Sep 7, 2022What is Filebase? How Do You Use It?Filebase is a Unity Asset Package created by the GameDevHQ team. It holds a collection of game assets which can be used by game developers. You can subscribe to Filebase at filebase.gamedevhq.com. They have different subscription packages which allow you to pay monthly or yearly. By subscribing to Filebase, you…Filebase2 min readFilebase2 min read
Jun 8, 2022Oh No! I’m Stuck in Fullscreen ModeThe Escape Button is a Feature — In one of my past articles, I mentioned keeping the screen size in Windowed mode when building the project, because I hadn’t yet implemented a way to ‘ESCAPE’ fullscreen mode. Now it’s time to do just that. I want to be able to play in Fullscreen and be able to…Unity1 min readUnity1 min read
Jun 7, 2022How to Host Unity Games for the WebBuilding in the WebGL Platform — A fun way to showcase your games is to build them in WebGL. In order to do this, there are a few changes you have to make in Unity. First, click on File at the top of the Unity window and select Build Settings. Select WebGL in the Platform list…Unity2 min readUnity2 min read
Jun 6, 2022How to Build & Test Your Unity GameLet’s Play! — Now that I have a complete, error free, playable game, it’s time to check out the Build Settings and test the game play. First, click on File at the top of the Unity screen. Select Build Settings. Make sure you have selected the Platform you wish to create. I chose…Unity2 min readUnity2 min read
May 31, 2022Playing Sound Effects in UnityDid You Hear That? — You have to have sound effects in your game, or it just really isn’t a game. I’ve added some really great sound effects and I’m going to show you how I did that. I will use my Laser as the example. Every time I hit the space key, a laser…Unity3 min readUnity3 min read
May 30, 2022Captivating with SoundImmersion Starts with Sound — Audio really brings a game to life. So let’s immerse ourselves in the world of Unity’s audio options. This article will cover adding background music. It would make sense to create a game object that will manage our game audio. Right click inside the Hierarchy panel, select “Create Empty”, and…Unity2 min readUnity2 min read
May 29, 2022Up Your Game with Post Processing in UnityBring Your Game to AAA Status — Now that I have my Post Processing Layer, I want to make some cool changes to my game. This will be a quick and simple article to show some effects I added to my game. I added the “Color Grading” effect to my game. I changed Tonemapping to “ACES”, which…2 min read2 min read
May 28, 2022How to Use Post Processing in UnityAdding Image Effects and Filters — The first step in using Post Processing in Unity, is to install it from the Unity Package Manager. In Unity, click on Window and select Package Manager. Inside the Package Manager, Be sure you have “Unity Registry” selected, in order to see all available packages. Scroll to find “Post Processing”…Post Processing4 min readPost Processing4 min read
May 27, 2022Damage VFX Using Animated Sprites in UnityMayday! I’m Hit! — The next step in setting up visuals in my 2D Space Shooter is adding damage effects to the player when getting hit. I first added my damage sprite to the scene and positioned it at my preferred location. I duplicated this sprite and did the same. …Unity2 min readUnity2 min read
May 26, 2022Creating Enemy ExplosionsLet’s Have a Blast — The current action of my enemy deaths was set to only Destroy the enemy game object. While this is exactly what I wanted to happen, now I want to see an explosion animation when I destroy it. I selected the enemy prefab in the Projects panel and opened the enemy…Unity5 min readUnity5 min read
