Unity 5: 2D Level Design

2h 9mIntermediate2016-12-14

Authors

Jesse Freeman

Head of Partner and Framework Marketing at Amazon

Course details

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.

Learning objectives
Importing assets
Building a level
Adding collisions and layers
Populating the level
Creating and triggering doors
Creating switches and gizmos
Adding different enemies
Building a UI for an air meter timer

Skills covered

Real-TimeGame DevelopmentUnityVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingSoftware DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you need to know
03 - How to use the exercise files

1. Setting Up the Project

04 - Import new assets
05 - Reconnect the scenes

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

3. Doors

12 - Create a door
13 - The door's logic
14 - Code door animation events
15 - Trigger the door

4. Switches

16 - Create switches
17 - Switch collision trigger
18 - Use the switch
19 - Create gizmos
20 - Create a push block

5. More Enemies

21 - Aliens that attack
22 - Animation-based attack trigger
23 - Aliens that shoot projectiles
24 - Alien projectile simple

6. UI

25 - Create an air meter
26 - Wire up the air meter

Conclusion

27 - Next steps