In the previous article, I outlined how to connect a static 3D character to Unity’s Third Person Character Controller Starter Assets Pack¹. This takes advantage of the Starter Asset’s built in animations and keyboard controls and integrates those capabilities into any other static 3D character model of your choosing. But…

As game developers, we don’t always have to reinvent the wheel when we’re starting new projects. This is especially true when needing to use animations on pre-existing character packs. …

In this article, I’m going to outline how to setup a Photon Network Manager for my new Unity Multiplayer Game, Multiplayer Madness. Photon.Pun Namespace & PhotonNetwork Class PhotonNetwork¹ is the main Class needed for using the PhotonNetwork plugin. To use the PhotonNetwork plugin, you have to declare the Photon.Pun² …

In this article, I’m going to discuss how to use Cinemachine Storyboard Extension. This is useful when needing to bring in design references into the scene view. To add the Cinemachine Storyboard Extension, go to the Cinemachine Virtual Camera. Inside the Camera’s Inspector, go to Extensions. …

This article outlines how to implemnet a Cinemachine Target Group¹. A Cinemachine Target Group is a pre-built C# script component that you can attach to an empty object in the Unity Scene. …

In this article, I’m going to outline how to setup a the 3rd Person Character Controller starter asset in Unity. This asset is available in the Unity Asset Store and is configured to integrate into your scene with minimal re-configuration. Downloading The Third-Person Character Controller First, head over to the Unity Asset Store and in…

Unity’s Cinemachine Path component allows developers to create a virtual dolly track. This is useful for creating tracks that the virtual camera can glide on and for creating more cinematic cut scenes. …

In this article, I’m going to go over how to setup a Virtual Camera as a Third Person camera. The 3rd Person Follow setting gives you a lot of control over the placement of the Virtual Camera in relation to the character. …