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Product type Paperback

Published in May 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781805120285

Length 676 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Unity

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Design Patterns

Author (1):

Harrison Ferrone

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Priming the System

2. Managing Access with the Singleton Pattern FREE CHAPTER

3. Spawning Enemies with the Prototype Pattern

4. Creating Items with the Factory Method Pattern

5. Building a Crafting System with the Abstract Factory Pattern

6. Assembling Support Characters with the Builder Pattern

7. Managing Performance and Memory with Object Pooling

8. Binding Actions with the Command Pattern

9. Decoupling Systems with the Observer Pattern

10. Controlling Behavior with the State Pattern

11. Adding Features with the Visitor Pattern

12. Swapping Algorithms with the Strategy Pattern

13. Making Monsters with the Type Object Pattern

14. Taking Data Snapshots with the Memento Pattern

15. Dynamic Upgrades with the Decorator Pattern

16. Converting Incompatible Classes with the Adapter Pattern

17. Simplifying Subsystems with the Façade Pattern

18. Generating Terrains with the Flyweight Pattern

19. Global Access with the Service Locator Pattern

20. The Road Ahead

21. Other Books You May Enjoy

22. Index

The patterns left out (but not forgotten)

Picking which patterns to include in this book wasn’t easy – they all have a place in software design because they all solve a specific problem. However, some patterns either solve similar problems, have similar solutions with different details, or are built into C# already (remember, the original book on design patterns was written in 1994). I picked the most common and most useful patterns of the bunch for a strong foundation, but being a bit of a completist, here is a list of additional patterns for you to investigate (mixed together from game programming and software design scenarios).

Structural patterns:

Composite	Allows objects to have a tree-like structure so clients can handle individual objects and compositions of objects the same way.
Bride	Decouples...

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