Creating an NPC

As stated earlier, NPC stands for Non-Player Character and typically refers to any friendly or neutral characters other than the player-controlled character. In our adventure, Level three will feature an NPC character standing outside their house, who will provide us with a quest to collect a gem from Level two. To create the NPC character, we'll duplicate the player and adjust the character color, making them appear distinct:

1. Drag and drop the Player prefab from the Project panel to the Level02 scene and position it near the house area:

   Figure 7.19 - Creating an NPC Prefab

   Figure 7.19 - Creating an NPC Prefab

2. Name the object NPC.
3. To prevent any changes we make to the NPC object to propagate back to the prefab, remove the association between the two by right-clicking on the object and selecting Prefab | Unpack Completely.

   Important note

   Prefabs are discussed in detail in Chapter 1, Exploring the Fundamentals of Unity.

4. Remove all additional components...