A Unity 6 third-person/first-person hybrid shooter inspired by the perspective-shifting gameplay of Rainbow Six Vegas
Most shooting games pick a lane you're either top-down/first-person or third person. This Project is a mix of top down and first person.
Movement, traversal, and melee happen in a top-down third-person view. The moment you raise a gun to aim, the camera smoothly blends into first-person putting you directly behind the sights. Release aim, and you're pulled back out into the tactical overview.
The result is a game that feels strategic and spatial when moving, and tense and grounded when shooting.
Cinemachine-driven blend between two camera rigs top-down third-person for movement, first-person for aiming. Managed by a central CameraManager with smooth lerp transition.
Rigidbody-based movement with smooth acceleration and deceleration. Character rotates to face the mouse cursor in top-down mode. Speed automatically reduces when entering FPS aim mode.
Raycast-based shooting with semi-auto and full-auto fire mode toggle. Includes procedural Aim Down Sights (ADS) via weapon mesh lerp, muzzle-origin line trace visualization, and per-shot recoil with recovery curve.
| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Move | WASD | Left Stick |
| Sprint | Left Shift | Button South (A) |
| Aim (FPS Mode) | Right Mouse Button | Left Trigger |
| Fire | Left Mouse Button | Right Trigger |
| Toggle Fire Mode | B | D-Pad Up |
| Tool | Version |
|---|---|
| Unity | 6000.3.10f1 LTS |
| Render Pipeline | Universal Render Pipeline (URP) |
| Camera System | Cinemachine |
| Input | Unity New Input System |
| Language | C# |
Assets/
├── Scripts/
│ ├── Player/
│ │ └── PlayerController.cs
│ ├── Managers/
│ │ └── CameraManager.cs
│ └── Weapons/
│ └── WeaponHandler.cs
├── Inputs/
│ └── PlayerInputActions.inputactions
└── Scenes/
└── ...
- PlayerController — movement, sprint, cursor rotation
- CameraManager — top-down to FPS perspective blend
- WeaponHandler — raycast shooting, ADS, line trace, fire mode toggle
- AnimatorController — walk, aim, shoot, hurt, death states
- DashAbility — directional dash with i-frames
- DodgeRoll — roll with AnimationCurve feel
- KnockbackHandler — external force receiver
- HealthComponent — damage, death, hit reactions
- Enemy AI — behavior tree driven
Jake Fernandez — @JakeeUp
M.F.A. Game Programming — University of the Incarnate Word