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Unity: 2D Game Development

Make your Dream 2D Sprite Game Inside the Powerful Unity Editor

Created byChris Tutorials

Last updated 1/2020

English

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What you'll learn

Create a 2D game exportable for multiple platforms including Android, iOS, and Windows
Work within the Unity editor to streamline game design and editing processes.
Import and use sprites, sound effects, music, and other assets inside of your game

Course content

8 sections • 50 lectures • 7h 4m total length

Introduction to the Unity 5.5 Editor UI12:00
A walkthrough of the interface of Unity. Learn what does what and where it's located.
Scene and Game Windows Explained5:19
Detailed differences between the Scene and the Game Window inside Unity. You will use both heavily for different purposes.
Hierarchy Window - Scenes, GameObjects, Parent Child Relationship7:21
In depth explanation of the Hierarchy Window. How does it work and discussion about what Scenes and GameObjects managed by the Hierarchy are.
Project Assets for 2D Games (Sprites / Sound / Music)11:26
What outside assets do you need to make a 2D sprite based game? This video talks about your visual and audio assets.
How to Organize Project Asset Folders10:47
Keep your project manageable. This video gives you tips on how you can organize your project folders so you can find game assets in the future when you need them.

Game Objects, Transforms, Layers & Tags5:50
Brief talk about what Game Objects and Transforms are and how to use them. We also dive into Layers and Tags and how they can be used to label game objects for different purposes in your C# / Javascript scripts.
How to Setup the Camera6:38
Configure a Unity 2D camera in orthographic projection, adjust its size for scene framing, ensure sprites and UI render on top by aligning z positions, and set a solid background color.
Player Controller, Collisions with Colliders, Rigidbody 2D Physics12:25
Adding Sound Effects and Music with Audio Sources6:39
Basics of adding sound effects and music to your game including how to attach them to events like button presses.

UI Canvas Introduction6:20
The canvas allows you to overlay graphical elements over the camera no matter where the camera is looking at. The canvas will be critical for adding elements like UI Text, Buttons, Menus, and Slider Bars as you develop your game.
Text UI, Text Mesh and Making Them Look Right10:18
Buttons and Setting OnClick Events in Editor9:22
Learning how to add buttons and control their settings in the inspector. Includes assigning new images to the button and setting enabled / disabled colors. Finally we assign an OnClick event inside the inspector to the button to give it actual in game functionality.
Primer on UI Buttons and Things to Avoid5:12
Some tips about using UI Buttons. Avoid these pitfalls
Creative Use for UI Sliders in Unity1:12
Here's an extra use I thought of for using sliders inside Unity projects. Mostly a quick bonus video.
All About Sliders UI Element11:47
This video focuses exclusively on using the Slider UI GameObject and it's sub-gameobjects as well as referencing the slider value in your events / scripts.
How to Create Game and Options Menu Screens20:26
The manual and harder way to get started with a menu screen in your game. Next video will be the easier shortcut through the assets store.
Game Jam Template Easy Menu & Controlling Audio with Mixer6:42
The easy way to create game menus. Also we talk about controlling audio levels through the mixer (which should be what each of your audio sources references to get their volume levels)
Consistent UI Size with Canvas Scaler5:11
Helping to make UI components look the same size and shape regardless of screen size in game.

How to Cut Up Sprite Sheets for Animation5:10
Cut up sprite sheets for animation in Unity using the sprite editor, slice into multiple images, and use grid by cell size or cell count to keep all sprites uniform.
Animating Sprite Characters11:42
Blend Tree Animation - Switching Between Idle / Walking in 4 Directions29:46
Big tutorial on blend tree animation including C# scripting to get input to apply to your walk / idle animations.
Animation Override Controllers Explained4:17
What animations controllers are, how they work, and how to use them are all covered in this video.

Picking and Attaching a C# - Javascript Script Editor to Unity (Visual Studio 204:15
Compare and choose a Unity script editor such as MonoDevelop, Visual Studio, or Visual Studio Code, and configure external tools so double-clicked scripts open in your editor.
MonoBehaviour Scripting and Unity Lifecycle Methods13:14
Scripting Player Movement Controls16:17
Learn to script basic 2D player movement in Unity using a rigidbody, reading horizontal input, moving with delta time in fixed update, animating direction and walking, and enabling jump.
How to Script Platformer Jumping13:12
Script ►► http://bit.ly/2mcH1SK
Spawn Enemies or Game Objects in Script6:24
Script ►► http://bit.ly/2lNlwvu
Testing for Raycast Collisions12:25
Script ►►http://bit.ly/2lNw2mR
Send and Broadcast Messages to Scripts / GameObjects6:55
Script ►►http://bit.ly/2ncejW7
Fade the Screen In and Out10:45
Screen Fader ►► http://bit.ly/2mW0bjs
Saving System11:30
Explore building a basic Unity saving system for 2D or 3D games, using a game control singleton, a serializable game data object, and a persistent data path.
Loading Games8:12
Script ►►https://pastebin.com/nGq3rn1j
Build a Save Screen Pt. 17:18
Build a save screen in unity 2d game development, featuring a load panel with a grid layout and save buttons, plus a new save flow with name input and validation.
Build a Save Screen Pt. 26:18
Build a Save Screen Pt. 35:25
Explore building a save screen in Unity by generating new save buttons, auto-naming files, and updating or deleting saves, with save and load buttons tied to specific file names.
How to Build a Load Game Menu9:52
Coroutines (Yielding to Other Code)8:49
Events and Delegates6:03
Learn the basics of events and delegates in Unity using C#, wiring a slider to trigger text updates and delegate actions when the value reaches five.

Finding Free and Paid 2D Game Assets4:27
Here's a few sources for you to find 2D Game Assets
https://opengameart.org
http://www.untamed.wild-refuge.net/rmxpresources.php?characters
http://kenney.nl
Pyxel Edit for 2D Pixel Games4:54
Setup GIMP for 2D Pixel Art3:44
Configure GIMP for 2d pixel art by setting a 32x32 grid, matching tile units, enabling grid visibility, and using the pencil tool with anti-aliasing off for crisp animation frames.
SpriteIlluminator - 2D Normal Map Lighting4:08
Quick look at the software. Yes it has a free trial.
Tiled + Tiled2Unity6:56
More realistic 2D tile collisions. Use the editor and make it more than just one giant box if the tile calls for it.
Introduction to Audacity5:59
BFXR - Make Character Talking Blip Sound Effects5:16

Projectile Attack System Full Demonstration for 2D Unity Games3:34
Demo video showcasing some of the head starts available through the projectile attack system
How to Create Custom Projectile Attacks using Projectile Attack System22:12
Full tutorial on using the Projectile Attack System to integrate with your 2D game.
Creating Homing Projectiles with Improved Target Selection3:54
Showcasing the latest version of the homing system

Requirements

You should know basic programming or scripting to complete this course. We'll be using C#.
Knowing how to work in graphic and audio editors will help you out. You can also navigate online for your art assets.

Description

This course will teach you what you need to know in order to make a 2D sprite based game in Unity editor version 5.6 (Latest Beta version at this time). The techniques used in this series are the same ones I used to make my own game Heart Battle for PC and mobile devices. Currently the course in in progress, it will be completed in the coming month and should be updated from time to time with new relevant content after that as well. The rough finished course list should look something like this when done.

2D Sprite Game Development in Unity

Understanding the Scene and Game Interface

Scene Hierachy
What kinds of assets will you need to make a game (PNG Sprites, MP3 / WAV Audio)
Organizing Your Project
GameObjects and Transforms
Tags and Layers
Camera
Canvas Box / Circle / Polygon Colliders & Rigid Bodies (in action too)
Controlling Canvas Positioning (Anchors etc) Text Components Buttons Sliders Menu Screens Canvas Groups and Scalers
Audio Sources and Audio Listeners

Animation

Cutting Sprites for Use in Game Animations
Animation Controllers
Override Animation Controllers
Player Animation (Animation / Animator) Animation Trees)

Scripting

Setting Up Scripter of Choice for Unity (Visual Studio etc)
MonoBehaviours and Unity Lifecycl
Player Control Scripting
Instantiating Game Objects through Script
Raycasts and Collision Detection
Send / Broadcast Message
Building a Screen Fader (probably include my script)
Save / Load System (Check Asset Store for Example)
Coroutines
Defining and Activating Events
UnityEvents and Reorderable Event Lists
Editor Menu Items Changing Scenes

Services

Adding Ads to Game
Enabling Collaboration
Cloud Build

Configuring for Export

Building Project Settings
Mobile / Other Exports

Extra Scripts

OpenGameArt and Using Creative Commons Assets
Importing Materials through the Asset Store
Pixel Perfect Camera Scripts
Vexe Package
Pause Button
Tiled2Unity
Unity IAP

External Tools that May Help

Pyxel Edit
Sprite Illuminator
GIMP / Photoshop
Audacity

Who this course is for:

Enthusiast gamers who want to give making their own game a shot after playing other people's games.
Developers or aspiring game desiginers interested in making a 2D game project and willing to do some C# scripting

Unity: 2D Game Development

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Course content

Introduction to the Unity Interface5 lectures • 47min

GameObject Basics4 lectures • 32min

UI9 lectures • 1hr 17min

Sprite Animation4 lectures • 51min

C# Scripting16 lectures • 2hr 27min

Services2 lectures • 6min

3rd Party Tools7 lectures • 35min

Projectile Attack System3 lectures • 30min

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