50 Tips for Working with Unity

(Best Practices) 137

12 Jul, 2012  in Development  tagged best practices / unity by Herman Tulleken

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About these tips

(Edit: August 2016. I have revised these tips. You can find the new list here.)

These tips are not all applicable to every project.

• They are based on my experience with projects with small teams from 3 to 20 people.
• There’s is a price for structure, re-usability, clarity, and so on — team size and project size determine whether that price should be paid.
• Many tips are a matter of taste (there may be rivalling but equally good techniques for any tip listed here).

Some tips may fly in the face of conventional Unity development. For instance, using prefabs for specialisation instead of instances is very non-Unity-like, and the price is quite high (many times more prefabs than without it). Yet I have seen these tips pay off, even if they seem crazy.

RCMSK V1.1 with autopilot

RCMSK V1.1

SHORT DESCRIPTION

RCModelsSimKit (RCMSK) a set of scripts to create a simulation of radio-controlled model airplane. This kit allows you to quickly create and customize a realistic flight simulator. RCMSK ideal for creating games on aviation subjects. It is simple to use and does not require detailed settings.

Features of the package:

- Real, mathematical equations of motion of the aircraft;

- Realistic aerodynamics on all phases of flight;

- The ability to simulate almost any type of aircraft from gliders to sports;

- 3 models;

- The original menu;

- fast start;

Updates in version 1.1

- built-in autopilot;

Added:

- display panel;

- landing / navigation appliance;

- fuel level meter;

- rudder control;

Package includes scripts:

- RCModel control;

- Autopilot control;

- Control and switch cameras;

- Control instrument readings;

- Gauges control;

- Menu and pause menu;

Requires Unity 5.5 or higher.

Video clip |RCMSK WebGL demo
Buy in Unity Asset store

GaugesPackV1.01+

GaugesPackV1.01+

GaugesPackV1.01+ is an upgraded(updated) version of the package (GaugesPackV1.0). The updated package includes a complete game level, demonstrating the power package. Also in the package except for a standard set of devices added to the digital timer. Recall that the standard package contains the following devices:

- speedometer;

- altimeter;

-  vertical speed meter;

- fuel flow meter;

- engine speed meter;

- radiocompass;

- attitude indicator;

- annunciator panels;

The complete game  level (based on the Unity of the standard package) is shown GaugesPackV1.01plus integration option in the game project.

Create and enjoy. Good luck.

WebGL demo

RCMSK

SHORT DESCRIPTION

RCModelsSimKit (RCMSK) a set of scripts to create a simulation of radio-controlled model airplane. This kit allows you to quickly create and customize a realistic flight simulator. RCMSK ideal for creating games on aviation subjects. It is simple to use and does not require detailed settings.

Features of the package:

- Real, mathematical equations of motion of the aircraft;

- Realistic aerodynamics on all phases of flight;

- The ability to simulate almost any type of aircraft from gliders to sports;

- 3 models;

- The original menu;

- fast start;

Package includes scripts:

- RCModel control;

- Control and switch cameras;

- Control instrument readings;

- Gauges control;

- Menu and pause menu;

Requires Unity 5.5.0 or higher.

Video clip |RCMSK WebGL demo
Buy in Unity Asset store

Gauges pack for game projects in which you want to display the parameters and the state of the game object, such as:
- speed
- height
- vertical speed
- position in space (roll, pitch)
- engine speed
- remaining fuel
- the direction of the beacon
- the direction of the target
as well as the status of components and systems on the display panel.
It includes the texture of the instruments and control these devices scripts.
Scale and change the position of the instrument can be in Unity inspector.
Requires Unity 5.5.0 or higher.
WebGL demo.
Buy in Unity Asset store