Issue #243 - Speed Up Your Workflow, and more

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More game dev content for the weekend. Enjoy!

Easily Create VR Multiplayer Experiences with Unity's New Template - The template leverages Unity Cloud Gaming Services.
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Learn How Games Get PEGI Ratings - "We're not a group of corporate men in suits trying to stop everybody's fun."
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The ULTIMATE guide to your next games interview - Learning the necessary skills to work in games can be hard. Building the portfolio in games can definitely be hard. Landing an interview in games can ABSOLUTELY be hard. So you'd better use the opportunity as best as possible when it happens!
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What Makes the "Survival" of Survival Horror? The Difference between Scares and Shooting - What is the difference between a survival horror game and an action horror?
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Unity 3D: Unlocking the Power of Unity Scene Templates - Simplify Your Unity Workflow with Scene Templates
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Videos

20 advanced 2D shader effects - part 1 - Create 2D glass, warping, distortion effects, and explosions of light and color with these useful and original Shader Graph effects for your 2D game. This two-part series will cover over 20 different effects using the Camera Sorting Layer Texture and Sprite Custom Lit shaders.
Unity

Speed up your workflows in Unity with these keyboard shortcuts - When you work in the Unity Editor every day, each mouse click adds up. To help you speed up your workflows, we created an overview of some of the many keyboard shortcuts in Unity. These shortcuts can help you navigate through the interface and execute commands more swiftly, saving you time. We also cover how you can use the Shortcut Manager to customize your shortcuts to your own preferences.
Unity

How To Pick Up & Put Down Objects In Unity - Bitesize Game Dev Tutorial - A tutorial on how to pick up objects in your game
Jimmy Vegas

How to Make a Game People CARE About - In this video, we dive into one of the most critical challenges in game development: making a game that players genuinely care about.
Sasquatch B Studios

3 Unity Tricks: Gravity Wells, Right Angle Flips, and Moving Platforms - Gravity Tunnels and other unique mechanics are essential for engaging gameplay. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to build key objects for a Player Controller sandbox: a gravity well that pushes players to the edges of a tunnel, a right-angle flip mechanic for walking on walls, and moving platforms that do not require re-parenting. We'll break down the mathematics and coding for each feature, ensuring smooth and responsive interaction, no matter what controller you are using!
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Physically Based Cel Shading - In this video we go through the break-down of the most common approach to create toon looking images in Unreal Engine, we'll see what works and what doesn't.
Visual Tech Art

Let’s Dev: Online Multiplayer - Learn more about Online Multiplayer at Unity
Unity

Creator Spotlight: Sanctuary Shattered Sun - The team at Enhearten Media is here to share there stories and tips on their game "Sanctuary Shattered Sun"!
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Assets

The Complete Advanced Algorithms & Programming Bundle - Algorithms are your friends

Whatever your specific programming discipline, algorithms are among the most powerful tools available to solve complex problems efficiently. This bundle of courses will give you confidence to implement cutting-edge algorithms across a host of languages, applications, and use-cases. Get access to over 40 in-depth courses, covering topics like deep learning, web development, machine learning, game dev and much more.

Get the skills you need to get an edge in the increasingly competitive tech market, and help support One Tree Planted with your purchase!
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Blender Market's Essential Game Modding Toolkit Bundle - The essential Blender suite
3D artists, it’s time to optimize your workflows, build up your arsenal, and level up your skills with this bundle of tools, assets, and tutorials. If you’re a Blender user, get ready for a smorgasbord of invaluable tools, ranging from Retopoflow, which introduces a full retopology toolkit to the industry-standard open-source program, to Faceit, an add-on that makes facial rigging, mocap, and animation a breeze. You’ll also get a host of ready-to-use software and engine-agnostic assets, plus a curated selection of in-depth tutorials focusing on essential 3D graphics topics.
Pay what you want for this amazing package, and help support One Tree Planted with your purchase!
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The Dev Days of Summer - 50% Off For A Limited Time. Unity’s top creators have hand-picked their favorite tools, templates, art packs, and much to help you getting started with Unity.
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Unity-Markdown-Generator - Generate .md Markdown Documentation from Unity C# script assets.
Kitbashery Open Source

Unity-AnimationUI - Usefull Unity tool for animating UI with just drag and drop
DhafinFawwaz Open Source

StreamingImageSequence - A package for playing sequential image sequences in Unity Timeline
unity3d-jp Open Source

CornModel - A Minecraft Model Reader for Unity
DevBobcorn Open Source

GameBuilder - Game builder (and automation) for Unity
somedeveloper00 Open Source

Friflo.Engine.ECS - High performance C# ECS
friflo Open Source

UniState - UniState is an architectural framework for Unity, designed around State pattern. Offers high performance and excellent scalability, ideal for complex Unity projects.
bazyleu Open Source

Leartes Studios Unity, Unreal, Godot Mega Flash Sale - Get ‘em while you can! Game makers, this flash sale is coming in hot! Get your hands on a jam-packed bundle of assets for your next Unity or Unreal Engine project, including high-quality environments, props, character and vehicle models, audio assets, tools, and more! From post-apocalyptic wastelands to dark medieval milieus, these ready-to-use and customizable assets will help you realize your vision, whatever it may be. This bundle won’t last long, so snag it while you can. Plus, your purchase helps support Direct Relief.
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Scene-Profiler - The Scene Profiler Tool optimizes Unity scenes by profiling physics, audio, particles, lights, materials, meshes, and textures, identifying performance bottlenecks to enhance efficiency.
TonyGreen9 Open Source

mangofogunity - MangoFog is a 2D/3D mesh rendered fog of war system for the Unity Engine. It's based off TasharenFogOfWar except it can use a MeshRenderer, SpriteRenderer, or render directly to the GPU. Plus several other features.
mkwozniak Open Source

consolation - In-game debug console for Unity.
mminer Open Source

scene-view-bookmarks - Unity editor extension to bookmark scene views.
mminer Open Source

hierarchy-icons - Unity editor extension to show component icons in the Hierarchy.
mminer Open Source

big-image-recorder - Unity Recorder plugin to capture large image sequences.
mminer Open Source

EasyTab - Just install and get the navigation functionality by pressing the Tab key in Unity game
dav-sea Open Source

JRS_Vehicle_Physics_Controller - The JRS Vehicle Physics Controller scripts allows you to create realistic and responsive vehicle behavior in your Unity game or simulation. Supports keyboard and mobile input.
Jermesa-Studio Open Source

OpenFracture - Open source mesh slicing/fracturing utility for Unity
dgreenheck Open Source

SmolbeanPlanet3D - Wave function collapse and other cool algorithms in Unity
DanteLore Open Source

SimpleFolderIcon - Customize the folder icon in Unity project window
SeaeeesSan Open Source

MGS.Machinery - Unity plugin for binding machinery joint in scene.
mogoson Open Source

Unity.Mx - Mx (or Meta-X) is a command-based completion framework. It allows you to execute all kinds of tasks based on your design. Mx is an alternate to attribute MenuItem; by contrast, doing multiple tasks is possible. It gives you the option to choose and explore unnoticed commands.
jcs090218 Open Source

AudioConductor - Audio Conductor is a tool that enhances the usability of audio features (AudioClip/AudioSource) in Unity, providing greater convenience in managing and controlling audio assets.
CyberAgentGameEntertainment Open Source

FlowFx - Old school image flow effect for Unity Urp
NullTale Open Source

UniFlux - Handle Events and States in Unity, Really Easy to Use and High Performant
xavierarpa Open Source

UnityFingerCamera - Finger Camera provides a small preview window of the grabbed object below your finger on mobile devices. Easily customizable with included examples.
SitronX Open Source

EditDistributionTools - A collection of C# scripst to ease the distribution of modifications of fbx files in Unity
HashEdits Open Source

Anansi - Create simulation-driven visual novels in Unity.
ShiJbey Open Source

50% off Finalboss - Publisher Sale - Bring your game ideas to life with speed and efficiency. Finalboss has been providing developers with top-notch assets and starter kits to help them transform creative concepts into working prototypes. PLUS get Pop It 3d Fidget, two players game with AI for FREE with code FINALBOSS
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All About Gaming Book Bundle - The world of gaming revealed. Ever wondered what it's like to be a game designer? Curious about the origins of your favorite video and tabletop games? This wide-ranging library from MIT Press takes you behind-the-scenes of the gaming world! Discover the colorful histories of gaming stalwarts like Dungeons & Dragons, World of Warcraft, Nintendo, and Atari. Dive deep into seminal games like Journey, The Last of Us Part II, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Step into the shoes of real-life video game creators for frontline accounts on the rigors of the game dev process. And so much more! Pay what you want for 26 books on this fascinating field, and support Girls Who Code with your purchase!
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Game Programming - Taylor Francis Book Bundle - Full spectrum game dev library. Ready to immerse yourself in the wide assortment of skills that make up the vocation of game development? This bundle of books from Taylor & Francis has you covered. Learn the nuts and bolts of game building with The Fundamentals of C/C++ Game Programming. Get schooled on level design with 3D Game Environments: Create Professional 3D Game Worlds. Understand what it takes to invest players in your universe with Once Upon a Pixel: Storytelling and Worldbuilding in Video Games. And more! Pay what you want for a vast library on this multifaceted craft and help support the Hidden Genius Project with your purchase.
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Spotlight

Moons Of Darsalon - Retro action "save-them-all" platformer including advanced physics combined with an unique retro feel. Complete rescue missions leading your colleagues to the closest base station. Fight enemies using your laser gun, jet pack, destroy terrain and even make new paths with the ground maker.

[You can get it on Steam and follow them on Twitter]
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My game, Call Of Dookie. Demo available on Steam

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