You're reading from Mastering Unity 5.x Create amazing games with brilliant game play features using Unity 5.x

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2017

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ISBN-13 9781785880742

Length 592 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Unity

Concepts

3D Game Development

Author (1):

Alan Thorn

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Table of Contents (9) Chapters

Preface

What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support

1. Preparation and Asset-Configuring FREE CHAPTER

Getting clear on design
Asset preparation
Asset importing for Dead Keys
Summary

2. Level Design and Structure

Setting the scene with a skybox
Level building - modular construction sets
Level building - organization and structure
Level design - tips and tricks
Level lighting - preparation
Getting started with lightmapping
Baking lightmaps - resolution and size
Baking lightmaps - details
Light Probes
Lighting FAQ
Navigation mesh
Occlusion Culling
Creating a player camera
Particle systems
Music and audio
Summary

3. Player Controls - Movement

Player movement
Zombie combat
Creating player waypoints
Animating the camera
Configuring an animator graph
Working with animation - creating the navigator
Navigator GUI
Summary

4. Player Controls - Typing and Health

Word combat
Creating a word list
Using Visual Studio Code
Creating a WordList class
Matching words
The Typer object
Progressing with the Typer class
Health and damage
Damage and feedback
Player score
Bonus items
Summary

5. Enemies and Artificial Intelligence

Configuring the zombie character
Getting started with the zombie Prefab
Planning the zombie Artificial Intelligence
Developing state structure
Developing an NPC Animator Controller
Developing the Idle state
Developing the Chase state
Developing the Attack state and more
Developing the Dead state
Zombies and text input
Zombies and the Typer class
Activating enemies and camera paths
Working with Play mode
Summary

6. Project Management and Version Control

Project Management
Applied Project Management using Trello
Collaboration with cloud storage
Version control using Git
Getting started with Git and GitKraken
Configuring Unity for version control
Reverting and discarding
Branches and branching
Conflicts and resolving
Git and the Web
Pushing and pulling
Cloning
Summary

7. Persistent Data - Load and Save Game States

Data Serialization
Player preferences - saving data
Player preferences - loading data
Player preferences - INI files
Saving data - XML files
Saving data - JSON files
Saving data - binary files
Saving data for Dead Keys
Summary

8. Performance, Optimization, Mobiles, and More

Stats and performance
Profiler and performance assessment
Optimization tips and tricks
Getting started with mobile development
Moving forwards with mobile development
Building for Android
Building for VR (Virtual Reality)
Summary

Who this book is for

If you are a Unity developer who now wants to develop and deploy interesting games by leveraging the new features of Unity 5.x, then this is the book for you. A basic knowledge of C# programming is assumed.

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