• Title: Build Your Own First-Person Shooter in Unity
• Author(s) Expert Video Game Developers
• Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press (January 29th, 2020); eBook (Creative Commons Edition)
• License(s): CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
• Hardcover/Paperback: N/A
• eBook: PDF (140 pages), ePub, Kinlde, etc., and Video Lectures
• Language: English
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Book Description

Ever fancied creating your own first-person shooter game? Now you can with this 140-page bookazine, brought to you by the Wireframe magazine team with tips from expert video game developers!

Making a fast-paced 3D action game needn't be as daunting as it sounds. This book will take you step-by- step through the process of making Zombie Panic using Unity: a frenetic battle for survival inside a castle heaving with the undead.

• Set up and use the free software you'll need
• Make enemies that follow and attack the player
• Create and texture 3D character models
• Extend your game further, with tips from experts
• Design a level with locked doors and keys

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