Learn to Code and Script a 2D Adventure Game with Unity

Name: Learn to Code and Script a 2D Adventure Game with Unity
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Explore how to make a complex atmospheric and interactive adventure game using the Unity 2D tool-set!

Created by3dmotive LLC

Last updated 9/2016

English

What you'll learn

Learn to import and configure 2D assets for an optimal workflow
Understand how to design and build a fully functional 2D Adventure game
Learn to code gameplay elements in C#

Course content

5 sections • 76 lectures • 5h 11m total length

Download Course Files Here!0:07
Introduction to the Course1:28
Game Overview5:56
Project Creation3:32
Create a new Unity project, apply the default layout, and configure a fixed 10:24 by 600 resolution with the plus icon for consistent previews in the game tab.
Importing Asset Packages5:30
Importing Custom Assets3:42
Organize Unity projects by creating textures and audio folders in the project panel, then drag and drop assets from the model 0 1 folder to import textures and audio.
Texture Configuration4:26
Pixel to World Conversions6:44
Sprite Editing5:46
Atlas Texturing5:48
Audio Configuration3:29
Creating Materials4:02
Audio Mixers4:28
Player Settings2:43
Player Input2:57
Explore the Unity input manager to customize and map input axes—horizontal, vertical, and jump—to keyboard and joystick controls, enabling device-agnostic player movement in your 2D adventure game.
Player Quality3:47
Learn to access and adjust quality settings in Unity to optimize visuals and performance for each target device. Set platform defaults and disable shadows for 2D games to improve efficiency.

Introduction1:08
Create an animated player character using sprite objects and translate animations to movement in Unity. Add physics to respond to obstacles and implement movement and jump mechanics via player input.
Sprite Pivots3:56
Building a Character5:01
Layering a Character3:23
Character Colliders5:47
Cross Platform Input2:19
Reading Input5:15
Implement player controls for left and right movement and jump by retrieving the transform and rigidbody components, reading horizontal input via the cross platform input manager in fixed update.
Moving a Character4:23
Changing Direction3:54
Starting Jump3:26
Grounded Checks5:02
Completing Jump2:32
Character Animations4:39
Blend Trees5:25
Input and Blend Trees5:21
Link the animation graph and blend tree to smoothly switch between walking and idle animations using the motion parameter and the animator, driven by horizontal input in Unity.

Introduction1:08
Starting a Turret6:43
Ammo and Particle Systems4:04
Movers3:35
Ammo and Impacts3:24
Spawning Ammo5:16
Create a spawn system that periodically instantiates ammo prefabs at a spawn point, configuring ammo lifetime, speed, and damage to add challenge to the level.
Setting up a UI HUD2:50
Configuring a Health Bar4:43
Coding Health1:42
Starting an NPC3:29
Creating a Conversation Panel6:03
NPC Interactions2:32
NPC and Quests5:59
Quest Givers3:50
Quest Items3:55
Follow the quest item system by collecting the gem to complete the collect stone quest and receive a reward from the NPC.
Course Conclusion and Wrapup2:58
Preview a Unity 2D adventure game in a test run, muting audio and inspecting objects while completing the collect zone quest to visit the NPC and return the power stone.
Bonus Lecture: Further Learning with 3dmotive0:18

Requirements

Students will need Unity 5 or above

Description

Learn how to make interactive 2D adventure games in Unity 5! In this comprehensive course, instructor Alan Thorn demonstrates a wide range of 2D features and tools for making a 2D platform adventure. Targeted to intermediate users, see how to create a player character, functional physics, interactive characters and dangerous obstacles. Explore subjects, such as: sprites, player controls, character animation, balancing gameplay, collisions detection, and a questing system. In addition, see how to import and configure 2D assets optimally for 2D functionality and how to design and build complete levels that ooze atmosphere. There’s plenty to see and do in this fun course, and by the end you’ll have established a solid foundation both in making 2D games generally and in working smart to create your own adventure games in no time!

(Students - please look under Section 1 / Lecture 1 downloads for the source files associated with the lesson.)

More about the Instructor:

Alan Thorn is a game developer, author and educator with 15 years industry experience. He makes games for PC desktop, Mobile and VR. He founded 'Wax Lyrical Games' and created the award-winning game 'Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok', working as designer, programmer and artist. He has written sixteen technical books on game development and presented ten video training courses, covering game-play programming, Unity development, and 3D modelling. He has worked in game development education as a visiting lecturer for the 'National Film and Television School', as a Lead Teacher for 'Uppingham School', and is currently a Senior Lecturer at 'Teesside University' where he helps students develop the skills needed for their ideal role in the games industry.

Who this course is for:

This course is intended for Indie Developers, Game Development Students, Hobbyists and Professionals seeking to improve their skillset
This course is not intended for absolute Unity Beginners

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Building the Base for our Game16 lectures • 1hr 4min

Working with colliders and Particles14 lectures • 1hr 1min

Character Building and Animations15 lectures • 1hr 2min

Player Death and Scene Transitions14 lectures • 1hr 3min

Enemies, NPCs, the UI, and More!17 lectures • 1hr 2min

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