Components in Unity

Organizing Code into Methods

It's a lot harder to build on top of a mess than it is to build on a stable foundation. We'll learn how to take an existing Unity project with messy scripts and organize them into scripts that utilize methods. 5 steps

• Project Overview 4:07
• Spaghetti Code 5:46
• Organizing GameManager into Methods 8:15
• Organizing ShootArrow into Methods 4:16
• Organizing Code into Methods 5 questions
• Extra Credit Feeling adventurous? Try going back to one of your previous Unity projects and look for code in the Update() method that could be reorganized into smaller methods.

Thinking in Components

Writing methods is a good start, but we can go a step further by segmenting each unique piece of behavior into a new script, and, a new component. By creating individual components that serve a clear singular purpose, we can start to build a library of reusable code. 4 steps

• The Entity Component Pattern 6:09
• Organizing Code into Components 4:31
• Building the Target Spawner 11:31
• Thinking in Components 5 questions
• Extra Credit Think you can do better? Try examining other parts of the project and look for places where scripts can be made into reusable components.

Adding New Behavior

Now that we've organized our code into methods and components, we're ready to start building new behavior. The true test of code quality is how easy it is to change later on, so let's try to add some new features. 3 steps

• Creating a New Component 8:46
• Integrating New Components 7:49
• Adding New Behavior 5 questions
• Extra Credit In addition to targets that move left and right, try adding additional target types. Why types of features can you come up with?