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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 2021 - Sixth Edition

By : Harrison Ferrone
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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 2021 - Sixth Edition

By: Harrison Ferrone

Overview of this book

The Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity series has established itself as a popular choice for getting up to speed with C#, a powerful and versatile programming language with a wide array of applications in various domains. This bestselling franchise presents a clear path for learning C# programming from the ground up through the world of Unity game development. This sixth edition has been updated to introduce modern C# features with Unity 2021. A new chapter has also been added that covers reading and writing binary data from files, which will help you become proficient in handling errors and asynchronous operations. The book acquaints you with the core concepts of programming in C#, including variables, classes, and object-oriented programming. You will explore the fundamentals of Unity game development, including game design, lighting basics, player movement, camera controls, and collisions. You will write C# scripts for simple game mechanics, perform procedural programming, and add complexity to your games by introducing smart enemies and damage-causing projectiles. By the end of the book, you will have developed the skills to become proficient in C# programming and built a playable game prototype with the Unity game engine.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Index

Moving the player with the Transform component

We want a third-person adventure setup for Hero Born, so we'll start with a capsule that can be controlled with keyboard input and a camera to follow the capsule as it moves. Even though these two GameObjects will work together in the game, we'll keep them and their scripts separate for better control.

Before we can do any scripting, you'll need to add a player capsule to the scene, which is your next task.

We can create a nice player capsule in just a few steps:

  1. Click on + | 3D Object | Capsule from the Hierarchy panel and name it Player.
  2. Select the Player GameObject and click on Add Component at the bottom of the Inspector tab. Search for Rigidbody and hit Enter to add it. We won't use this component until later, but it's good to set things up properly at the beginning.
  3. Expand the Constraints property at the bottom of the Rigidbody component:
    • Check the boxes for Freeze...