In the example game, the base experience is intact, but there is only one threat to the player; a single enemy ship type that moves down the screen and attempts to shoot the player. Let’s add a few more basic archetype enemies to the mix: A bomber ship that lays…

Another popular strategy to give the player feedback is to shake the camera during explosions or when the player receives damage. Adding this functionality to when our player takes damage with make it easier for the player to subconsciously track their current lives without relying on the UI in the…

Many games feature a “stamina” system or something akin to that; the ability to speed the player up for a limited time by expending a resource. After some time, the player must wait to sprint again. I previously implemented a simple stamina system for the space shooter example game, but…

When you play a videogame, you are playing what is referred to as a build. This is the end user experience package that the developers ship on the disc (or send to your device directly through a download. Builds generally do not contain developer information or assets. This saves greatly…

Let’s take a look at the current build: It plays decently, but the lack of audio keeps the player from really engaging with the medium. So how do we add sounds in Unity? It’s really very simple! To add a looping background track that plays when the game starts…

In my previous article I set up post processing for the project. Let’s take a look at the current, pre-post processing visuals one last time. I also mentioned two specific edits to post processing; Bloom and Color Grading. …

Post processing is a development process done towards the end of overall production. It is the routine of editing and adding effects and visuals to generate a “feel” of the game. Unity has a built in post processing system, but it is not installed by default. Today, I will cover…