I didn’t realise how much effort looping the map was going to be. I’ve still got visible tearing and shadow issues at the edges and now an – albeit minor – audio problem. Unity comes with a great method for playing audio at the correct volume based on the distance between the listener and the…
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Unity Health Bar Slider
This took me way longer to discover than I thought it would. I’d implemented a UI Slider to display health (actually I’m using it as a fuel gauge but the principle remains the same) which worked fine but I wanted to change the colour as the players health/fuel reduced, and then flash if perilously low.…
Update to Map Creation
Putting basic blocks onto the map generated by the map creator turned out to be pretty simple. Essentially, all that is necessary is to instantiate a prefab at the location defined by the array (in coordinate multiples of 10 in my case due to the block sizes) and this is the result. The trees were…
First Steps into Game Making
Procrastination is a hell of a thing. Although I’ve spent periods of the last year trying to learn Unity and C#, much more was spent on Reddit. A few weeks ago, however, I managed to kick myself out of that cycle and start work on my first game. The game in question is essentially a…
Learning Unity3D
For some time I’ve considered trying out games programming. Not that I think I’ll ever create much worthwhile but it seems like a fun challenge and a decent break from my usual web app stuff. One of the hardest decisions is the first; what language/environment to use? There is an astonishing number of options (far…