Learn the basics of scripting in Unity, and how to work with objects in your scene using C# code.

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.
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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.
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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.
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How to use Delta Time in Unity (and when not to)

Jan 16, 2024

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John French
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Learn how Delta Time in Unity works, and when you should and shouldn’t use it, in my complete beginner’s guide.
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Namespaces in Unity (how they work and when to use them)

Jan 12, 2024

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John French
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Learn what Namespaces are in Unity, what they’re for, how they work, and when to use them, in my beginner’s guide.
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Serialize Field in Unity (how it works and when to use it)

Jan 11, 2024

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John French
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Learn what Serialize Field does in Unity, and if you should be using it instead of public or private variables, in my beginner’s guide.
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How to use Arrays in Unity

Dec 16, 2022

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John French
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Learn how Arrays work in Unity, why they’re useful and how to make arrays with your own custom data types, in my in-depth beginner’s guide.
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How to delay a function in Unity

Dec 06, 2022

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John French
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Learn how to delay a function, pause logic and trigger code at fixed intervals in Unity.
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How to Destroy an object in Unity

Dec 02, 2022

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John French
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Learn how to destroy objects and components in Unity, and what happens behind the scenes when you do.
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How to spawn an object in Unity (using Instantiate)

Aug 04, 2022

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John French
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Learn how to spawn prefabs, create new empty objects & improve performance with object pools, in my in-depth guide to Instantiate in Unity.
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How to use Fixed Update in Unity

Mar 22, 2022

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John French
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Learn how to use Fixed Update in Unity, how it works & when to use it instead of Update, in my in-depth guide.
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How to use Late Update in Unity (and why it’s so useful)

Sep 30, 2021

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John French
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Learn how to use Late Update in Unity, what it’s for, how it works and what could happen if you don’t use it, in my in-depth beginner guide.
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How to use random values in Unity (with examples)

Sep 27, 2021

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John French
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Learn how to randomise numbers, colours, Vector 3 positions and more, in my in-depth guide to random in Unity.
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Raycasts in Unity, made easy

Jun 18, 2021

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John French
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Learn how to use Raycasts in Unity, the right way, using layers, triggers and multiple objects, in this complete, step by step guide.
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How to get a variable from another script in Unity (the right way)

Dec 02, 2020

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John French
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In this beginners guide, you’ll learn the right way to access other scripts & manage global variables, without making a mess of your project.
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