Implementing a score counter
In this recipe, we are going to create a score counter that displays the score as a number on the screen. To achieve this, we will use the Text (Script) component and create a script to handle it. Different functions will be available from this script, that will be called from other scripts to increase the score.
How to do it...
- First of all, we need to create new UI text to display our score. Thus, right-click on the Hierarchy panel and then UI | Text. Finally, rename it to ScoreCounter.
Tip
To rename an object, right-click on it and select Rename. Otherwise, we can change its name in the Inspector window.
- Next, we can change the Font and the Font Size in the Inspector as we wish, to better suit our needs.
- Furthermore, we should also adjust the Color. In this example, we will set it to white in order to be easily visible within the scene.
- Now, we need to drag the ScoreCounter with the Rect Tool (the hotkey for this tool is T, and we have seen it in the previous chapter...
