Welcome to Twin Sticks

In this video Ben Tristem explains what you will learn about Unity 5 in this tutorial section, including...

• How to build a 2.5D game in Unity.
• How to save your game to PlayerPrefs.
• Using World Space UI in a 3D game.
• More about using anchors for a responsive UI.
• Making your game cross platform in Unity.

Section 10 Notes

A PDF of the slides used in this section.

Your Twin Stick Assets

Introducing Version Control

• Why you may want to use version control.
• An overview of how we use it.
• Follow us on GitHub.
• Where to find the course repositories.

Sharing Your Game With Git

• How Git can help you share your project.

• How we use Git for the course.

• What's different about how you may use it.

• Read Dan's blog post*

• * Blog - Hosting Game on GitHub

Using SourceTree & Git

• Download SourceTree
• Creating local & remote repos.
• Using a .gitignore file for Unity.
• Connect to GitHub (or BitBucket).
• Share your repo in the discussions.

Using CrossPlatformInputManager

• What is CrossPlatformInputManager.
• How a virtual control layer works.
• Setting-up and reading control values.

Using Analog Gamepad (Optional)

• About using gamepad input.
• Setting up a PS4 controller on a Mac.
• Using an Xbox controller on a PC.
• Using the input gravity setting.
• Other input settings such as sensitivity.

Using The RollerBall Prefab

• Import the Characters standard asset pack.
• Use the RollerBall prefab game object.
• Using physics freeze position constraints.
• Explore the control options.

Designing A Replay System

• An overview of replay systems.
• Deterministic vs. non-deterministic replays.
• An overview of how we will do things.
• Introducing a circular (ring) buffer.

Class Vs Struct In C#

• Why we're not using Unity's Keyframe struct*
• Comparing classes and structs as options.
• Creating our own MyKeyframe struct.

* Unity Scripting API - Keyframe

Creating A Replay System

• An overview of our replay system code.
• Implementing a ring buffer for frames.
• Testing our record and playback.

Building A Game Manager

• Create a simple Game Manager.
• Use it to keep track of recording / playback.
• Wire it to the ReplaySystem.cs script.
• Test playback.

Touchscreen Joystick Control

• Create a simple Game Manager.
• Use it to keep track of recording / playback.
• Wire it to the ReplaySystem.cs script.
• Test playback.

Level Unlocks In Unity

• Dig-up your old PlayerPrefsManager
• Add code to handle level unlocks.
• Create a simple proof of concept.

Pausing Your Game

Reading From 2nd Stick

• Reading from 3rd and 4th joystick axis.
• Import & explore “selfie stick” prefab.
• Write code to make camera track player.
• Write code to make right stick orbit the camera.
• Test it’s all working.

DOWNLOAD Section 10 Unity Project

Section 10 Wrap-Up