Nov 12, 2021Member-onlyUNITY 3D REPLICANICS: Replicating Steam’s Collectible Card Display Mechanic — Part IIIReplicanic /ˈrɛplɪkanɪk/: A blend of replicate and mechanic. The term aims to define the act of duplicating mechanics from any commercial application in your game engine of choice. The main idea of this exercise is to learn through observation and analysis. Although the term Replicanic may be made up (copyright…Unity3d6 min readUnity3d6 min read
Nov 11, 2021Member-onlyUNITY 3D REPLICANICS: Replicating Steam’s Collectible Card Display Mechanic — Part IIReplicanic /ˈrɛplɪkanɪk/: A blend of replicate and mechanic. The term aims to define the act of duplicating mechanics from any commercial application in your game engine of choice. The main idea of this exercise is to learn through observation and analysis. Although the term Replicanic may be made up (copyright…Unity3d4 min readUnity3d4 min read
Nov 10, 2021Member-onlyUNITY 3D REPLICANICS: Replicating Steam’s Collectible Card Display Mechanic— Part IReplicanic /ˈrɛplɪkanɪk/: A blend of replicate and mechanic. The term aims to define the act of duplicating mechanics from any commercial application in your game engine of choice. The main idea of this exercise is to learn through observation and analysis. Although the term Replicanic may be made up (copyright…Unity3d5 min readUnity3d5 min read
Jul 12, 2021Member-onlyUnity2D Devlog 21 — Never Miss Again!Lately, I’ve been on a rollercoaster ride of balancing and counterbalancing game mechanics. It has been a blast. Now that enemies can dodge the Player’s bullets, maybe it’s best to include a weapon they can’t avoid. Objective: Create a new weapon type for the Player: The Homing Missile. How I went about it: As with every…Unity3 min readUnity3 min read
Jul 8, 2021Member-onlyUnity2D Devlog 20 — Dodge This, You Filthy CasualWith one exception, all enemies follow a linear vertical path. This movement makes it simple for the Player to shoot them down accurately. I want to introduce another level of difficulty. Objective: Allow enemies to dodge the Player’s attacks. How I went about it: This challenge boils down to having the enemy detect the Player’s bullet…Unity3 min readUnity3 min read
Jul 7, 2021Member-onlyUnity2D Devlog 19 — Beating Them To ItIn my last DevLog, I wrote about giving enemies the ability to destroy power-ups. I realized that the result might have been too powerful. With that in mind, I will try to balance out the equation with an additional tool that the player can use. Objective: Add a magnetic mechanic to…Unity2 min readUnity2 min read
Jul 6, 2021Member-onlyUnity2D Devlog 18 — Now You See It, Now You Don’tPowerUps can activate powerful weapons, be used to reload ammunition, and heal damage. The Player must take advantage of them to survive. It’s time the Aliens fought back with more devious means. Objective: Allow the enemies to detect and shoot at power-ups that lay in their path. How I went About It: I have done most…Unity2 min readUnity2 min read
Published inGeek Culture·Jul 5, 2021Member-onlyUnity2D DevLog 17 — Check Your Rear-View MirrorRushing headlong into swarms of enemies is a fool’s errand. Guns blazing, you do your best to shoot down as many as possible. Inevitably, a few will get past you. That’s the way it goes sometimes. Good riddance. Aha! You let your guard down. …Unity3 min readUnity3 min read
Jun 8, 2021Member-onlyUnity2D DevLog 16 — Ramming SpeedAs the player, you spend a lot of time avoiding collisions with your enemies. Dodging is made easy by the fact that enemies move predictably. But I want to throw a wrench into that scheme. Sometimes, trouble comes looking for you, and all you can do is face it head-on. Objective: …Unity2 min readUnity2 min read
Jun 7, 2021Member-onlyUnity2D DevLog 15 — Shields and LasersEnemies can shoot, and they can move in different ways. Now it's time to extend their life expectancy. Objective: Create a new enemy that can take more than one hit. How I went about it: It is a simple idea that was just as simple to implement. Besides creating a new sprite for this enemy, I…Unity4 min readUnity4 min read
