Lynda - Unity 5: Network Gaming

Size: 532 MB | Duration: 1h 35m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280x720 30fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch

Genre: eLearning | Level: Intermediate | Language: English

Adding a multiplayer component can enhance a game's overall playability—not to mention its staying power in the marketplace. In this course, boost your network development skills and discover how to use Unity 5 to add multiplayer network components to your games. Bruce Van Horn starts by covering a little network game theory, and then dives into the creation of a multiplayer tank combat game. Learn how to adapt this classic game concept into a network-playable LAN game that can be played over the Internet. Along the way, learn about setting up the Network Manager, adding health indicators, fragging the enemy, and more.

Topics include:

* Reviewing how network gaming works

* Creating a multiplayer game

* Setting up the Network Manager

* Testing the game

* Firing projectiles

* Adding a health indicator

* Fragging the enemy

* Respawning