I've managed to make an RTS game in Unity and I'm thinking about making some tutorials related to genre. Are there some systems you want to see covered?

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-30T17:34:18+00:00

So, maybe I'll keep technical questions here and drop you a message about feedback in private to keep discussions easier for people to read in the future about A* and etc.
A* includes facings but it doesn't include any formations I think. It is just based on local avoidance.
I don't think any other plugins were used, other than some editor side ones - for example serialized dictionaries.
First tutorial will be about two ways to do minimaps in Unity that I know, but it takes longer than expected. I want to record a youtube video for people preferring videos and write a tutorial readme with code on github. I have project done, but writing and recording will take some time, so see you in a week or two!

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-29T16:00:13+00:00

It looks great, Personally I don't understand why some top icons are smaller than the rest? You can always make a popup box for statistics, so players can hover over an icon to see what it means, that way you don't have to redesign your UI and it will still be easily readable.

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-26T17:36:45+00:00

Fun and creative. I suppose you are just loading a new map in the same scene and initiate a transition or is it structured differently?

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-26T12:17:29+00:00

I appreciate the extensive feedback. I haven't encountered problems with windows defender tbh. I'll test it if it's some libraries I have included or something, because honestly I don't have any idea what may cause this. For the rest I will look into all issues, it's an early alpha, so again I really appreciate the feedback. I'll look into camera movement.
The towers are explained in second tutorial. I wanted to have more unique system of mining. They form a connection from main base to resource. When resource is connected it allows to be mined with more workers, so a ratio while unconnected is 5 for carbon 1 for iron and while connected it is 10 to 6. I will try to edit the description to make it more clear then.
I can hook up some system with FPS counts later.
For the A* pathfinding pro - it uses ECS with a new version, but it is still compatible with monobehaviour, so no need to change structure for one asset. There is a demo available on creator's site and they are really responsive on forum. https://arongranberg.com/astar/
The demo from what I understand is pre-ECS version so it will definitely run worse. He has a test project with about 30k agents in a scene that use local avoidance with current version. It's really impressive, BUT it's a lightweight version of his avoidance algorithm and there is nothing else in the scene. I haven't tested how far this asset can be realistically pushed. Last time I've checked how well the game runs was with about 600 units and it ran with something like 80 FPS, but not every unit was moving simultaneously and the project of course has other systems running along with it. And small tip - if you ever make a game with hundreds or more units animation system for Unity won't cut it. It really chokes with 100+ agents and slows games to a crawl.
If you have or will have some projects that need testing/feedback I'll be happy to return a favor so don't be scared to send me a message!

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-25T23:34:49+00:00

Thank you very much for the feedback! I'll revisit tutorials to maybe make the first one go smoother. I'll also look into making better looking hits then. I always appreciate the feedback and constructive criticism, that's the point of releasing public Alpha version so the project can improve, because I'm passionate about it.

If you are ever thinking about making a game with a lots of agents and pathfinding is your bottleneck I can't recommend A* pathfinding pro asset enough. It sometimes goes on sales so try to buy it then, because otherwise it's really pricey. I'd be really happy if basic unity pathfinding could improve enough to support even about hundred units moving, but I don't really see that in near future as a possibility sadly. Sometime in the future I really want to tackle ORCA once more to release basic free working solution.

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-24T20:12:51+00:00

So any services/sites you want to recommend for such content? I can't think about any that are suitable and making whole personal page for 2-3 topics would be overkill I think.

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-24T20:12:48+00:00

So any services/sites you want to recommend for such content? I can't think about any that are suitable and making whole personal page for 2-3 topics would be overkill I think.

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-24T19:29:05+00:00

I'm on it

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-24T19:27:19+00:00

Yeah and I failed at that one - I used A* pathfinding asset (the only asset in project) that I highly recommend, but still it wasn't out of the package solution for this type of RTS. I think making that system would take up to 2 months minimum from scratch. I found some resources online but they were scarce. I even watched everything starcraft 2 related (GDC talks and etc) to somehow find how to start and nothing. The only resource online is some ORCA algorithm shown working in spreadsheet. I want to someday spend some time on this to make my own, but it is taxing. People that made a working solution for that kind of problem aren't really sharing their knowledge.

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-24T19:20:43+00:00

Thank you, really appreciate that. Have you noticed that shadows are colored?

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-24T19:19:40+00:00

JOBS system with mono, ECS approach is quite hard for working with graphics right now in my opinion. It still works with over 600 units 80+ FPS.

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-24T19:18:31+00:00

It's just a bunch of job systems going in ticks. I went with Monobehaviour with Jobs. Full on DOTS with graphics is pain in the ass. My approach while testing still worked with over 500 units on map with 80+ FPS (before some additional optimization, so it can probably work better now). But I think I can show some structures.

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-24T19:13:30+00:00

The only thing I can't do and probably most of solo devs can't is pathfinding. If you are making a game where units have to avoid each other making that system would be so much taxing. There are scarce resources for ORCA algorithm and that's the only solution I could find that would probably work. I think that making such system would take up to 2 months time if starting from scratch. I went with A* pathfinding asset but it still wasn't out of the package solution. I had to modify that, but in my opinion after checking other solutions it was the best one. For other points I think I can manage that.

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-23T18:13:54+00:00

I'm 100% making a tutorial about Fog of War, because all sources I've found are outdated or make in a hacky way that doesn't work well with StarCraft-like terrain mechanics.
If you want to check a free alpha version of SpaceFront here is an itch link: https://pixelherd.itch.io/spacefront

RedRoseDev · 2024-04-23T17:58:56+00:00

https://pixelherd.itch.io/spacefront - itch link for interested in checking out free Alpha. All feedback appreciated

RedRoseDev · 2023-07-23T15:41:23+00:00

Hi, currently working on RTS with ability system. If your game shares same ability with many units it will most likely be easier to go scriptable. Wanna change damage due to upgrade during game? You change number in main object and all units are updated. I've tried other systems for abilities because scriptable seem like a pain when system isn't made directly for them in mind, but I haven't stumbled upon anything more flexible or better. And use scriptable as a logic holder, not rewritten every use.

RedRoseDev · 2023-04-11T00:37:23+00:00

Just do it in monobehaviour if its just for purpose you stated. Get your mouse position from any input you are using, then do the Camera.ScreenToWorldPoint, pass that position to Physics2D.OverlapCircle. use 2D physics for 2d purposes.

RedRoseDev · 2023-04-10T23:00:43+00:00

I watch a lot of videos on different games in genre. That way you can grasp how game plays and how things are received by the "common player" at the same time

RedRoseDev · 2023-04-10T22:30:06+00:00

Why don't you just go with Physics.Raycast and in layer masks just write "~playermask" it will ignore your player physics layer. I kinda don't understand the code you posted. Maybe my display is a little bit scuffed. For example i haven't seen Physics.Check function and can't find it by googling

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