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Unity iOS Essentials

By : Robert Wiebe US
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Unity iOS Essentials

By: Robert Wiebe US

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<p>Unity is the perfect tool for creating games for a number of platforms. Whether it&rsquo;s for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, or some combination of the three, this book takes a practical approach which maximizes performance while maintaining maximum compatibility across the entire mobile device line up.<br /><br />Unity iOS Essentials takes you through all aspects of Unity 3D game development for iOS. Mobile game development means thinking about mobile performance, multiple device screen resolutions, deploying a single application to multiple devices, understanding .NET integration, taking advantage of advanced lighting and culling systems, and integrating a mobile game with a server back end. This comprehensive book on developing Unity 3D games for iOS covers it all and demonstrates the concepts using practical tips, scripts, shaders, and projects.<br /><br />Learn how to plan for supporting multiple iOS devices before you start writing your first script. Consider performance and advanced game topics that will speed up your game development while solving real world problems. Add GUIs, use sophisticated .NET programming concepts, and examine scripts and shaders, interact with servers, and interact with projects that deal with real issues. Unity iOS Essentials provides you with a fully illustrated and fully commented guide for realising your game idea using advanced concepts that work on the iOS family of mobile devices.</p>

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Unity iOS Essentials
Robert Wiebe US
Dec, 2011 | 358 pages
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Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Unity iOS Essentials
Unity iOS Essentials
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
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1
Planning Ahead for a Unity3D iOS Game
Planning Ahead for a Unity3D iOS Game
iOS device differences
Unity support for multiple iOS devices
Understanding iOS SDKs and target platforms
Set up an iOS App for multiple target building
Planning efficient levels
Summary
2
iOS Performance Guide
iOS Performance Guide
Choose the right game
Unified graphic architecture
Dos and Don'ts
Culling is important
Summary
3
Advanced Game Concepts
Advanced Game Concepts
Engaging menus
Dealing with device screen resolutions
Testing iOS games in the editor
Using shaders to solve real-world problems
Organizing game objects for easy asset sharing
Summary
4
Flyby Background
Flyby Background
Set up a background scene
Set up the camera path
Set up the main menu
Testing the scene in the editor
Setup for multiple iOS device deployment
Deploy the App to multiple devices
Task: create the background scene
Task: create a path to follow
Task: putting it all together with the menu
Challenge: flipping the iOS device
Summary
5
Scalable Sliding GUIs
Scalable Sliding GUIs
Think about resolution not pixels
Separating dialogs from contents
Dialog location, animation, and speed
Task: script a scalable dialog
Task: script some dialog contents
Challenge: making things flexible in the editor
Challenge: creating custom GUI elements
Summary
6
Preferences and Game State
Preferences and Game State
Introducing .NET
Understanding property lists
Handling different game players
Deciding where to put files
Task: load and save the players' preferences
Task: create a GUI to get the players' names
Challenge: load and save the player's game state
Summary
7
The Need for Speed
The Need for Speed
Adding a four-wheeled vehicle
Managing physics
Realistic and fast foliage
Culling made easy
Task: build your track
Task: create a death zone
Challenge: eliminate Z-Fighting
Summary
8
Making it real
Making it real
Lighting and lightmapping the track
Particles that pop
Shaders in the game world
Water that works
Task: The final track
Task: Create a rich and engaging scene
Summary
9
Putting it all together
Putting it all together
Ending or suspending the game under multitasking
Top scores board
Task: Publish results online
Task: Build and deploy the finished game to multiple iOS devices
Summary

Ending or suspending the game under multitasking

When the Home button is pressed on an iOS device, the application will either end or suspend. Which event occurs, depends on a Player Settings item in the Other Settings section, which is aptly titled Exit on Suspend, as shown in the following screenshot:

Note

On iOS devices that do not support multitasking, the application will always exit when the Home button is pressed.

As game developers, we may need to decide if we want our game to end or suspend.

There is a better alternative, which is to let the game player decide if the game should end or suspend when the Home button is pressed.

If we choose to let the player decide, then we need to set the Boolean variable PlayerSettings.iOS.exitOnSuspend based on the player's selection from a preference dialog.

However,...

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