Solving the key puzzle and winning the game
We could spend a whole lot of time here designing a novel puzzle for the security lock system. Still, that falls outside the scope of this book and would not provide the learning opportunity I want to cover – that is, using third-party assets in your game. This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t strive to introduce a new and original idea in your game – any way you can differentiate your game and offer players a remarkable and unique experience is time well spent!
We will use the well-known sliding tile puzzle for the habitat entryway’s security puzzle lock.
Sliding tile puzzle
I’ve only briefly mentioned the Unity Asset Store, but I want to bring some well-deserved attention to it now. The Unity Asset Store contains a wealth of assets that both Unity and third parties provide. You can find just about anything you would need for your games, including pre-made systems, frameworks, characters...