This is the code repository for Unity 2017 – Building a Tilemap 2D Game from Scratch [Video], published by Packt. It contains all the supporting project files necessary to work through the video course from start to finish.
2D games are everywhere! Timeless and popular, 2D games represent a substantial segment of the games market. The Unity engine has revolutionized the gaming industry by making it easier for game developers to create quality games on a budget. If you are looking for a guide to creating 2D games using Unity 2017, look no further. With this course, you will learn all the essentials of 2D game development in a step-by-step manner throughout the course. The game will have you running and jumping across platforms to collect coins and other exotic items. You will create characters, make them move, and create some enemies. And then, of course, you'll write code to destroy them! After showing you the requirements for creating a game, this course will then help you to port it to the mobile platform, and provide a path to publish it commercially.
- Work with Unity 2017's new 2D workflow and create a 2D scene.
- Set the scene with different types of background, either static or dynamically, using a tileset
- Bring your character to life through simple animations
- Understand the core concepts of programming by creating basic code that controls a character and destroys an enemy.
- Create buttons and game controls by using code snippets for input detection
- Develop a platformer game and deploy it.
To fully benefit from the coverage included in this course, you will need:
If you are interested in creating your very own 2D games from scratch, then this course will give you all the tools you need to succeed. No C# knowledge is required; all you need is basic coding and scripting knowledge. Whether you are completely new to Unity or have used Unity before and would like to learn about its new 2D features, this course is for you.
This course has the following software requirements:
Unity (any recent version), Tiled Map Editor 1.03, Tiled2Unity.