A plug-and-play, easy to use Scene Loader for your Big Worlds!
Before using this tool, keep in mind that it is for a specific use in which you have a big level that might work better in a multi-scene workflow instead of loading the entire level at runtime. This allows scenes to be loaded in and out as needed, improving overall performance and scalability.
This tool is greatly inspired by The Unity Glue and this 2017 GDD Talk on Multi-Scene Editing. Along side these two I took the implementation that Unity shows on their Youtube channel and attempted to improve on it where possible, while also adding some nice quality of life features for designers. I would highly recomend watching their video to gain a basic understanding of how Spooky Loader works.
Here's a tutorial for the tool if you don't feel like reading the rest: Spooky Loader Tutorial
- Open the package manager window
- Click the plus icon
- Choose
"Add package from git URL..." - Use the link below.
https://github.com/iamTakuu/Spooky-Loader.git
The idea setup has a "Base" scene that holds persistent entities throughout the scene.
You'll need Gameobjects named after the scenes you want to load in and out. These will hold the SpookySceneLoader Component
NOTE: It's key that the gameobject is named after the scene AND the scenes are added to the Build Order.
Set up your level as need be, breaking it up into smaller, more appropriate scenes.
The SpookySceneLoader component is attached to the empty Gameobject created earlier, all it needs from you is the scene's current status and a Trigger Prefab (which is of type SpookyTrigger). Tick isLoaded when the scene you start with is already present, otherwise leave it as false. The Add Trigger button creates a new instance of the trigger prefab as a child of the Gameobject with the Loader. A scene can have multiple triggers, in the event that there are multiple entrances to the level.
You can make your own custom Trigger Prefab if need be, you just need to create a prefab that has a box collider (set to isTrigger) and give it the component SpookyTrigger. Add this prefab to the loader, and the Add Trigger button will take care of assigning the OnSceneTrigger() Unity Event. This event can also be used to add any extended functionality you might need.