Unity in action : multiplatform game development in C#

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PART 1FIRST STEPS ..................................... 1 -- 1 Getting to know Unity -- 1.1 Why is Unity so great? -- Unity's strengths and advantages -- Downsides to be aware of -- Example games built with Unity -- 1.2 How to use Unity -- Scene view, Game view, and the Toolbar -- Using the mouse and keyboard -- The Hierarchy tab and the Inspector -- The Project and Console tabs -- 1.3 Getting up and running with Unity programming -- How code runs in Unity: script components -- Using MonoDevelop, the cross-platform IDE -- Printing to the console: Hello World! -- 1.4 Summary -- 2 Building a demo that puts you in 3D space -- 2.1 Before you start… -- Planning the project -- Understanding 3D coordinate space -- 2.2 Begin the project: place objects in the scene -- The scenery: floor, outer walls, inner walls -- Lights and cameras -- The player’s collider and viewpoint -- 2.3 Making things move: a script that applies transforms -- Diagramming how movement is programmed -- Writing code to implement the diagram -- Local vs. global coordinate space -- 2.4 Script component for looking around: MouseLook -- Horizontal rotation that tracks mouse movement -- Vertical rotation with limits -- Horizontal and vertical rotation at the same time -- 2.5 Keyboard input component: first-person controls -- Responding to key presses -- Setting a rate of movement independent of the computer’s speed -- Moving the CharacterController for collision detection -- Adjusting components for walking instead of flying -- 2.6 Summary -- 3 Adding enemies and projectiles to the 3D game -- 3.1 Shooting via raycasts -- What is raycasting? -- Using the command ScreenPointToRay for shooting -- Adding visual indicators for aiming and hits -- 3.2 Scripting reactive targets -- Determining what was hit -- Alert the target that it was hit -- 3.3 Basic wandering AI -- Diagramming how basic AI works -- "Seeing" obstacles with a raycast -- Tracking the character’s state -- 3.4 Spawning enemy prefabs -- What is a prefab? -- Creating the enemy prefab -- Instantiating from an invisible SceneController -- 3.5 Shooting via instantiating objects -- Creating the projectile prefab -- Shooting the projectile and colliding with a target -- Damaging the player -- 3.6 Summary -- 4 Developing graphics for your game -- 4.1 Understanding art assets -- 4.2 Building basic 3D scenery: whiteboxing -- Whiteboxing explained -- Drawing a floor plan for the level -- Laying out primitives according to the plan -- 4.3 Texture the scene with 2D images -- Choosing a file format -- Importing an image file -- Applying the image -- 4.4 Generating sky visuals using texture images -- What is a skybox? -- Creating a new skybox material -- 4.5 Working with custom 3D models -- Which file format to choose? -- Exporting and importing the model -- 4.6 Creating effects using particle systems -- Adjusting parameters on the default effect -- Applying a new texture for fire -- Attaching particle effects to 3D objects -- 4.7 Summary -- PART 2GETTING COMFORTABLE ................................ 93 -- 5 Building a Memory game using Unity’s new 2D functionality -- 5.1 Setting everything up for 2D graphics -- Preparing the project -- Displaying 2D images (akasprites) -- Switching the camera to 2D mode -- 5.2 Building a card object and making it react to clicks -- Building the object out of sprites -- Mouse input code -- Revealing the card on click -- 5.3 Displaying the various card images -- Loading images programmatically -- Setting the image from an invisible SceneController -- Instantiating a grid of cards -- Shuffling the cards -- 5.4 Making and scoring matches -- Storing and comparing revealed cards -- Hiding mismatched cards -- Text display for the score -- 5.5 Restart button -- Programming a UIButton component using SendMessage -- Calling LoadLevel from SceneController -- 5.6 Summary -- 6 Putting a 2D GUI in a 3D game -- 6.1 Before you start writing code… -- Immediate mode GUI or advanced 2D interface? -- Planning the layout -- Importing UI images -- 6.2 Setting up the GUI display -- Creating a canvas for the interface -- Buttons, images, and text labels -- Controlling the position of UI elements -- 6.3 Programming interactivity in the UI -- Programming an invisible UIController -- Creating a pop-up window -- Setting values using sliders and input fields -- 6.4 Updating the game by responding to events -- Integrating an event system -- Broadcasting and listening for events from the scene -- Broadcasting and listening for events from the HUD -- 6.5 Summary -- 7 Creating a third-person 3D game: player movement and animation -- 7.1 Adjusting the camera view for third-person -- Importing a character to look at -- Adding shadows to the scene -- Orbiting the camera around the player character -- 7.2 Programming camera-relative movement controls -- Rotating the character to face movement direction -- Moving forward in that direction -- 7.3 Implementing the jump action -- Applying vertical speed and acceleration -- Modifying the ground detection to handle edges and slopes -- 7.4 Setting up animations on the player character -- Defining animation clips in the imported model -- Creating the animator controller for these animations -- Writing code that operates the animator -- 7.5 Summary -- 8 Adding interactive devices and items within the game -- 8.1 Creating doors and other devices -- Doors that open and close on a keypress -- Checking distance and facing before opening the door -- Operating a color-changing monitor -- 8.2 Interacting with objects by bumping into them -- Colliding with physics-enabled obstacles -- Triggering the door with a pressure plate -- Collecting items scattered around the level -- 8.3 Managing inventory data and game state -- Setting up player and inventory managers -- Programming the game managers -- Storing inventory in a collection object: List vs. Dictionary -- 8.4 Inventory UI for using and equipping items -- Displaying inventory items in the UI -- Equipping a key to use on locked doors -- Restoring the player’s health by consuming health packs -- 8.5 Summary -- PART 3STRONG FINISH ........................................... 193 -- 9 Connecting your game to the internet -- 9.1 Creating an outdoor scene -- Generating sky visuals using a skybox -- Setting up an atmosphere that’s controlled by code -- 9.2 Downloading weather data from an internet service -- Requesting WWW data using coroutines -- Parsing XML 207 -- Parsing JSON -- Affecting the scene based on Weather Data -- 9.3 Adding a networked billboard -- Loading images from the internet -- Displaying images on the billboard -- Caching the downloaded image for reuse -- 9.4 Posting data to a web server -- Tracking current weather: sending post requests -- Serverside code in PHP -- 9.5 Summary -- 10 Playing audio: sound effects and music -- 10.1 Importing sound effects -- Supported file formats -- Importing audio files -- 10.2 Playing sound effects -- Explaining what’s involved: audio clip vs. source vs. listener -- Assigning a looping sound -- Triggering sound effects from code -- 10.3 Audio control interface -- Setting up the central AudioManager -- Volume control UI -- Playing UI sounds -- 10.4 Background music -- Playing music loops -- Controlling music volume separately -- Fading between songs -- 10.5 Summary -- 11 Putting the parts together into a complete game -- 11.1 Building an action RPG by repurposing projects -- Assembling assets and code from multiple projects -- Programming point-and-click controls: movement and devices -- Replacing the old GUI with a new interface -- 11.2 Developing the overarching game structure -- Controlling mission flow and multiple levels -- Completing a level by reaching the exit -- Losing the level when caught by enemies -- 11.3 Handling the player’s progression through the game -- Saving and loading the player’s progress -- Beating the game by completing three levels -- 11.4 Summary -- 12 Deploying your game to players’ devices -- 12.1 Start by building for the desktop: Windows, Mac, and Linux -- Building the application -- Adjusting Player Settings: setting the game’s name and icon -- Platform-dependent compilation -- 12.2 Building for the web -- Unity Player vs. HTML5/WebGL -- Building the Unity file and a test web page -- Communicating with JavaScript in the browser -- 12.3 Building for mobile apps: iOS and Android -- Setting up the build tools -- Texture compression -- Developing plug-ins -- 12.4 Summary