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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 2019

You're reading from   Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 2019 Code in C# and build 3D games with Unity

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789532050
Length 342 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Programming Foundations and C# FREE CHAPTER
2. Getting to Know your Environment 3. The Building Blocks of Programming 4. Diving into Variables,Types, and Methods 5. Control Flow and Collection Types 6. Working with Classes, Structs, and OOP 7. Section 2: Scripting Game Mechanics in Unity
8. Getting Your Hands Dirty with Unity 9. Movement, Camera Controls, and Collisions 10. Scripting Game Mechanics 11. Basic AI and Enemy Behavior 12. Section 3: Leveling Up Your C# Code
13. Revisiting Types, Methods, and Classes 14. Exploring Generics, Delegates, and Beyond 15. The Journey Continues 16. Completed Game Files 17. Supplementary Classes 18. Pop Quiz Answers 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

The game manager

A common misconception when learning to program is that all variables should automatically be made public, but in general, this is not a good idea. In my experience, variables should be thought of as protected and private from the start, and only made public if necessary. One way you'll see experienced programmers protect their data is through manager classes, and since we want to build good habits, we'll be following suit. Think of manager classes as a funnel where important variables and methods can be accessed safely.

When I say safely, I mean just that, which might seem unfamiliar in a programming context. However, when you have different classes communicating and updating data with each other, things can get messy. That's why having a single contact point, such as a manager class, can keep this to a minimum.

Tracking player properties

Hero Born is a simple game, so the only two data points we need to keep track of are...

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