Index

A

• animation curve
  • setting / Setting the animation curve
• Animator Controller
  • used, for creating character motion / Animator Controller
  • animation states, creating / Animation states
• artificial-intelligence (AI) / Characteristics of an RPG
• asset inventory, Zazar dynasty
  • about / Asset inventory
  • environment assets / Environment assets
  • character assets / Character assets
• Asset Store / Environment assets
• Awakening scene, Zazar dynasty
  • creating / The Awakening
  • terrain model, using / Using the terrain model
  • custom toolkit, using / Using a custom toolkit
  • skybox, using / Skybox

B

• Base Character class
  • attributes / Base character class attributes
• built-in erosion types, Terrain toolkit
  • Thermal Erosion / Terrain toolkit in a nutshell
  • Hydraulic Erosion / Terrain toolkit in a nutshell
  • Tidal Erosion / Terrain toolkit in a nutshell

C

• character
  • definitions / Character definitions
  • assets / Character assets
  • states, implementing / Character states     
• character assets, Zazar dynasty
  • about / Character assets
  • Barbarians / Barbarians
  • Orcs / Orcs
  • Villagers / Villagers
  • Free Assets / Free Assets
• character controller
  • animation, modifications / Modification to animations
• character model
  • about / Character model
  • default character models / Default character models
  • modifying / Let's get started
  • rigging / Rigging your model
• character motion
  • implementing / Character motion
  • creating, with Animator Controller / Animator Controller
  • handling, with character controller / Character controller
• Citadel
  • about / Citadel: Forged with Fire
  • reference / Citadel: Forged with Fire
• combat system
  • about / Combat system
  • types / Combat system
• contest tree / Contest tree
• cRPG story
  • about / A glimpse of a cRPG story
  • quests / A glimpse at our exploration and quests
  • exploration / A glimpse at our exploration and quests
• customizable parts, player
  • shields / Customizable parts
  • armor / Customizable parts
  • body type / Customizable parts
  • boots / Customizable parts
  • helmet / Customizable parts
  • weapons / Customizable parts
  • skins / Customizable parts
• Cyberpunk 2077
  • about / Cyberpunk 2077
  • reference / Cyberpunk 2077

D

• default character models
  • about / Default character models
  • Barbarian / Barbarian
  • Villager / Villager
  • Orc / Orc
• dynamic item viewer
  • designing / Designing a dynamic item viewer
  • scroll view, adding / Adding a scroll view
  • elements, adding to PanelItem / Adding elements to PanelItem and Scroll View
  • elements, adding to ScrollView / Adding elements to PanelItem and Scroll View
  • txtItemElement, adding dynamically / Adding txtItemElement dynamically

E

• environment assets, Zazar dynasty
  • about / Environment assets
  • Medieval Environment Pack / Medieval Environment Pack
  • Terrain Toolkit 2017 / Terrain Toolkit 2017
  • Nature Starter Kit 2 / Nature Starter Kit 2

F

• fbx / Creating an inventory item
• filter, types
  • Smooth / Terrain toolkit in a nutshell
  • Normalize / Terrain toolkit in a nutshell
• First-Person Shooter (FPS) / Designing a heads-up display

G

• game level controller
  • modifying / Changes to the game level controller
• GameMaster
  • about / GameMaster
  • audio, managing / Managing game settings and audio
  • game settings, managing / Managing game settings and audio
  • scenes, managing / Managing scenes
  • improving / Improving GameMaster
  • level controller / Level controller
  • audio controller, creating / Audio controller
  • code, testing / Testing
• Game Master (GM) / A brief history of the genre
• genre
  • history / A brief history of the genre

H

• Heads-Up Display (HUD)
  • about / User interaction and graphics
  • designing / Designing a heads-up display, HUD basics, Our design
  • framework, creating / HUD framework
  • design, completing / Completing our HUD design
  • character info panel, creating / Character info panel
  • active inventory items panel, creating / Active inventory items panel
  • items panel, creating / Special items panel
  • enemy stats, displaying / Enemy stats in the HUD
  • NPC stats user interface, creating / NPC stats user interface
  • NPC canvas, creating / Creating the NPC canvas
  • player character, attacking / NPC taking a hit

I

• inventory interface
  • designing / Designing an inventory interface
  • UI framework, creating / Creating the inventory UI framework
  • dynamic item viewer, designing / Designing a dynamic item viewer
  • final inventory item UI, building / Building the final inventory item UI
• inventory item
  • creating / Creating an inventory item
  • prefab, creating / Creating the prefab
  • agent, adding / Adding an inventory item agent
  • as prefabs / Inventory items defined as prefabs
  • category buttons, hooking / Hooking the category buttons and displaying the data
  • player character, modifying / Inventory items and the player character
  • applying / Applying inventory items
  • applying, to player character / How it looks
• inventory system
  • about / Inventory system
  • designing / Designing an inventory system
  • weighted inventory / Weighted inventory
  • item types, determining / Determining item types
  • UI, interacting / Integrating the UI with the actual inventory system
  • category buttons, hooking / Hooking the category buttons and displaying the data
  • data, displaying / Hooking the category buttons and displaying the data
  • testing / Testing the inventory system
• Inverse Kinematics (IK)
  • about / Inverse Kinematics
  • animation curve, setting / Setting the animation curve

L

• Last Man Standing / Last Man Standing
• level design, Zazar dynasty
  • about / Level design
  • stage, setting / Setting the stage
  • terrain toolkit / Terrain toolkit in a nutshell
  • Awakening scene, creating / The Awakening
  • testing / Testing the level
• Live Action Role Playing (LARP) / A brief history of the genre

M

• Medieval Environment Pack / Medieval Environment Pack
• MU Legend
  • about / MU Legend
  • reference / MU Legend
• multiplayer game
  • challenges / Challenges of a multiplayer game
  • implementing / Initial multiplayer game
  • networking components / Fundamental networking components
  • my tank networking project, creating / My tank networking project
  • player character, adding / Adding a player character
  • enemy tank, adding / Adding the enemy tank
  • building / Building and testing
  • testing / Building and testing

N

• Nature Starter Kit 2 / Nature Starter Kit 2
• Negotiated Contest / Negotiated Contest
• network-enabled RPG characters
  • about / Network-enabling RPG characters
  • scene, creating / Creating a scene for our RPG
  • networked player character, creating / Networked player character
  • networked non-player character, creating / Networked non-player character
  • player customization, synchronizing / Synchronizing player customization and items
  • items, synchronizing / Synchronizing player customization and items
  • NPCs, spawning / Spawning NPCs and other items
  • items, spawning / Spawning NPCs and other items
  • testing / Testing our network-enabled PC and NPC
• network callbacks
  • OnStartServer() / Network callbacks
  • OnStartClient() / Network callbacks
  • OnSerialize() / Network callbacks
  • OnDeSerialize() / Network callbacks
  • OnNetworkDestroy() / Network callbacks
  • OnStartLocalPlayer() / Network callbacks
  • OnRebuildObservers() / Network callbacks
  • OnSetLocalVisibility() / Network callbacks
  • OnCheckObserver() / Network callbacks
• networking components
  • Network Manager / Fundamental networking components
  • Network Lobby Manager / Fundamental networking components
  • Network Manager HUD / Fundamental networking components
  • Network Identity / Fundamental networking components
  • Network Transform / Fundamental networking components
• network programming / What's next?
• non-player character
  • about / Non-player characters
  • basics / Non-player character basics
  • setting up / Setting up the non-player character
  • Animator Controller (AC), creating / NPC Animator Controller
  • attack mode, implementing / NPC Attack
  • AI, implementing / NPC AI
  • player character, interacting with / PC and NPC interaction

P

• patterns, RPG
  • about / Patterns in RPG
  • terminology / Terminology
  • contest tree / Contest tree
  • Last Man Standing / Last Man Standing
  • Negotiated Contest / Negotiated Contest
• pen-and-paper (PnP) / A brief history of the genre
• player character
  • customizing / Customizing the player character
  • customizable parts / Customizable parts
  • User Interface (UI), using / User interface
  • customization code / The code for character customization
  • state, preserving / Preserving our character state
  • customization scene / Recap
  • interacting, with non-player character / PC and NPC interaction
  • data management / Player data management
  • class enhancements / PC class enhancements
  • customization class, updating / Character customization class update
  • inventory item, applying / How it looks
  • code, enhancing / Enhancing the code
• player character, multiplayer game
  • adding / Adding a player character
  • variables, synchronizing / Variable synchronization
  • network callbacks / Network callbacks
  • commands, sending / Sending commands
  • client RPC calls, creating / Client RPC calls
  • cannonball, creating for tank / Creating the cannonball for the tank
  • tank prefab, creating / Creating the tank prefab and configuring the network lobby manager
  • network lobby manager, configuring / Creating the tank prefab and configuring the network lobby manager

R

• Raycasting / Enhancing the code
• Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game / Designing a heads-up display
• Role-Playing Game (RPG)
  • about / A brief history of the genre, Existing or upcoming RPG games, Designing a heads-up display
  • Tabletop / A brief history of the genre
  • Live action / A brief history of the genre
  • Computer RPG (cRPG) / A brief history of the genre
  • characteristics / Characteristics of an RPG
  • MU Legend / MU Legend
  • Titan Siege / Titan Siege
  • Citadel / Citadel: Forged with Fire
  • Cyberpunk 2077 / Cyberpunk 2077
  • building / Building our RPG
• Root Motion / Character motion
• RPG, key elements
  • story / Story and setting
  • setting / Story and setting
  • exploration / Exploration and quests
  • quests / Exploration and quests
  • inventory system / Inventory system
  • character attributes / Character attributes and actions
  • character actions / Character attributes and actions
  • experience / Experience and leveling
  • leveling / Experience and leveling
  • combat system / Combat system
  • user interaction / User interaction and graphics
  • graphics / User interaction and graphics

T

• terminology, RPG games
  • attribute / Terminology
  • character / Terminology
  • characteristics / Terminology
  • common characteristics / Terminology
  • conflict / Terminology
  • contest / Terminology
  • derived attributes / Terminology
  • drama / Terminology
  • flaw / Terminology
  • fortune / Terminology
  • Game Master / Terminology
  • gauge / Terminology
  • gift / Terminology
  • karma / Terminology
  • Non-Player Character (NPC) / Terminology
  • Optional Characteristics / Terminology
  • player / Terminology
  • Player Character (PC) / Terminology
  • Primary Attribute / Terminology
  • rank / Terminology
  • Ranked Trait / Terminology
  • Selected Characteristic / Terminology
  • shared gauge / Terminology
  • skill / Terminology
  • trait / Terminology
• Terrain Toolkit 2017
  • about / Terrain Toolkit 2017
  • using / Setting the stage
• Terrain Toolkit 2017, pre-defined generators
  • Voronoi / Terrain toolkit in a nutshell
  • Fractal / Terrain toolkit in a nutshell
  • Perlin / Terrain toolkit in a nutshell
• Titan Siege
  • about / Titan Siege
  • reference / Titan Siege

U

• UI elements
  • code, integrating / Integrating the code
• Unity Editor / Setting the stage

W

• weighted inventory / Weighted inventory

Z

• Zazar dynasty
  • asset inventory / Asset inventory
  • level design / Level design
  • main menu, creating / Creating the main menu
  • GameMaster script, creating / Creating the GameMaster script
• Zazar dynasty, quests
  • about / Exploration and quests
  • awakening / Awakening
  • village / The village
  • broken forest / Broken forest – the horizon
  • kingdom / The kingdom
• Zazar dynasty, story
  • about / The story of the Zazar dynasty
  • backstory / Backstory
  • exploration / Exploration and quests
  • quests / Exploration and quests