Learn To Code By Making a 2D Platformer in Unity

8,195 students enrolled

Learn To Code By Making a 2D Platformer in Unity

Game development made easy. Learn C# using Unity and create your very own 2D Platformer

8,195 students enrolled

Created by James Doyle

Last updated 10/2017

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Learn To Code By Making a 2D Platformer in Unity

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What you'll learn

Learn C#, a modern versatile programming language.
Understand the capabilities of 2D development in Unity.
Develop strong and transferrable problem solving skills.
Gain an understanding of the game development process.
Learn how object oriented programming works in practice.

+ – Introduction

3 lectures 08:29

Welcome to the course, where we're going to learn how to develop a platformer game using Unity.

Preview 00:40

IN THIS VIDEO:

Downloading & Installing the latest version of Unity from www.unity3d.com

Downloading & Installing Unity

02:11

IN THIS VIDEO:

Looking at the default layout of unity and the important windows and functions we will use regularly

Unity Workspace Overview

Preview 05:38

+ – The First Level

3 lectures 26:07

IN THIS VIDEO:

Bringing artwork into the game for future use.

Splitting a sprite sheet into multiple pieces to use separately.

Importing Spritesheets/Artwork

07:38

IN THIS VIDEO:

Saving the scene.

Creating Platforms & Ground Pieces.

Adding Collider objects.

Creating Our First Level & Platforms

14:53

IN THIS VIDEO:

Creating & using Prefab objects to simplify making levels

Creating & Using Prefabs

03:36

+ – The Player

9 lectures 01:30:33

IN THIS VIDEO:

Creating the Player Character.

Adding basic physics to our character using Rigidbodies.

Creating the Player

04:59

IN THIS VIDEO:

Creating the player character controller script, our first c# script.

Creating Your First Script

Preview 14:17

IN THIS VIDEO:

Using Unity's built in input manager for keyboard and controller support.

Moving the player by taking input in code.

Moving The Player

14:43

IN THIS VIDEO:

Adding code to make the player jump in the air.

Adjusting rigidbody forces to control the jump characteristics

Making The Player Jump

07:51

IN THIS VIDEO:

Making sure the player can only jump when they are on the ground.

Using physics checks and layer types to determine if the player is on the ground.

Finding The Ground

14:37

IN THIS VIDEO:

Using Unity's Animation system.

Creating multiple animations from the spritesheet.

Animating the Player / Creating animations for the player

09:41

IN THIS VIDEO:

Setting up the animation controller for moving between different animations.

Setting up The Animation Controller

09:18

IN THIS VIDEO:

Adding code to the player controller to tell the animator when to change animations.

Controlling Animations with Code

08:31

IN THIS VIDEO:

Make the player change the way it faces depending on the current direction of movement.

Flipping The Player

06:36

+ – The Camera

5 lectures 35:32

Basic Camera Control

02:01

Moving the Camera with Code

14:08

Using Lerp to smoothly position the camera

08:06

Fixing On Screen Lines

07:58

Stop Player Sticking To Walls

03:19

+ – Dying & Respawning

5 lectures 01:00:18

Creating a Kill Plane

14:19

Making Checkpoints

11:41

Respawning at Checkpoint

08:28

Controlling Respawns with a Level Manager

15:14

Delaying Respawn with Co-Routines

10:36

+ – Level Pieces

8 lectures 01:23:34

Creating Spike Trap

08:19

Particle Effects

11:24

Removing Game Objects

07:33

Moving Platforms

18:02

Sticking Player to Platform

10:32

Creating a Moving Danger

08:14

Using Sorting Layers

05:01

Collectibles

14:29

+ – User Interface (UI)

4 lectures 42:22

Creating a UI & Tracking Coins

10:47

Adding Health to UI

04:41

Tracking Player Health

15:55

Applying Health To Our UI Using Switch Statements

10:59

+ – Making Enemies

10 lectures 01:23:11

Creating & Animating Our First Enemy

06:05

Controlling Spider & Hurting The Player

09:51

Creating A Patrolling Enemy

14:02

Destroying Enemies

07:07

Bouncing On Enemies

04:58

Modifying Enemy Stomp

04:44

Make Enemies & Items Respawn

10:41

Using Arrays to Store Objects

09:51

Using For Loops to Reset Objects

12:01

Resetting Spider Specifics

03:51

+ – Player Systems

7 lectures 57:01

Getting Knocked Back by Enemies

12:55

Becoming Invincible on Knockback

06:32

Adding a Lives System

08:23

Picking Up Extra Lives

08:17

Creating a Game Over Screen

05:27

Creating a Health Pickup

07:28

Bonus Life For Coins

07:59

4 lectures 22:29

Adding Sound Effects To Our Player

10:24

Adding Sound Effects For Coins

03:33

Music Notes:

"Pixelland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"This Game Is Over" - Joseph Pueyo http://www.josephpueyo.com/

Adding Music

03:02

Changing Music In-Game

05:30

7 more sections

Requirements

Mac or PC capable of running Unity 3D
A copy of Unity 5.3 available for free from unity3d.com

Description

Note: a newer version of this course is now available under the title 'Learn To Code By Making a 2D Platformer in Unity & C#'. This new course features a complete overhaul and uses the latest version of Unity as well as using updated methods to make learning & developing easier than ever!

Learn how to create your very own platformer game using Unity3D, an industry-standard program used by many large gaming studios and indie developers across the world.

In this course you won’t just be learning programming concepts, but tying these concepts to real game development uses. You will have access to a course forum where you can discuss the topics covered in the course as well as the next steps to take once the course is complete.

This course has been designed to be easily understandable to everyone, so whether you’re a complete beginner, an artist looking to expand their game development range or a programmer interested in understanding game design, this course will help you gain a greater understanding of development.

At the end of this course you will have developed the ability to create such game elements as:

A character to control
Collectibles such as coins, extra lives & extra health
Different types of enemies to combat
Dangers such as Spikes, Saws & moving platforms
User Interface with interactive menus
Multiple levels and a level select screen
A unique and challenging boss battle

Start learning today and let me help you become a game developer!

Who this course is for:

Competent and confident with using a computer.
Complete beginners with an interest in learning game development.
Developers who want to re-skill across to game development.
Anyone who wants to make their own 2D game.
People interested in working in the game design industy.
Please who want to create and publish their own games.

Featured review

Matthew Winning ( 13 courses, 2 reviews )

a year ago

James explains the processes in a way I have yet to see with other tutors. Very clear, concise and helpful information with a lot less confusion than other learning sources in my experience. I recommend having a notepad and writing down notes on the first watch then going through it again implementing the information. Definitely looking forward to going through his other courses!