If you’re just getting started with Solidity smart contract development, you might have tried the Remix IDE. It’s a super convenient way to write a contract in Solidity directly inside the browser. But what if you need to incorporate a smart contract into an existing Python project? Brownie is a…

Can’t quite figure out how to convert standard render pipeline materials to URP in recent versions of the Unity editor? You may have noticed the following menu path from prior versions has been depreciated: Edit > Rendering > Materials > Convert All Built-In Materials to URP Not to worry! This…

“How can I test player input in my Unity game…but without the need for a real human being?” In this article, I’ll explain how to create input tests for a “Pong Clone” game using the .NET mocking library NSubstitute. All tests in this project run directly inside the Unity editor…

Before uploading my Camera Composition — Grid Overlay Tool project to the Unity Asset Store, I employed a simple release process utilizing two separate Unity projects. The first project was for exporting a clean .unitypackage and uploading to Unity directly from the editor. …

Adding static analysis to a Unity project’s C# codebase can help improve software by identifying code that’s high quality (“good”) from code that’s low quality (“bad”). To do this, we can use Roslyn-based analyzers for C# inside of the Unity editor, and manage them with rulesets. Rulesets can be obtained…

David Jalbert’s Tiny Car Controller uses Unity’s Standalone Input Module by default, enabling developers to get their projects up and running quickly with basic keyboard and controller support. However, ensuring compatibility with a wide variety of controllers can quickly become cumbersome. …

Not long after finishing Electric Sunset for Game Dev Unlocked’s 48-hour game jam in March, my submission had received some positive feedback from the community, including an enthusiastic playthrough by indie game entrepreneur David Wehle on YouTube. This encouraged me to further explore the concept of an retro-inspired arcade racing…

During Game Dev Unlocked Game Jam #1, I wanted to make a relaxed, arcade-style driving game. For inspiration, I drew upon California coastal sunsets, surfer vans and a bit of Horizon Chase Turbo to keep things from getting a little too relaxed. …

Debugger for Unity: add missing launch.json for VS Code After installing the Debugger for Unity extension for VS Code, it became apparent I would need to add a launch.json file to my project’s .vscode directory, since the extension wasn’t able to handle the install on my behalf. I believe this…