How to create Camera Relative movement in Unity
May 22, 2024
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John French
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Learn how to create camera-relative movement in Unity, including how calculate camera direction and how to adjust for the camera’s height.
Learn how to make games in Unity, with free, in-depth tutorials that will show you how to create gameplay, build game systems and write your own C# scripts.Advanced Scripting
Learn advanced scripting in Unity, including how to create your own data structures, how to avoid duplicating code and best-practice tips for choosing, and using, C# design patterns.
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Audio
Learn how to play audio in Unity, how to use Audio Source components, work with sounds in 2D and 3D, and how to choose audio file formats and load types.
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Game Systems
Learn how to build in-game systems, such as dialogue systems, player inventory systems and state machines.
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Input
Learn how Input in Unity works, with a series of articles that will show you how to use the new Input System, the old Input Manager and even popular alternatives, such as Rewired, to control your game.
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Movement
Learn how to move objects around in Unity by changing their position, modifying their rotation and using built-in movement and translation functions.
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Performance
Learn how to optimise your Unity game, how to find and fix problems, and how to avoid garbage.
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Project Management
Learn how to manage your Unity project, how to organise your project files and how to design your game.
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Scripting Basics
Learn the basics of scripting in Unity, and how to work with objects in your scene using C# code.
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Unity Editor
Learn how to work with the Unity Editor, such as how to use layers, prefabs, addressable assets, and more.
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Visuals
Learn how to create visual effects in Unity, such as explosions, flickering lights and billboard sprites.
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All Unity Articles
Why diagonal movement is faster in Unity (and how to fix it)
May 22, 2024
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John French
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Learn why diagonal movement in Unity is sometimes faster than moving in one direction, and how to fix it.
Direction Vectors in Unity
May 21, 2024
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John French
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Learn how direction and unit vectors work in Unity, how to use ready-made directions, and how to calculate a direction value yourself.
How to use Transform Translate in Unity
May 21, 2024
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John French
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Learn how the Translate function works in Unity, when to use it instead of changing an object’s position, and a common mistake when using it.
How to use Move Position in Unity
May 21, 2024
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John French
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Learn how to use the Move Position function to move a physics object manually, and when not to, in my beginner’s guide.
How to use Get and Set (without crashing Unity)
Apr 23, 2024
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John French
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Learn how properties work in Unity, how to use the get and set accessor functions, and how to avoid crashing Unity when you do.
Design Patterns in Unity (and when to use them)
Apr 17, 2024
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John French
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Learn how design patterns in Unity work, when you should use them, and how they can make building your game easier.
How to create a Typewriter Text effect in Unity
Apr 05, 2024
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John French
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Learn how to create a typing text effect using Coroutines in Unity (and what to do if your text needs to be faster than your framerate).
How to use the Player Input Component in Unity
Feb 29, 2024
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John French
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Learn how to connect the Unity Input System to objects in your game the easy way, by using the Player Input Component.
Rewired vs the Unity Input System
Feb 28, 2024
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John French
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Find out if Rewired is still the best option for input in Unity, or if you should switch to Unity’s free Input System instead.
How to use the Input Manager in Unity (instead of the new system)
Feb 27, 2024
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John French
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Learn how the default Input Manager in Unity works, how to use it, and when to pick it over Unity’s newer (but more complex) Input System.
Inheritance in Unity
Feb 06, 2024
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John French
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Learn how Inheritance in Unity works, and how to use Virtual, Override, and Abstract functions in your project, in my beginner’s guide.
What Public, Private, and Protected mean in Unity
Jan 31, 2024
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John French
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Learn how the Private, Public, and Protected keywords actually work in Unity, in my complete beginner’s guide.
How to use Return in Unity
Jan 25, 2024
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John French
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Learn what Return, Break, and Continue actually do in Unity, how they work, and the right way to use them, in my complete beginner’s guide.
Why your game works in the Unity editor (but not the build)
Jan 25, 2024
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John French
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Learn what the No.1 cause of unexplained errors in Unity projects is, how it happens, and what you can do to prevent it.
