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…
Learn how to create a flexible and extensible buff system for unity using scriptable objects. Full source code and sample available on Github!
Recently I have been putting the finishing touches on my next game and naturally that includes implementing Google Play Services into the app. Achievements, leaderboards, and other stats are a great way to keep your players engaged in the game and to keep things interesting. Luckily the process is pretty simple and straightforward with Unity,…
Cooldown timers are a critical part of most games. It can be used to track a cooldown or a monster spawner. A player casts a spell. He shouldn’t be able to cast it again right away, so a countdown is started and when it hits zero, the player can cast it again. In this tutorial,…
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a simple and extensible dialog quest system for Unity. We will also create a simple dialog box UI to display the quest to the player. The system will use XML files to store dialog data and allow for different dialogs to be loaded on the fly….
Creating a pause function in Unity is veryeasy to implement. It only takes a few simple lines of code yet it’s a commonly asked question, so I’ll show you a quick and easy way to implement pausing of your game in Unity. Time.timeScale = 0f; Time.timeScale is the scale of which time passes by in…