Your First 2D GAME - Day 1 Beginner Tutorial

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This is a full in-depth Unity tutorial for complete beginners. If you've never touched a line of code, if you've never even OPENED a game engine before, then this will be a perfect fit for you! We're going to make a really nice angry birds clone from scratch.
I made this tutorial with my past self in mind. I remember the overwhelm, the intimidation and all the confusion as I tried to figure everything out and peice knowledge together from dozens of bite sized tutorials. This is not that. This is comprehensive, I explain absolutely everything as I go, and by the end you will be in a VERY good place to start making games on your own.
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Sound Effects:
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slingshot pluck - freesound.org/people/dsebeste...
pop - freesound.org/people/Vilkas_S...
box punching - freesound.org/people/BruceFen...
Sprites:
box assets - opengameart.org/content/physi...
characters and particles - www.spriters-resource.com/mob...
environment assets - www.spriters-resource.com/mob...
misc - www.spriters-resource.com/mob...
Contents of This Video: ------------------------------------------
00:00:00 - Intro + What to expect
00:03:24 - Unity HUB, Version explanation, and new project creation
00:05:57 - Unity layout, windows and overview
00:08:39 - Importing and preparing game assets for your game
00:15:54 - Setting up our scene + GameObjects + Sprite Order
00:29:15 - Your first script (high level variable and function explanation)
00:39:51 - Installing a package in Unity (for Input)
00:41:30 - Detecting our mouse click
00:44:07 - Setting up our slingshot with rubber bands that follow the mouse
01:08:21 - Clamping the distance of our slingshot
01:13:42 - Only detecting clicks near our slingshot
01:30:43 - Organizing our code and cleaning up slingshot lines
01:34:01 - Adding the angie bird with gravity and collision
01:37:38 - Setting up the angie bird launch function
01:47:06 - Spawning the angie bird in and setting his idle position
01:54:17 - Updating the bird's position along with the slingshot
01:58:26 - Offsetting the bird's position while on the slingshot
02:07:05 - Get the bird looking in his direction on the slingshot
02:09:54 - Shoot the bird off the slingshot using physics forces
02:12:51 - Smoothing out the bird's movement
02:15:33 - Get the bird looking in the direction he's flying
02:19:35 - Giving the bird friction and stopping his rotation once he's collided with something
02:22:59 - Spawning in a new copy of the bird after a timer
02:31:09 - Limit our number of angry birds per level
02:40:27 - Visualizing our number of available birds with UI Icons
02:55:35 - Adding blocks into the level
02:59:05 - Adding piggies into the level
03:07:26 - Adding a win and loss state and reloading the game
03:20:12 - Adding a restart button for the win state and disabling slingshot script
03:26:49 - Refactoring our input so it works for PC and mobile
03:40:07 - Adding particles when the piggies die
03:47:21 - Animating the slingshot with a tweening library
04:05:24 - Adding sounds to the game
04:17:56 - Controlling the camera and adding transitions
04:26:37 - Fixing seams in our tiled sprites
04:27:53 - Some small tweaks
04:29:04 - Adding a boundary to the camera
04:35:29 - Debugging the elastic on the slingshot, and fixing an error
04:39:07 - Adding a second level and adding the functionality to our game manager
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[@morimoko]

JUST AN FYI to anyone watching and getting discouraged because you can't find the "particles" spritesheet, it is a duplicate and you don't need to worry about it if you have the others.

[@machy1903]

omg thank you so much

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[@morimoko]

ANOTHER FYI TO ANYONE HAVING ISSUES @2:11:00 IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY ISSUES, TRY REATTACHING SCRIPT TO PREFAB TO FIX

[@user-kq8rf3pq6j]

This is ABSOLUTELY the best & most informative tutorial on UNITY , I've seen on KZbin. Please continue to make more tutorials on game development. I'm sure you're doing a great service for beginner game devs like myself. I will definitely join your Patreon when I'm able to afford it. With tutorials like yours, it's SO much easier to comprehend the mechanics of the Unity Game Engine. Thank You !!!

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks so much!

[@user-fx6eg1ic5v]

Hopefully there are many more of these videos to come with increasing complexity! Conveniently my friend just asked me to show him how to get started and this video helped him a lot.

[@AstonJay]

This is awesome! I will definitely follow this over the course of a few days. Thank you for doing this. Very much appreciated🔥

[@_xtel]

New subscriber here. I just discovered your podcast on Spotify and thought it was incredible! My resolution this year was to create a demo and Steam page, so it’s just what I needed. Keep up the great work!

[@tngerik14]

You are awesome! You explain rhetorically so well and understandably and teach best practices only

[@turnkopie]

We need people like you! I’m very pleased to have found you in the game dev hole, thanks to you, many others and me get into coding and developing games

[@danixadem]

Thanks a lot. I will be looking forward to see more of such tutorials

[@theastralproject1268]

The hype is real! Do you know how frustrating it is to find a tutorial for the basics that's not 2 or 3+ yrs old haha you're the best

[@mentlegen6326]

Thank you for helping people start their development journey

[@mNL321]

Thank you so much for this Tutorial, it was my very first time trying to build a game and you are a great teacher and a cool guy. I will see where I can go from here, as I am really interested in making this a new hobby. i followed your guide over four days and build the game from there 2-3 hours each day. I hope your new game takes off and I will definetly check it out

[@GaryAlexndr]

Great tutorial. Using this in my plan where I'm looking at specific game tutorials to learn individual parts to a game project i would like to start. The angry birds game being the 'base' where I just want a nice solid starting project to learn from.

[@chadmoberly7044]

Came at a perfect time, thank you, man

[@ilcinghialeinsalita]

Dude, this is pure gold. Thank you!

[@TheBiscuitthief1]

Thanks for this tutorial!! I've been looking for a tutorial to make a 2d game in unity for a complete beginner and this was a godsend. I was going to try visual scripting 1st but figured have nothing to lose learning a bit of code and hopefully this can be the starting point for me to develop an understanding of C#. Didn't have any problems in keeping up with the tutorial and my build works, so that's a testament to the quality of this video.

[@st0rmpr0of]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Looking forward to creating my first game!

[@0xlog1c]

Thank you so much for showing different aspects of building a game.

[@jayjaytaylor1963]

Thank you so much. I've been looking for something exactly like this

[@mmkn11]

Very good tutorial video, easy and understandable explanations. Good Work!

[@ulgrimthemad]

This was fantastic mate, thank you so much for putting this together. I didn't even realise how long the video was until I was completely done. Really love the way you delivered this, happily now supporting on Patreon. My only criticism was sometimes you click on stuff and the face cam is in the way, but it never managed to be a showstopper. Keep up the great content :).

[@SolarSoftMedia]

I've actually been using Unity for several years, and I wish I learned from you. You explain things so well for the beginners.

[@ComputerVirusXD]

Thank you very much for this tutorial! It was great fun!

[@smarzt3170]

Awesome tutorial thank you so much for this amazing intro to Unity!

[@lucasbueno2605]

Starting to learn right now and ready to go!! U have great didatics.

[@iamQuicklearner]

Liked Instantly❤. Need tuts more like this. Thank you.

[@Sosa829]

Amazing tutorial for beginners! Thanks for making it available for free

[@finnya4720]

Thanks for doing such great work , bless you

[@Michael-oj2jj]

Thanks so much for the video. Your channel is underrated.

[@crackedtvgaming]

Thank you for this!

[@viperjay1]

Thank you very much for creating this.

[@DeveloperKy-lq9nk]

Can't Wait to start this I'm 17 and I'm just starting to learn about game development so ill comment again when I finish.

[@user-pc1im3cj7y]

I feel like bro is fighting for his life right now xD

[@Christopher2003]

Bro you will have some difficulties remembering everything at first but don't try to do that. Just go through courses and follow along and do what they say. After 1 year or so of diligent studying will you be able to start remembering the code you are writing and be able to code with your eyes closed. If you achieve this in half a year then you are very smart and logical. Good luck

[@justarandomguy-gn2tu]

bro probably fighting hard rn

[@NuyoricanJoseph]

Here's a coffee bro ☕ Keep going

[@m4mmoth998]

Here is your crown king 👑 Keep pushing

[@piaochen-ev9qu]

Thank you. Very helpful

[@mefii9253]

Great Tutorial!

[@redvip3r853]

Thanks for your hard work

[@user-on2yv4kb4y]

A quick tip for beginners: Exit game play mode as this game mode feature will vanish all your changes if not switched off, he forgot to mention that in the video

[@darecstowell1528]

I've been a professional webdev for almost 10 years now. This is my first dip into game development, and wow is it a blast. You're a solid teacher and this tutorial is a real gift. You've made a lifetime subscriber! 🤝🥳

[@michaelcasey4248]

ive just starting looking and reasrching game devolpment I have some experience in coding and even making simple apps in highschool I gotta say hands down best video ive watched in the last few hours doesnt feel like a info dump like other videos I have watched.

[@scottiewardle]

super helpful, thanks

[@OriginalMrL]

As a 47 year old C# developer and a keen gamer, I really fancied having a go at creating a game. This tutorial is just what I was looking for to get me going with Unity. Thank you!!

[@its-polymorphic]

Wow, I just discovered a really neat technique for creating diverse slingshot types in Unity! By leveraging the power of interfaces (like ISlingshot) and building a foundational implementation (BaseSlingshot), I can now use composition to instantiate various types of prefabs seamlessly. This approach, combined with a Manager singleton, makes managing and expanding my slingshot arsenal a breeze. Game development just got a whole lot more exciting!

[@pedrojesussoteloarce9189]

Dude, you are goated

[@nurelic2821]

Thank you!

[@kostariev_vadim]

Cool and long video. It is probably not very relevant for me, but I will definitely watch it

[@minhdo3577]

thank you so much , i realy thank you with this tutorial , i just start and nobody teach carefully as you , thank you

[@justarandomguy-gn2tu]

Looking forward for a tutorial like this but for 3d projects, with some more technical/programming concepts.

[@lucasbats]

Awesome! I finished the tutorial and the game is running great!

[@raindropcomsen]

In around 2hrs 5min mark, where he first instantiated the angie bird prefab to a spawnedAngieBird I am receiving an error called Casting is not valid. Did you get similar errors at that point? Am just stuck.

[@lucasbats]

@@raindropcomsen I didn't. This issue might be related to the SlingshotHandler and some vector2, take a look at the code. Chat GPT is a great tool to evaluate your code as well

[@krishnanand_yadav]

"Angry Birds!" - Perfect choice for learning game mechanics and engine basics!

[@mrkimarjanovic8680]

MAN GOD BLESS YOU

[@spideymatt7617]

just recently started getting into game dev, i made my first game using scratch for my final year dissertation project (i'm an audio and music tech student) so it wasn't anything super well put together but i've been interested in doing game development properly for a while and hoping to get into it for a career (whether as an audio designer or all round game dev) 😁

[@malic8253]

thank you so much

[@adnanebakkach1327]

Thank you

[@jackalturk6491]

perfect pedagogical skill

[@wisdomMate]

Please make more tutorials like this

[@Bazerath]

Just finished this tutorial, game works, sounds work, cameras and next level work. Very happy with the outcome, Unity is far less daunting, do I understand how to code on my own? HECK NO, but I do understand alot of what was taught and can use it as reference material. Flappy Birds eh... let's see what I can do.

[@ziaurrahman7995]

A great way to go. Great presentation. Very very new to this whole universe. Plus I am 56 and that is shocking. Wish me luck

[@tiento2877]

Perfect

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Thanks!

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks so much!

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Instant like and subscribe🐐🐐

[@ItsDan123]

I'm looking forward to finding the time to watch this, but upfront I wish you hadn't chosen the same game to clone as Jason Weimann's long form 'first game' video

[@shockingchris9809]

The point is that you get a friend sitting next to you to make it. You get different opinions. At some point, you learn to pick out the pieces you're looking for.

[@146755907]

Your videos are awesome! Any recommendations on learning material? For those beginners who are willing to take a the long road. Appreciate your input

[@skyize5126]

very underrated

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Super exciting your amazing

[@budgiedeep21]

thanks

[@Jeyfly3000]

I’m 13 and I’ve always wanted to be able to make a game I can enjoy with my family and friend I think this is going to help a lot 😂❤

[@theitguy4110]

The "|" symbol is called a pipe symbol, used to pipe one output into another in a shell script

[@DarakayGamingStudio]

Super Engaging with this video, gonna bookmark it, watch it again when i have plenty of time =D

[@sasquatchbgames]

Enjoy! Be sure to take your time with it :)

[@fratut]

Damn, just finished a tutorial on Godot, and was looking for a chill Unity, up to date tutorial next, (I want to try them both before I decide) and here comes along this video uploaded yesterday, guess I am lucky 😄

[@sasquatchbgames]

Hope you enjoy!

[@fratut]

Its a great tutorial, as a beginner in game dev as a hobby/curious of how games are made, I will come to this video for reference multiple times in the future as well :D @@sasquatchbgames

[@coryronald6762]

Greg from midniteoil sent me from the game dev show!

[@midniteoilsoftware]

Dude - I feel like you're encroaching on my territory - lol. Seriously though, I can't wait to watch this. Just need to carve out the time.

[@sasquatchbgames]

lol! Sorry, I needed a solid beginner level tutorial on this channel to point people to if they ask. Cheers man and keep up the grind!!

[@KevinMcScrooge]

@@sasquatchbgames Hey! I must be stupid, but I didn't see links to all the sprites you imported in at 9:30. Specifically the particles asset. Thanks!

[@passwordrequired]

@@KevinMcScrooge I thought I was missing a "particles" asset too, but if you skip to 15:00 you'll see it was just a duplicate of another sheet

[@stelar9999]

I would love to see a video on the asset bundles unity has, at least at the time of making this comment, and how to implement them into a game.

[@shyamarama]

Brilliant, thank you! The pacing is great

[@tonycoxon673]

Thanks

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks for the support!

[@game.234_]

I've been wanting to be a game developer for a long time

[@blakegocey]

Incredible video! Ive finished this tutorial and in an attemp to actually escape tutorial hell im trying to keep working on it. Id like to add some abilities like a "dash" or explode on impact. Does anyone know any good videos or resources to understand the fundametals of adding abilites that might work for this?

[@artsbyjapao]

nice

[@valeriacalzona9830]

Hi , thank you so much for this tutorial , it's a masterpiece!! I have a question to ask you , when I import the Sky sprite, it does not display in the same way as yours how come this happens? I wanted to paste you a screen but I can't Thank you very much

[@biscuite3m0]

Nice :)

[@vin7vin]

my first tut

[@someoneanyone8478]

16:12 that's what she said

[@CortesArts]

Thanks for this! Quick question, I've tried downloading so many extensions in VS Code but can't for the life of me get the same information in the dropdowns while you're typing. I have some autofills working but like the velocity one at 2:17:33 I don't see it showing all those options and what's available. I think that'd be very helpful for me while I learn if you have any tips!

[@simkenys]

Extensions I use in Visual Studio Code are: C#, C# Dev Kit, Unity, Unity Code Snippets

[@smokinjoe9415]

Ok now we have a huge problem! I was using your tutorial and started messing around with the rendering settings in YOUR project. Then when I ran the game, it caused my video card to blow out and now I am out of a $2000 video card because you did not warn me! I am going to contact a couple lawyers to find out how I can get my machine fixed due to your video :(

[@Jacked2theTs]

Suuuuurrrrre!…. 😅🤦‍♂️

[@sloideh]

2:30:00 for some reason on my end when i release the angry bird and it respawns, it creates a ton of copies. idk why

[@joshtheboss8128]

what extensions/snippets were you using ?

[@thalescardris1771]

AMAZING VIDEO! I dont know how ur unity can be so fast, mine takes an eternity with every code change =( And my computer is pretty good so Idk wth My game works 100% perfectly on the regular game window, but as soon as I try device simulator all the inputs stop working and giving me crazy errors =( (I am on the newest version of unity)

[@schizoiddiscord6907]

the video was only 4 hours but it felt like months work

[@Sagembarraittarius]

Did anyone figure out how o bet the bands to stay. I followed the tutorial to a T but when i click my mouse the bans move to the left. They form correctly but wont stay on the slingshot. Secondly, the setup we are using can it be used for all projects or idk, im not sure which parts of this can be used all the time and what will change. Ik the gameobj names will chane but, i mean the stuff in the brackets. So far i understand that code executes downward first the calls in reverse. Idk maybe wrong😊

[@nobodycares9579]

Let's go Brandon! Thank you for the tutorials!

[@anotakuhusky8783]

When adding in the ground sprite as a gameobject for some reason it displays behind the sky gameobject what is the work around for this as it doesnt seem to happen to him within the video?

[@x2hellishx566]

I have made it to the point of finishing the script to detect our clicks near our slingshot but now it wont detect any clicks at all. I have triple checked the scripts and have even readjusted my collider area and it still hasn't worked. any recommendations are welcome. It also has no errors in either script or in the console while the game is running.

[@fkingbeast77]

Is there a cheat sheet for all the possible commands like clampmagnitute and such? Or are you supposed to just memorize these over time? Is there a singular place where I could find all available functions within Unity?

[@iron_orange]

Unity API documentation

[@royalgreen6726]

where do I find the particles???

[@sloppyglizzy8313]

When I am adding things to my scene everything appears under the sky. I have made sure that all the layers are set to 0 for the materials, but the sky is always on top for some reason. I can send it to the back but its odd that I have to do that and you didnt? Particularly odd that it is on a different layer even though its describing as both being in layer 0.

[@KevinMcScrooge]

I'm not sure why his is like that but you can fix it by changing the Z of the Sky to be behind the default Z-0 of the others. EDIT: He mentions later that there is an Order in Layer you can change to fix this. Select the game object and in the inspector you should see it.

[@naphart1061]

can somebody help i cant fined the buttons sheet and spritesheet wood

[@mayurbhagwat6941]

i am getting "type mismatch error" when i changed my gameobject to AngieBird @2:11:00

[@gelomelo8968]

If i undersand correctly, i will dontate to this guy fs

[@kzubrzycki1548]

does anyone know wtf? my scene havent been saved. in my procject i have two scripts for area and handler, sprites are visible as well. but all the work with slingshot band is gone

[@plainshades]

Can i follow this tut using Unity 2019? The newer versions don't run well on my Laptop.

[@Sosa829]

I'm pretty sure you can, if there's some packages that you can't find you can download them with their link. maybe the UI will be a bit different but I'm pretty sure it's not gonna be a problem. I'd suggest just following the video and if you got stuck at something you can do a quick search for it. Good luck.

[@patryk23141423]

i started ur video like a week ago. It's paused and still waiting till i will be able to run unity xD can't even create project. unity won't open at all. Hub makes project but i cant run it and it is not saved when i close hub.

[@furkeys114]

5+ years fullstack web developer here, your video is what I've been looking for - a no bullshit guide with purpose to introduce people into gamedev, which is exactly what I want - I'm about to switch careers and your vid def is the first step I've been looking for.