity games will change – you’ll adapt a more structured, scalable, and optimized process that will help you take the next step in your career.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Sections 1: Fundamentals
5
Section 2: Core Patterns
16
Section 3: Alternative Patterns
20
About Packt

Steps for implementing a level editor

  1. To start, we are going to write a ScriptableObject class named Track, as follows:
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Chapter.SpatialPartition
{
[CreateAssetMenu(fileName = "New Track", menuName = "Track")]
public class Track : ScriptableObject
{
[Tooltip("The expected length of segments")]
public float segmentLength;

[Tooltip("Add segments in expected loading order")]
public List<GameObject> segments = new List<GameObject>();
}
}

With this ScriptableObject class, our level designers will be able to design new variations of race tracks by adding segments into a list and then sequencing them in a specific order. Each track asset will be fed to the TrackController class, which will spawn each segment automatically and in the order that the designers sequenced them.

For the player, this process is seamless as it runs in the...