All of our Coding Unity Tips
#UnityTips Extending our tip from last week here is a quick reminder:
Using TryGetComponent will not allocate memory in case it fails and is available since 2019.2. #gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/7o3nvdTBDI
— Binary Impact (@BinaryImpactG) May 26, 2020
#UnityTips Good to know, so you are not looking for this edge case:
A rigidbody collects the collision events of its children to handle them.
So if you have a script expecting a collision callback on a child you need a workaround like this ⬇️
#gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/HSA8QYRQlE— Binary Impact (@BinaryImpactG) May 19, 2020
#UnityTips Another very simple use of ScriptableObjects is a self-contained variable stored in your assets.
It lets you define new GameVars directly in the editor.#gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/v4Ny8Tf6rF
— Binary Impact (@BinaryImpactG) April 21, 2020
#UnityTip If you need to check if a GameObject is active, mind the difference between activeSelf and activeInHierarchy. You might get unexpected results.
More Details in the image.#gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/IaTvsGL4w4
— Binary Impact (@BinaryImpactG) April 14, 2020
#UnityTips Do not forget to set an object to dirty when modifying public data with an editor script.
Switching to Play Mode or restarting will NOT serialize it!
Find a hidden bonustip in the #code 🙂#gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/p0snwnc0yA
— Binary Impact (@BinaryImpactG) March 31, 2020