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Unity 2020 By Example - Third Edition

By : Robert Wells
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Unity 2020 By Example - Third Edition

By: Robert Wells

Overview of this book

The Unity game engine, used by millions of developers around the world, is popular thanks to its features that enable you to create games and 3D apps for desktop and mobile platforms in no time. With Unity 2020, this state-of-the-art game engine introduces enhancements in Unity tooling, editor, and workflow, among many other additions. The third edition of this Unity book is updated to the new features in Unity 2020 and modern game development practices. Once you’ve quickly got to grips with the fundamentals of Unity game development, you’ll create a collection, a twin-stick shooter, and a 2D adventure game. You’ll then explore advanced topics such as machine learning, virtual reality, and augmented reality by building complete projects using the latest game tool kit. As you implement concepts in practice, this book will ensure that you come away with a clear understanding of Unity game development. By the end of the book, you'll have a firm foundation in Unity development using C#, which can be applied to other engines and programming languages. You'll also be able to create several real-world projects to add to your professional game development portfolio.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

Creating the enemy object

The enemies in our game will take the form of roaming spaceships that will be spawned into the scene at regular intervals and will follow the player, drawing nearer and nearer. Essentially, each enemy represents a combination of multiple behaviors working together, and these should be implemented as separate scripts. Let's consider them in turn:

  • Health: Each enemy supports health functionality. They begin the scene with a specified amount of health and will be destroyed when that health falls below 0. We already have a health script created to handle this behavior.
  • Movement: Each enemy will continuously be in motion, traveling in a straight line along a forward trajectory.
  • Turning: Each enemy will rotate and turn toward the player even as the player moves. In combination with the movement functionality, this will ensure that the enemy is always moving toward the player.
  • Scoring: Each enemy rewards the player with a score value when...