Unity 5 – 2D Level Design
Release date:2021
Author:Jesse Freeman
Skill level:Beginner
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
Learn the basics of level design in Unity 5 2D. Exciting, engaging level designs are what make for great gameplay. This course focuses on designing levels that challenge your players by including puzzles, monsters, player flow, and balancing. Jesse Freeman shows how to build a basic level with multiple layers, and trick it out with doors and push blocks, switches, time limits, and enemies. You’ll learn techniques to challenge the players and move them through the level in an organic way, and build tools that help you further your design. Use the exercise files included with the course to continue to build the game and make it your own.
1 – Introduction
01 – Welcome
02 – What you need to know
03 – How to use the exercise files
2 – 1. Setting Up the Project
04 – Import new assets
05 – Reconnect the scenes
3 – 2. The Map Editor
06 – Build a level
07 – Add collisions
08 – Add layer order
09 – Add layers
10 – Design a simple level
11 – Populate the level
4 – 3. Doors
12 – Create a door
13 – The doors logic
14 – Code door animation events
15 – Trigger the door
5 – 4. Switches
16 – Create switches
17 – Switch collision trigger
18 – Use the switch
19 – Create gizmos
20 – Create a push block
6 – 5. More Enemies
21 – Aliens that attack
22 – Animation-based attack trigger
23 – Aliens that shoot projectiles
24 – Alien projectile simple
7 – 6. UI
25 – Create an air meter
26 – Wire up the air meter
8 – Conclusion
27 – Next steps
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