Unity 2018 Cookbook

Unity 2018 is the new edition of the intuitive, multiplatform game engine that has become the industry defacto standard. In this significantly updated book, you will learn to craft your own 2D & 3D computer games by working through core concepts such as animation, shaders, and UI.

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Develop quality game components and solve common gameplay problems with various game design patterns

Key Features

Become proficient at traditional 2D and 3D game development
Build amazing interactive interfaces with Unity's UI system
Develop professional games with realistic animation and graphics, materials and cameras, and AI with Unity 2018

Book DescriptionWith the help of the Unity 2018 Cookbook, you’ll discover how to make the most of the UI system and understand how to animate both 2D and 3D characters and game scene objects using Unity's Mecanim animation toolsets.

Once you’ve got to grips with the basics, you will familiarize yourself with shaders and Shader Graphs, followed by understanding the animation features to enhance your skills in building fantastic games. In addition to this, you will discover AI and navigation techniques for nonplayer character control and later explore Unity 2018’s newly added features to improve your 2D and 3D game development skills. This book provides many Unity C# gameplay scripting techniques.

By the end of this book, you'll have gained comprehensive knowledge in game development with Unity 2018.

What you will learn

Get creative with Unity’s shaders and learn to build your own shaders with the new Shader Graph tool
Create a text and image character dialog with the free Fungus Unity plugin
Explore new features integrated into Unity 2018, including TextMesh Pro and ProBuilder
Master Unity audio, including ducking, reverbing, and matching pitch to animation speeds
Work with the new Cinemachine and timeline to intelligently control camera movements
Improve ambiance through the use of lights and effects, including reflection and light probes
Create stylish user interfaces with the UI system, including power bars and clock displays

Who this book is forUnity 2018 Cookbook is for you if you want to explore a wide range of Unity scripting and multimedia features and find ready-to-use solutions for many game features. This book also helps programmers explore multimedia features. It is assumed that you already know basics of Unity and have some programming knowledge of C#.