Apr 24

Testing Unity’s RP — Modular Level Design #2

Quick bit on building a scene piece by piece — Modular level design has been fairly popular for quite some time. Building your own structures by assembling them with separate assets might be more efficient than letting the 3D modelers do everything by themselves. Basically, virtual Lego where you or your modelers are the pieces providers. So, how do you…

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Testing Unity’s RP — Modular Level Design #2

Apr 24

Testing Unity’s RPs — Beginning #1

Gotta learn how to make Unity look good! — I’m back again to learn new stuff about Unity! This time, it’s all about graphics in Unity. I’ve never truly tried doing advanced adjustments to lightning or visual fidelity. …

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Mar 23

2.5D Platformer — Rolling #13

<Insert overused pun here> — I find myself enjoying rolling for no reason in videogames that have a roll animation. There’s something to the movement that’s quite cool. I felt like coding a rolling behaviour, so here I am with a new article. What makes your roll special? My implementation uses a Mixamo animation. You can’t compete with that! Jokes…

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Mar 23

2.5D Platformer — Collectables #12

No Animations needed! Just code! — One thing I noticed through Game Dev forums, videos, and tips is that not always a GameObject has to have an animation. Instead, code is used to be mixed with complex animations or to increase performance by avoiding the Animator (specially on UI). So, I’ve decided to manually code a…

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Mar 22

2.5D Platformer — Ladders #11

What a thrill… — Another addition to my Platformer project is Ladder Climbing! It’s not as thrilling or fancy as other games that properly aligns the hands and feet to the handles of the ladder, but it’s a “decent” start. “Decent”, you say. It’s okay… well no, it’s cheap and hardcoded, but coding a first iteration first…

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Nov 22, 2021

2.5D Platformer — Improving the Ledge Grab #10

How’s it hanging? — In my previous article, I tried implementing a Ledge Grab feature for the first time, and it was okay-ish. It worked fine, but I didn’t like the idea of adding invisible triggers everywhere to make this work. It didn’t feel all that clean, and so, I went ahead and changed…

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2.5D Platformer — Improving the Ledge Grab #10

Oct 31, 2021

2.5D Platformer — Ledge Grab & Climb #9

No height is too high! — I recently made a *very* basic implementation of a Ledge Grab and Climb which allows my character to reach high places easily. This implementation allowed me to understand the process behind this feature and allows me to create a more polished implementation of it. …

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Oct 20, 2021

2.5D Platformer — Upgrading to Universal Render Pipeline #8

Moving on from the built-in pipeline — There’s still a debate out there if whether you should stick with the Built-in pipeline or upgrade to the URP (Universal Render Pipeline), LWRP (Light Weight Render Pipeline) or HDRP (High Definition Render Pipeline). To be honest, if your plan is to make a game without complex shaders, then you…

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2.5D Platformer — Upgrading to Universal Render Pipeline #8

Oct 10, 2021

2.5D Platformer — Pushing RigidBodies #7

Pushing boxes has never been easier — Is your Character Controller unable to move objects? Do not worry! It’s simpler than you think. You’ll just need to add a Rigidbody to your GameObjects you want to move. If the Character Controller hits a GameObject with a Rigidbody, we’ll add a force to it which is the Character Controller move direction multiplied by a push power force. And that’s it! Really.

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2.5D Platformer — Pushing RigidBodies #7

Pushing boxes has never been easier

Is your Character Controller unable to move objects? Do not worry! It’s simpler than you think. You’ll just need to add a Rigidbody to your GameObjects you want to move.

If the Character Controller hits a GameObject with a Rigidbody, we’ll add a force to it which is the Character Controller move direction multiplied by a push power force. And that’s it! Really.

Oct 10, 2021

2.5D Platformer — Simple Walljumping #6

Jumping towards new heights — Another basic (and popular) feature in a Platformer is Walljumping. Today, I will show you how you can start implementing it in your projects. Quick Note: Because Walljumping applies a force to the controller, if you set up your controller like mine that handles the movement through input rather than momentum, you…

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Testing Unity’s RP — Modular Level Design #2

Testing Unity’s RPs — Beginning #1

2.5D Platformer — Rolling #13

2.5D Platformer — Collectables #12

2.5D Platformer — Ladders #11

2.5D Platformer — Improving the Ledge Grab #10

2.5D Platformer — Ledge Grab & Climb #9

2.5D Platformer — Upgrading to Universal Render Pipeline #8

2.5D Platformer — Pushing RigidBodies #7

2.5D Platformer — Pushing RigidBodies #7

Pushing boxes has never been easier

2.5D Platformer — Simple Walljumping #6

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