how to structure multiple units with different unit abilities.

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Please make sure you’re using code tags Using code tags properly
The inline code tags are better than nothing, but inserting the code makes it a lot easier to read.

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public MainClass : MonoBehaviour
{
  List<Unit> units = new List<Unit>(); //https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6sh2ey19(v=vs.90).aspx                          
  //http://www.tutorialsteacher.com/csharp/csharp-list                                                                                   

  Awake()//Or Start() https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/topics/scripting/awake-and-start                                   
  {
    units.Add(new Haverster());
    units.Add(new Fighter());
  }

  Update()
  {
    foreach(Unit u in units)
    {
      u.PerformAction();
    }
  }
}

public class Unit
{
  abstract public void PerformAction();
  //https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/abstract                               
}

public class Harvester : Unit
{
override public void PerformAction()
   {
    //DO HARVESTER STUFF                                                                                                                 
    //Walk 3 tiles                                                                                                                       
    //collect resource                                                                                                                   
  }
}

public class Fighter : Unit
{
  override public void PerformAction()
   {
    //DO FIGHTER STUFF                                                                                                                   
    //walk 10 tiles                                                                                                                      
    //fight enemy                                                                                                                        
  }
}

Quick mock code may or may not have the correct capitlization and spelling

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