Create UI image with wave animation in Unity

Simply add this component to an empty object in a canvas. You are strongly recommended to put this object in its own canvas/nested canvas because it will dirty the canvas every frame and cause its entire mesh to be regenerated.
Some interesting UI fx can be achieved with this component

https://gist.github.com/yasirkula/b90c8278c7d72265b7a7fa4ceab49320

#wave #sprite #fx

CurveDesigner: A free tool for designing tubes, ramps, curves, and half-pipes in unity

https://github.com/cmacmillan/CurveDesigner

#curve #generator

Learn how NavMeshAgent obstacle avoidance works. In this deep dive into NavMeshAgent avoidance you'll learn 5 key takeaways for improving NavMeshAgent avoidance using the Unity Navigation System, no external assets needed

https://github.com/llamacademy/ai-series-part-32

#navmesh #obstacle #avoidance

Fire Tornado VFX

https://www.reddit.com/r/Unity3D/comments/qq7bhq/so_i_recently_created_this_sweet_fire_tornado_in/

#tornado #vfx #shadergraph

Essential Packages for Your Unity Project
TL;DR: Contains following packages:
Unity Asset Usage Detector
Graphy
L2 Localization
Bézier Path Creator
Pro Builder

http://researchandprogram.blogspot.com/2021/11/essential-packages-for-your-unity.html?m=1

#unitytips #packages

clean-code-dotnet: Clean Code concepts and tools adapted for .NET

A very good list of recommendations how to write code on the lowest level. Can be used as a starting point for code rules on your project.

https://github.com/thangchung/clean-code-dotnet

#cleancode #codestyle #recommendations

Better Collider Generation with Asset Processors

An example of useful asset postprocessor

https://bronsonzgeb.com/index.php/2021/11/27/better-collider-generation-with-asset-processors/

#collidergenerator #assetpostprocessor

The need for speed — Experimenting with message serialization

An interesting performance test for json, message pack, and protobuf. Message pack wins for medium and big payloads

https://medium.com/@hugovs/the-need-for-speed-experimenting-with-message-serialization-93d7562b16e4

#serialization #performance #messagepack #protobuf

Performance matters

A talk about Coz and Stabilizer. Profiling and optimization under another angle

https://youtu.be/r-TLSBdHe1A

#coz #stabilizer #profiling #optimization

Pure gradient Textures don't need to be 1K or higher, they look just as good at 64x64 or even 32x32 resolution. Just set their Compression to None afterwards to avoid color banding.

https://twitter.com/yasirkula/status/1464671313256194048?s=20

#gradient #texture #memory #optimization

Loopholes in Game Design

A loophole can be defined as a flaw in the system that users can exploit to gain an unfair or unintended advantage. Check the article to learn well-known loopholes

http://devmag.org.za/2012/05/07/loopholes-in-game-design/

#gamedesign #loophole

Procedurally Generated Dungeons

A custom algorithm to generate dungeons in 3D with plausible stairs

https://vazgriz.com/119/procedurally-generated-dungeons/

#pcg #dungeons #generator

Terrain optimization

A short and filled with tips video about terrain settings and standard grass. Terrain can also be replaced with less polygonal mesh created right inside the editor with a simple noscript

https://youtu.be/bT9Ney7slFg

#terrain #optimization

Publish Asset Store UPM package on which LTS version?

TL;DR: Author suggests to use 2019 LTS as the best compromise between new features and the adoption rate

https://gametorrahod.com/asset-store-upm-package-lts/

#upm #package #assetpublishing

10000 Update() calls

Old, but gold. Check it if you have missed that article and still using MonoBehaviours on such large scales to learn about Update() calls overhead Unity has internally

https://blog.unity.com/technology/1k-update-calls

#update #calloverhead

Fastest way to enumerate a List<T>

Another synthetic test on list enumeration: don't use List<T>.ForEach(), use Span if possible. But most likely you would be fine with ordinary for or foreach.

https://www.meziantou.net/fastest-way-to-enumerate-a-list-t.htm

#enumeration #list

What can be gained from long-term rapid development - say, making 100 games in 5 years? Here, we’ll condense and sort that experience into 10 compact lessons.

Old, but still actual in the current hyper casual era with very short CTR tests prototypes and generally small development time

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/10-lessons-from-making-100-games-in-5-years

#hypercasual #rapiddevelopment

UnityScreenNavigator: Library for screen transitions, transition animations, transition history stacking, and screen lifecycle management in Unity's uGUI

You can either use it straight away or take it as a reference when developing own UI solution for Unity

https://github.com/Haruma-K/UnityScreenNavigator

#uilibrary #ui #navigator #modal

Hidden IDisposable Issues in Microsoft .NET

I have seen a lot of issues with IDisposable usage over years in different projects, sometimes even experienced developers forget or don't know how to work with it. The author says that using statement makes life easier

https://dotnettips.wordpress.com/2021/10/06/hidden-idisposable-issues-in-microsoft-net/

#disposable

Fact or fiction? Mythbusting 3 common netcode misconceptions

https://blog.unity.com/games/netcode-facts-fiction

#netcode #book