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Learn MoreRPG Core Combat Creator: Learn Intermediate Unity C# Coding
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RPG Core Combat Creator: Learn Intermediate Unity C# Coding
Build Combat for Role Playing Game (RPG) in Unity. Tutorials Cover Code Architecture & Video Game Design.
Created byBen Tristem, Rick Davidson, GameDev.tv Team
Last updated 7/2025
English
What you'll learn
- Create core combat mechanics for melee, ranged and special attacks.
- More advanced C# techniques such as interfaces, delegates, and co-routines.
- Create pathfinding systems and patrol paths for enemies and NPCs.
- Make a detailed level with terrain, enemies, triggers, lighting, particles and props.
- Balance the player and enemy stats (eg. health, damage, movement, attack speed, and more).
- Advanced game design, project management and code architecture strategies.
Course content
13 sections • 188 lectures • 27h 32m total length
- Welcome To The Course3:02
In this video (objectives)…
Rick and Sam outline the changes to the course.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Ready and raring to get started.
(Unique Video Reference: 1_IN_RPG)
- Install Unity 2018.35:08
In this video (objectives)…
Be clear on what version of Unity we are using and why.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Be set up with Unity Hub and Unity 2018.3.
(Unique Video Reference: 2_IN_RPG)
- Install Visual Studio Code6:50
In this video (objectives)…
Download and Install Visual Studio CODE
Install required extensions
Changes some of the settings
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Ready to go with your code editor
(Unique Video Reference: 3_IN_RPG)
- Not Making Intellisense?0:16
- Quick Game Design Overview2:22
In this video (objectives)…
What are we building in our project
Inspiration from Diablo 3, Torchlight 2 and Battleheart Legacy
Lots more game design theory later in the course
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Clear on our fixed camera, point to move game
(Unique Video Reference: 4_IN_RPG)
- Architectural Overview6:48
In this video (objectives)…
What are we building in our project
Talk about the different modules
Road map of the learning journey
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Clear on the architectural of the course
- Community & Support1:40
In this video (objectives)…
Lucy invites you to join us in our various community support forums in order to ask questions, connect with other students and share your progress.
- Section Overview - Basic Movement1:04
In this video (objectives)…
Overview of what we'll have accomplished by the end of this section
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Ready and raring to go!
(Unique Video Reference: 1_BM_RPG)
- Create A Simple Sandbox13:16
In this video (objectives)…
Add terrain, textures and assets into the scene
Create a very simple sandbox level that we can use for prototyping our game
After watching (learning outcomes)…
You'll have a simple sandbox level that you can use to test the functionality of your game.
(Unique Video Reference: 2_BM_RPG)
- Using The New Navmesh Surface6:14
Introduction to the new NavMeshSurface in Unity 2023 and Unity 6000
- Move Using Nav Mesh Agent8:26
In this video (objectives)…
Create a Nav Mesh for our sandbox level
Add Nav Mesh Agent to the Player
Create Mover.cs and add some code to move our Player to a target in the scene
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Understand how to add Nav Mesh and Nav Mesh Agents
(Unique Video Reference: 3_BM_RPG)
- Refining Your Nav Mesh11:27
In this video (objectives)…
Understand the setting in the Nav Mesh bake tab.
Implement a Nav Mesh Obstacle.
Make our buildings static.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Deeper understanding of how the Nav Mesh works and what settings to use.
(Unique Video Reference: 4_BM_RPG)
- Introduction To Raycasting6:51
In this video (objectives)…
Use Debug.DrawRay to visualise our ray
Use Camera.ScreenPointToRay to create our ray
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Understand the basics of how Raycasting works
(Unique Video Reference: 5_BM_RPG)
- Implement Click-To-Move10:06
In this video (objectives)…
Use Physics.Raycast to identify where our ray has hit the terrain
Using our hit location we will update our nav mesh agent's destination to reflect where we have clicked
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Move our character using raycasting and nav mesh agent
(Unique Video Reference: 6_BM_RPG)
- Quiz - Basic Movement #1
- Create A Fixed Follow Camera6:48
In this video (objectives)…
Set up our camera.
Create a relationship between the camera and the follow camera.
Create code that points the camera at the player's position.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to set up a follow camera that points to the player without spinning around.
(Unique Video Reference: 7_BM_RPG)
- Animation Blend Trees12:41
In this video (objectives)…
Import animation asset pack and character assets
Discuss difference between Animator, Animator Controller, Animations and Blend Trees
Set up a simple Blend Tree
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to set up a Blend tree for animation
(Unique Video Reference: 8_BM_RPG)
- Match Animation To Movement16:14
In this video (objectives)…
Set our animator controller and add avatar.
Implement code that updates our animation based upon the speed of the Nav Mesh Agent.
Tweak so that it looks good.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Drive our animation speed based upon the Nav Mesh Agent velocity.
(Unique Video Reference: (9_BM_RPG)
- Basic Movement Tweaks6:14
In this video (objectives)…
Convert our movement to continuous click and hold
Address a potential issue with our follow camera and the Update method
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Refined your code so that Basic Movement is robust
(Unique Video Reference: 10_BM_RPG)
- Project Folder Structure7:11
In this video (objectives)…
Folder layout best practices in Unity.
Our folder structure choices.
Tidying our folders.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to layout folders in your own projects.
(Unique Video Reference: 11_BM_RPG)
- Quiz - Basic Movement #2
- Section Intro - High Level Design1:09
In this video (objectives)…
Quick overview of what to expect in this section.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
An understanding that this section is about coming up with high level design for your game.
(Unique Video Reference: 1_HL_RPG)
- 1.5 Page Game Design Document10:26
In this video (objectives)…
Download the design document template
Complete the first part of your high level design
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Have written down the high level game design for your game
(Unique Video Reference: 2_HL_RPG)
- The Player Experience6:58
In this video (objectives)…
The 3 ways to craft your player experience
Examples of games and their player experience
After watching (learning outcomes)…
You'll have identified the core player experience for your game's design
(Unique Video Reference: 3_HL_RPG)
- First Draft Of Your GDD10:13
In this video (objectives)…
Complete all the key sections of your 1.5 page GDD
After watching (learning outcomes)…
You'll have clearly documented the high level design for your game
(Unique Video Reference: 4_HL_RPG)
- Quiz - High Level Design #1
- Section Overview - Basic Combat1:12
In this video (objectives)…
What features we will teach in this section
(Unique Video Reference: 1_BC_RPG)
- Separating The Control Layer12:21
In this video (objectives)…
Why is a separate control layer good?
Switching AI and Player control.
Pulling control code out of Mover.cs
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Why to use the control layer paradigm.
(Unique Video Reference: 2_BC_RPG)
- Namespaces To See Dependencies13:00
In this video (objectives)…
Why are dependencies evil.
Why are dependency cycles even worse.
Layering to reduce dependencies.
Using namespaces to expose our dependencies.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Why to use namespaces in a project.
(Unique Video Reference: 3_BC_RPG)
- Raycasting For Components14:34
In this video (objectives)…
Setting up a target component.
Overview of RaycastAll().
Filtering for components.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to process all multiple raycast hits.
(Unique Video Reference: 4_BC_RPG)
- Implementing Action Priority10:00
In this video (objectives)…
Combat prevents movement.
Why affordance helps the player understand the game.
Understanding early return statements.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Understand how early returns can affect execution flow.
(Unique Video Reference: 5_BC_RPG)
- Move Within Range9:03
In this video (objectives)…
Moving towards a moving target.
Stopping a NavMeshAgent.
Calculating whether we are in range.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Stop a NavMeshAgent from moving.
(Unique Video Reference: 6_BC_RPG)
- Cancelling Combat With Movement10:27
In this video (objectives)…
Exposing a "Cancel" method.
Distinguishing a move action.
Short circuit operators.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to cancel combat when moving.
(Unique Video Reference: 7_BC_RPG)
- Quiz - Basic Combat #1
- Decoupling Dependency Cycles11:02
In this video (objectives)…
Decoupling by introducing a shared dependency.
Implementing the ActionScheduler.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Cutting circular dependencies.
(Unique Video Reference: 8_BC_RPG)
- Dependency Inversion With Interfaces10:11
In this video (objectives)…
What is an interface?
Defining an interface.
Implementing an interface.
Using an interface.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to create, implement and use an interface.
(Unique Video Reference: 9_BC_RPG)
- Add Attack Animation5:55
In this video (objectives)…
Import attack animations
Create Attack animator state
Create attack trigger
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Trigger attack animation manually within the animator controller
(Unique Video Reference: 10_BC_RPG)
- Trigger Animation In Code8:35
In this video (objectives)…
Fix an issue with an orphaned animation event
Don't trigger by default
Trigger our attack state from code
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Trigger animation state from code
(Unique Video Reference: 11_BC_RPG)
- Throttling Our Attacks6:13
In this video (objectives)…
Adding a attack throttling parameter.
An event throttling pattern in Unity.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to throttle any action in Unity.
(Unique Video Reference: 12_BC_RPG)
- Taking Damage8:47
In this video (objectives)…
Adding a Health component.
The public interface to Health.
Preventing negative health values.
Doing damage with a delay.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to implement health in Unity.
(Unique Video Reference: 13_BC_RPG)
- Nested Prefabs And Variants12:03
In this video (objectives)…
What information do prefabs contain?
How is nesting implemented?
What is a prefab variant?
Creating a prefab variant.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How prefabs, nested prefabs and variants work.
(Unique Video Reference: 14_BC_RPG)
- Using Prefab Variants10:34
In this video (objectives)…
Setting up the shared prefabs.
Moving components between prefabs.
Eliminating the old Enemy prefab.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to move components between prefab variants.
(Unique Video Reference: 15_BC_RPG)
- Quiz - Basic Combat #2
- Any State Animations3:28
In this video (objectives)…
Add death state and animation
Create a "die" trigger
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Use Any State withing the Animator Controller to transition to the Death state
(Unique Video Reference:16_BC_RPG)
- Trigger Death Animation4:27
In this video (objectives)…
Trigger our death animation from code when character's health reaches zero
Check to see if character is already dead so that we dont continue to trigger the death animation
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Trigger death animation when character's health reaches zero
(Unique Video Reference: 17_BC_RPG)
- Stop Attacking Already10:39
In this video (objectives)…
Stop the attack animation if the player clicks away
Stop attacking the enemy once its dead
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Have finer control on when the player attacks and does not attack
(Unique Video Reference: 18_BC_RPG)
- Look Them In The Eyes6:41
In this video (objectives)…
Give the player a wardrobe update
Use LookAt() to turn the player towards its target
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Rotate game objects so that their forward vector faces the target
(Unique Video Reference: 19_BC_RPG)
- Ignore Dead Enemies6:26
In this video (objectives)…
Change our target to be of type Health and tidy up where this will impact
Add logic to see if the target clicked on is dead already and ignore that particular ray in our ray array.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Adjust our Raycast logic so dead enemies are ignored
(Unique Video Reference: 20_BC_RPG)
- Bugs? What Bugs?10:48
In this video (objectives)…
We discuss a process for resolving bugs
Challenge is to figure out the cause of an obscure bug we have found
Fix the bug where the player's stopAttack trigger is not being consumed.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Further understand the relationship between our animator states and our code states by resolving a combat bug.
(Unique Video Reference: 21_BC_RPG)
- Quiz - Basic Combat #3
- Section Overview - Enemy AI2:20
In this video (objectives)…
What we will be covering this section
(Unique Video Reference: 1_AI_RPG)
- Calculating AI Chase Distance9:01
In this video (objectives)…
Creating the AIController.
Using the "Player" tag.
Calculating the distance to player.
Printing when we should attack.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to calculate a chase distance condition.
(Unique Video Reference: 2_AI_RPG)
- Swappable Control Systems10:44
In this video (objectives)…
Sharing the interface to Fighter.
Updating the PlayerController.
Triggering fighting from the AIController.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to reduce work by sharing interfaces.
(Unique Video Reference: 3_AI_RPG)
- Disable Control When Dead10:27
In this video (objectives)…
Cancelling the current action.
Disabling Player and AI control.
Disabling the NavMeshAgent.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to keep death components decoupled.
(Unique Video Reference: 4_AI_RPG)
- Visualising With Gizmos6:55
In this video (objectives)…
The OnDrawGizmos message.
The Gizmos API.
How to set a colour.
Drawing a chase radius in blue.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to create gizmos for your own components.
(Unique Video Reference: 5_AI_RPG)
- AI Guarding Behaviour4:21
In this video (objectives)…
What behaviour we want.
What does the guard know?
Storing the state.
Returning to original position.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to think about AI state.
(Unique Video Reference: 6_AI_RPG)
- Quiz - Enemy AI #1
- That's Some Suspicious Behaviour8:29
In this video (objectives)…
Remembering the last time since we saw the player.
Handling multiple states.
Why we don't need a Finite State Machine.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to handle multiple AI states.
(Unique Video Reference: 7_AI_RPG)
- Visualising Waypoints9:13
In this video (objectives)…
How to represent waypoints.
How to visualise them.
Creating a PatrolPath component.
Drawing Gizmos for each child.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Create waypoint paths in your own game.
(Unique Video Reference: 8_AI_RPG)
- Waypoint Loops6:37
In this video (objectives)…
Refactoring GetWaypoint().
Introducing GetNextIndex().
Drawing the line.
Implementing GetNextIndex().
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Drawing loops of waypoints
(Unique Video Reference: 9_AI_RPG)
- Patrolling Behaviour9:28
In this video (objectives)…
Get reference to patrol path.
Outlining the algorithm.
Implementing GetWaypoint, CycleWaypoint and AtWaypoint.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to implement patrol behaviour.
(Unique Video Reference: 10_AI_RPG)
- Dwelling At Waypoints7:22
In this video (objectives)…
Holding down to attack.
Implementing dwelling.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to implement a dwell time at waypoints.
(Unique Video Reference: 11_AI_RPG)
- Quiz - Enemy AI #2
- Section Overview - First Moment1:03
In this video (objectives)…
Overview of this section
We'll be creating a gameplay moment
We'll be getting our hands dirty with Cinemachine and Timeline
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Be clear on the focus for this section
(Unique Video Reference: 1_FM_RPG)
- Design A Moment8:04
In this video (objectives)…
Discuss what we mean by gameplay moment
Design a gameplay moment based upon our current tools at our disposal
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Be clear on the importance of creating interesting gameplay moments for your player
(Unique Video Reference: 2_FM_RPG)
- Sketch Your Moment8:22
In this video (objectives)…
Plan your moment
Sketch your moment
Share your sketch
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Be clear on how to plan your gameplay moment by sketching the important aspects of it
(Unique Video Reference: 3_FM_RPG)
- Tips To Improve Workflow10:39
In this video (objectives)…
Adding a skybox so our environment for a quick bit of polish
Use an image on a quad as an in-scene reference
Adding solid colour textures to use as spray paint
Adding trees to give quick flavour
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Getting ready to effectively create an environment for our moment
(Unique Video Reference: 4_FM_RPG)
- Craft The Environment10:54
In this video (objectives)…
Reshape our terrain to suit our sketch
Place enemies
Add notes in our level
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Quickly craft an environment to match your level moment sketch
(Unique Video Reference: 5_FM_RPG)
- Hits-To-Kill Design Metric8:05
In this video (objectives)…
Figure out how many hits to make a kill
Tune the health of player and enemies
Tune the damage of player and enemies
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Have a starting point for tuning your combat encounters
(Unique Video Reference: 6_FM_RPG)
- Quiz - First Moment #1
- Tweak Enemy Patrol13:03
In this video (objectives)…
Update AIController.cs to provide 2 different speeds for enemy AI
Tweak patrol paths and chase radius for all enemies in our scene
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Able to set different speeds for enemy locomotion based upon the state they are in
(Unique Video Reference: 7_FM_RPG)
- Cinemachine Follow Camera9:05
In this video (objectives)…
Install Cinemachine
Add Cinemachine Brain and Virtual Camera
Create a follow camera
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Add your first virtual camera, controlled by the Cinemachine Brain
(Unique Video Reference: 8_FM_RPG)
- Make Cinematic Sequence16:13
In this video (objectives)…
Create a playable director for our timeline sequence
Add more virtual cameras that we can blend between
Add a dolly track and set up a dolly camera
Make a complete sequence
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Create a flowing cinematic sequence using Cinemachine and Timeline
(Unique Video Reference: 9_FM_RPG)
- Trigger Cinemachine Cut Scene9:39
In this video (objectives)…
Add trigger volume to trigger our sequence
Ensure that the sequence can only be triggered once and that only the player can trigger it
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Trigger our cut scene when the player runs through a trigger volume
(Unique Video Reference: 10_FM_RPG)
- The Observer Pattern In C#14:04
In this video (objectives)…
Overview of the observer pattern.
How to implement the observer pattern with C# events.
Using C# event to get notified of PlayableDirector events.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to implement an observer pattern in C#.
(Unique Video Reference: 11_FM_RPG)
- Player Input In Cutscenes7:07
In this video (objectives)…
Cancelling the current action.
Fixing a fighter cancellation bug.
Disabling and re-enabling control.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to disable player control.
(Unique Video Reference: 12_FM_RPG)
- Quiz - First Moment #2
- Section Overview - Scene Management1:22
In this video (objectives)…
Overview of this section
We will learn about coroutines...
Asynchronous level loading
Fading in and out.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Be clear on the focus for this section
(Unique Video Reference: 1_SM_RPG)
- Make A Second Scene9:52
In this video (objectives)…
Prefab our required objects for a new scene
Create new scene and quickly populate it with an entry and exit point
Tidy up
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Create a second sandbox scene
(Unique Video Reference: 2_SM_RPG)
- Scene Loading Portals7:47
In this video (objectives)…
Creating a portal prefab.
Creating a portal script.
Loading scenes by index.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Be able to load scenes from triggers.
(Unique Video Reference: 3_SM_RPG)
- How Coroutines Work10:12
In this video (objectives)…
Why is an IEnumerator.
How does yield return work?
How are these features used for coroutines?
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Understand how coroutines work.
(Unique Video Reference: 4_SM_RPG)
- Wait For Scene To Load7:00
In this video (objectives)…
Introduce a return portal in our second level.
Load our level asynchronously.
Run code after the level finishes loading.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Use coroutines to wait for a scene to load.
(Unique Video Reference: 5_SM_RPG)
- Player Spawn Point11:26
In this video (objectives)…
Introduce a spawn point transform.
Locate the portal we want to spawn to.
Updating the player's location.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Reposition a player at a spawn point.
(Unique Video Reference: 6_SM_RPG)
- Cross Scene References8:14
In this video (objectives)…
Why enums make good cross scene references.
Configuring our portals.
Finding the corresponding portal on load.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to link objects between scenes with enums.
(Unique Video Reference: 7_SM_RPG)
- Canvas Groups For Fading2:28
In this video (objectives)…
Create our Fader canvas.
Fading with a CanvasGroup.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Use CanvasGroups for fading.
(Unique Video Reference: 8_SM_RPG)
- Quiz - Scene Management #1
- Nested Coroutines For Fading11:26
In this video (objectives)…
Create a Fader class.
Implement a FadeOut coroutine.
Generalise the FadeIn coroutine.
Stringing coroutines together.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Nesting coroutines to wait for long running actions.
(Unique Video Reference: 9_SM_RPG)
- Avoiding The Singleton Pattern14:05
In this video (objectives)…
Make the fader a singleton.
Share our core setup between scenes.
Fade in and out on scene loads.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to use the singleton pattern to keep objects between scenes.
(Unique Video Reference: 10_SM_RPG)
- Quiz - Scene Management #2
- Section Overview: Saving Asset Pack2:23
In this video (objectives)…
Overview the purpose of the section.
See how the saving system works.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Know what we will make this section.
(Unique Video Reference: 1_SA_RPG)
- WARNING - BinaryFormatter Security Vulnerability0:44
In this video (objectives)…
A warning about the use of the BinaryFormatter class.
- The Saving System Overview5:38
In this video (objectives)…
Importing the Asset Pack.
Overview of the main classes.
Overview of the architecture.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Know what the main classes do.
(Unique Video Reference: 2_SA_RPG)
- Triggering Saving And Loading8:52
In this video (objectives)…
Why we need a Saving prefab.
Why we need the wrapper class.
Where the save file ends up.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to trigger saving and loading.
(Unique Video Reference: 3_SA_RPG)
- Saveable Components And GameObjects14:05
In this video (objectives)…
Using the Saveable Entity component.
How Unique Identifier work.
Implementing the ISaveable interface.
Using what we can and can't save.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to save the state of a component.
(Unique Video Reference: 4_SA_RPG)
- Challenge: Saveable Health6:21
In this video (objectives)…
What types are default serializable.
Implementing health saving.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Be able to implement ISaveable on your own.
(Unique Video Reference: 5_SA_RPG)
- Checkpoints Between Scenes12:00
In this video (objectives)…
When to save and load with portals.
Exposing the wrapper save and load methods.
Making the player state persist between scenes.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to save and load between scenes.
(Unique Video Reference: 6_SA_RPG)
- Loading The Saved Scene8:59
In this video (objectives)…
Loading the last scene saved.
Checkpointing after a portal.
Fading in on start.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to load the last saved scene.
(Unique Video Reference: 7_SA_RPG)
- Quiz - Saving Asset Pack
- Skip Or Continue0:17
In this video (objectives)…
A reminder to skip this section if you took the last one.
- Section Overview: Saving System2:09
In this video (objectives)…
What we will be covering.
What we will achieve by the end.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
What's included in this section.
(Unique Video Reference: 1_SS_RPG)
- Save System Design6:53
In this video (objectives)…
Creating the SavingSystem.cs
Creating the SavingWrapper.cs
Persisting the main GameObject.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to start a complex project (outside in).
(Unique Video Reference: 2_SS_RPG)
- Overview Of Binary Serialization12:14
In this video (objectives)…
How we count (hexadecimal vs binary).
What is serialization and why we do it.
How much space different basic types occupy.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Understand how binary works and why we serialize.
(Unique Video Reference: 2a_SS_RPG)
- File Paths In C#5:18
In this video (objectives)…
Where to save files for each platform.
How to combine paths across different platforms.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to create multiplatform paths.
(Unique Video Reference: 3_SS_RPG)
- Understanding Unicode11:48
In this video (objectives)…
How to open a file.
Writing bytes into a file.
Overview of different encodings.
Converting text to bytes.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to write text into files.
(Unique Video Reference: 4_SS_RPG)
- Filestream Read And Write In C#8:23
In this video (objectives)…
'Using' to automatically close files.
Opening files for reading.
Reading into a buffer.
Converting bytes to strings.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to read text from a file.
(Unique Video Reference: 5_SS_RPG)
- Converting To Binary In C#10:08
In this video (objectives)…
Capturing the players location.
Using BitConverter to convert floats to bits.
And back to floats.
Restoring the players location.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How serialization of complex types works.
(Unique Video Reference: 6_SS_RPG)
- Quiz - Saving System #1
- BinaryFormatter For Serialization16:52
In this video (objectives)…
Introducing the BinaryFormatter.
Creating classes for serialization: SerializableVector3.
Storing and restoring the player position.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to use C#'s automatic serialization.
(Unique Video Reference: 7_SS_RPG)
- Saveable Entities15:49
In this video (objectives)…
Introducing the decentralised architecture.
Creating the SaveableEntity.
Saving to a dictionary.
Restoring from the dictionary.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Use dictionaries to flexibly serialise scene state.
(Unique Video Reference: 8_SS_RPG)
- Generating UUIDs In C#10:26
In this video (objectives)…
How to generate UUIDs.
The issue with changing default values.
How to execute only in edit mode.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Generating UUIDs and executing in edit mode.
(Unique Video Reference: 9_SS_RPG)
- Editing SerializedFields15:03
In this video (objectives)…
Getting the SerializedObject for a MonoBehaviour.
Getting a SerializedProperty on a SerializedObject.
Editing a property and applying the changes.
Checking if we are in a prefab or a scene.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to edit the the SerializedField of a MonoBehaviour.
(Unique Video Reference: 10_SS_RPG)
- Serializing With SaveableEntities8:54
In this video (objectives)…
Filling out the CaptureState method.
Filling out the RestoreState method.
Cancelling the current action on restore.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to serialize many entities.
(Unique Video Reference: 11_SS_RPG)
- Saving Multiple Scenes - Part 18:56
In this video (objectives)…
Why we need to merge multiple scenes.
Refactoring LoadFile and SaveFile.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to merge new state into a save file.
(Unique Video Reference: 12_SS_RPG)
- Saving Multiple Scenes - Part 27:46
In this video (objectives)…
Capturing state into an existing dictionary.
Protecting against saving and loading without a save file.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to merge new state into a save file.
(Unique Video Reference: 12a_SS_RPG)
- Checkpoints Between Scenes8:33
In this video (objectives)…
Exposing Save and Load from the SavingWrapper
Calling them from Portal.Transition.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to checkpoint a game on leaving a scene.
(Unique Video Reference: 13_SS_RPG)
- ISaveable Components14:40
In this video (objectives)…
Why we need to invert dependencies.
Creating the ISaveable interface.
Storing component states in a dictionary.
Implementing the ISaveable interface on Mover.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Revise out to invert dependencies.
(Unique Video Reference: 14_SS_RPG)
- Quiz - Saving System #2
- Deduplicating UUIDs12:46
In this video (objectives)…
Why we need a dictionary for performance.
Implementing IsUnique().
Handling scene reloading.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Using a dictionary to track uniqueness.
(Unique Video Reference: 15_SS_RPG)
- Restoring Health6:39
In this video (objectives)…
Implementing the ISaveable interface.
Restoring a dead character.
Excluding engine code from built games.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Implementing the ISaveable interface.
(Unique Video Reference: 16_SS_RPG)
- Reloading The Last Scene12:56
In this video (objectives)…
Saving the scene build index.
Loading the last scene with coroutines.
Using the fader to hide the scene load.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to restore the last scene.
(Unique Video Reference: 17_SS_RPG)
- Fading Before Scene Load8:45
In this video (objectives)…
Moving the SavingWrapper.
Adding a FadeOutImmediate method.
Fading in on start.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Fading in to hide scene transitions.
(Unique Video Reference: 18_SS_RPG)
- Quiz - Saving System #3
- Section Overview: Simple Weapons1:03
In this video (objectives)…
Overview of the simple weapon section
Swords, arrows, fireballs - what more could an adventurer want?
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Ready and raring to go for this section
(Unique Video Reference: 1_SW_RPG)
- Equip A Weapon10:44
In this video (objectives)…
Create a weapon prefab and align it properly in the player's hand
Create the notion of "where" the weapon will be wielded
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Instantiate a weapon that sits in characters' hands.
(Unique Video Reference: 2_SW_RPG)
- Animator Override Controller6:15
In this video (objectives)…
Add an Animator Override Controller for our sword
When we spawn our weapon, implement the override controller
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Able to swap animations at runtime using the animator override controller.
(Unique Video Reference: 3_SW_RPG)
- Creating Scriptable Objects7:28
In this video (objectives)…
Create a new class which derives from Scriptable Object
Create a Sword scriptable object asset
Spawn our sword using the scriptable object
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Use a scriptable object asset to instantiate a weapon
(Unique Video Reference: 4_SW_RPG)
- Unarmed As A Weapon7:39
In this video (objectives)…
Move over our remaining weapon-related variables to Weapon.cs
Refactor Fighter.cs so that we can access the values from each weapon
Add an Unarmed Scriptable Object and ensure it all works as intended
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Create a second Scriptable Object to handle unarmed as a weapon
(Unique Video Reference: 5_SW_RPG)
- Basic Weapon Pickup11:13
In this video (objectives)…
Expose weapon equipping
Make a weapon pickup game object
Create pickup logic
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Able to make weapon pickups which change the weapon in the player's hand
(Unique Video Reference: 6_SW_RPG)
- Quiz - Simple Weapons #1
- Left Handed Weapons11:45
In this video (objectives)…
Create functionality for right and left handed options in our fighter class
Import and create a bow
Equip bow in player's left hand
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Create a system that allows for weapons to be in right or left hand
(Unique Video Reference: 7_SW_RPG)
- Make A Weapon Projectile11:25
In this video (objectives)…
Use LookAt() to point a projectile at the target
Use transform.Translate to move the projectile to the target
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Move a project towards a target
(Unique Video Reference: 8_SW_RPG)
- Shoot Projectiles12:24
In this video (objectives)…
Update our weapon script to include projectiles
Launch projectile if the weapon has one
Alter where our projectile is instantiated and what it uses as its target
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Launch a projectile that zeroes in on its target
(Unique Video Reference: 9_SW_RPG)
- Damage From Projectiles9:16
In this video (objectives)…
Pass in damage value from our weapon to our projectile
Decrease target's health
Destroy projectile game object
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Apply damage to target using projectiles
(Unique Video Reference: 10_SW_RPG)
- Trails & Prefab Variants12:03
In this video (objectives)…
Create a couple of spiffy arrow trails
Create 2 bow scriptable objects, each of which has a different arrow
Make our archer more rad with how he behaves
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Create trails from our arrows and have multiple bow variations
(Unique Video Reference: 1_SW_RPG)
- Quiz - Simple Weapons #2
- Destroy Old Weapon9:37
In this video (objectives)…
Create a second pickup - this time for the bow
Create logic to destroy old weapon when the player picks up a new weapon
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Destroy old weapon when the player picks up a new weapon
(Unique Video Reference: 12_SW_RPG)
- Improve Projectile Behaviour11:20
In this video (objectives)…
Give our projectiles the option of being homing or not homing
Fix bugs that arise because of target being dead when projectile is still active
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Create the option to have projectiles homing or not homing
(Unique Video Reference: 13_SW_RPG)
- Fireball Weapon & Pickup6:41
In this video (objectives)…
The first part of our couple of videos making a fireball
Make the weapon scriptable object, projectile asset and pickup
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Create the framework for our fireball to be cast as a spell
(Unique Video Reference: 14_SW_RPG)
- Fireball Particle System8:58
In this video (objectives)…
Download Synty's Simple FX particles
Create fireball head using single particle
Create firebal trail
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Make our fireball projectile look awesome
(Unique Video Reference: 15_SW_RPG)
- Projectile Impact Effect5:49
In this video (objectives)…
Import or create an impact effect
Instantiate effect when projectile collides with target
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Instantiate an impact effect when a projectile collides with target
(Unique Video Reference: 16_SW_RPG)
- Quiz - Simple Weapons #3
- Destroy The Unwanted14:16
In this video (objectives)…
Destroy our effects after they have worked their magic
Stop projectiles flying on forever
Destroy different parts of projectiles at different times
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Tidy up our projectiles so that all unwanted elements are being destroyed
(Unique Video Reference: 17_SW_RPG)
- Resetting The Default Animator6:57
In this video (objectives)…
See if we have an Override Controller in action.
Resetting to the default Animator Controller.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How AnimatorOverrideControllers relate to RuntimeAnimatorControllers.
(Unique Video Reference: 18_SW_RPG)
- Dynamic Resource Loading9:46
In this video (objectives)…
How resource loading works in Unity.
Resources folders.
Loading resources dynamically.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
Be able to load resources from strings.
(Unique Video Reference: 19_SW_RPG)
- Saving Weapon Choice5:47
In this video (objectives)…
Implementing the ISaveable interface.
Extracting the ScriptableObject name.
Loading the ScriptableObject by name.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to load and save the choice of weapon.
(Unique Video Reference: 20_SW_RPG)
- Pickup Respawning7:03
In this video (objectives)…
Why we want to hide the pickup.
Why we can't disable the gameobject.
Disabling components vs deactivating gameobjects.
After watching (learning outcomes)…
How to hide objects without stopping coroutines.
(Unique Video Reference: 21_SW_RPG)
- Quiz - Simple Weapons #4
Requirements
- You should be able to write basic C# (loops, conditionals, components, etc)
- Some familiarity with Unity's APIs is helpful.
- You should know your way round Unity 5's editor.
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