There is a 300MB file size limit for Unity Android Debug Symbols when uploading your apk/aab to the Google Play Console. These debug symbols are useful when debugging crashes from your players. The debug symbols that Unity generates is usually larger than the limit (500MB – 2GB). In my case, the debug symbols were always…
I wrote a tutorial a few years ago for creating a cooldown timer in unity. While that version worked fine, I’ve decided to update the tutorial and script with a more robust version that better suits unity. This cooldown timer is designed to be used for anything from abilities, monster spawners, weapon attacks, and much…
I consider automated tests to be a cornerstone of building high quality software. Testing should be taken seriously in all aspects of software development and creating games in Unity should be no exception. In this tutorial I’ll focus on the unit testing aspect of test driven development (TDD). I’ve found that Unity resources and tutorials…
Cloud Build is a service that Unity offers that allows the automatic build, deploy, and testing of your games. I’ve been using it for over a year now and it’s one of the better solutions for continuous deployment on the Unity platform. In this tutorial I will go over steps on how to set it…
I saw this question pop up a few times on the forums recently so thought I’d share a quick tip on how to easily do this. The question is “How do I find the height and width in WORLD units that is visible in the current camera view”. It’s actually quite easy, here’s a quick…
I was adding some particles to my Unity prototype and found myself unable to do any scaling of the particles using the game object’s transform. I wanted to programmatically scale them through the parent, but it seemed like the particle system was not affected by transform scale. After some digging, it turns out that there…
Quite commonly game state machines are designed to be overly complex and hard to understand. As the game expands, they become larger and harder to follow. Somehow the game still magically works and most of the time nothing is done to simplify it. Generally most games revolve around a few states and limiting the number…
Game Development doesn’t come easy. It’s even more daunting for the indie developer. Whether you’re just starting out or you have a few titles under your belt, here are some tips that every indie game developer should follow. Some of these are more technical, while others may be more of mindset, organizational tip, or a…
In this Unity tutorial, I’ll show you how to effortlessly read JSON files to import data into your game. JSON is an excellent way to manage your game data and seamlessly load it as Unity objects during runtime. Games typically involve a lot of data that used for different game mechanics and behaviors. Examples include…
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to implement data structures for your tile-map / tile-based game. Using a grid based approach is a popular technique for many types of games, such as RPGs, board games, and RTS games. These games usually have a ‘top-down’ look, but other approaches can be tackled as well. For…