Minimaps are commonly used in games to provide players with a compact and simplified overview of the game’s environment. They serve several purposes and offer several benefits to players such as navigational help, spatial awareness and tactical information. Minimaps have become a standard feature in many genres, due to their practicality and usability. In this … Read more

When it comes to implementing bullet physics in Unity, understanding how to efficiently spawn and control bullet movement, as well as handle collisions with fast-moving objects, becomes crucial. In this article, we will see, how to implement bullet physics, ensuring their smooth movement and accurate collision detection. We will also discuss a Raycast technique that … Read more

Lists are often confused with arrays due of their similarities. But lists offer more functionality compared to arrays. In Unity, lists are more powerful that arrays and are easier to perform data operations on. In this tutorial, we will try to understand what are lists and how to use them in Unity. What are lists … Read more

From a camera’s point of view, all the game object are at the same depth. Depending on the input from the renderer, it decides which object to draw first and which object to draw the last. In case of a 3D game, the depth of each object varies based on the 3D position. But in … Read more

Often in game development, we find ourselves using multiple variables of same type. For example, when we need to create a set of materials to choose from, or set of colors to apply, or while setting random range values. We can also create individual variables for this purpose, but processing the data becomes more tedious. … Read more

Visual effects are what makes a game appealing to most gamers. And rain is one of the most commonly used effects. In this tutorial, we will see how to create rain in Unity, with particle system. Setting Up the scene Let’s add a plane to the scene on which the rain will fall. Next, lets … Read more

Some games take the player experience to a different level using zoom effects. In first person shooter games, camera zoom is implemented for aiming and in some games, it’s used for cutscenes. If you are looking for a tutorial to create a similar effect, then you are in the right place. In this tutorial, we … Read more

Interaction with mouse is a very common feature in most of the games and sometimes, you need to move the player to the mouse position. This feature is widely used in 2D games. In this tutorial, we will see how to make a 2D game object follow the mouse. Step1: Adding the player to the … Read more

Games contain tons of scripts and there is always a need to access data from another script. Be it player health or for scoring system, you need to access another script to either display the value or to modify it. In this tutorial, we will see how to access a variable from another script in … Read more