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Tower Defense Game Development – Unity 6 & Blender Specialization

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Tower Defense Game Development – Unity 6 & Blender Specialization

Create Tower Defense Games Using Unity 6 & Blender. Gain hands-on experience in Unity 6, Blender modeling, AI integration, and procedural materials.

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Learn to develop Tower Defense game mechanics in Unity 6 and Blender.

  • Gain skills in AI integration for turret targeting and pathfinding in Unity.

  • Master modular modeling techniques in Blender for turret and environmental assets.

  • Learn to create game-ready assets by utilizing procedural materials and optimizing for performance.

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What you'll learn

  • Develop complex enemy AI with pathfinding for Tower Defense games.

  • Implement turret placement mechanics using drag-and-drop functionality.

  • Design and code dynamic user interfaces for turret selection and upgrades.

  • Program targeting logic for turrets to handle both horizontal and vertical aiming.

Skills you'll gain

Category: C# (Programming Language)
Category: Artificial Intelligence

What you'll learn

  • Implement destructible enemies with health systems and visual healthbars.

  • Customize turret properties and integrate them into gameplay for dynamic strategies.

  • Use particle systems and sound effects to enhance the game’s visual and auditory experience.

  • Create dynamic wave-based spawning and in-game currency systems to balance game difficulty.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Animations
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: User Interface (UI) Design
Category: C# (Programming Language)

What you'll learn

  • Create modular game assets with Blender using efficient workflows and mirroring techniques.

  • Develop procedural materials and apply them to game assets for realistic effects.

  • Prepare models for Unity by optimizing textures, baking maps, and exporting assets.

  • Integrate Blender models into Unity and troubleshoot common issues for smooth pipeline integration.

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Category: File Management
Category: Animations

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