Hi everyone, just finished up a really in-depth tutorial on making a “Gun Turret”, or “Bubble Turret”, something like the belly gun on a B17, or the turret of some Mech…who knows, lots of great uses! The tutorial goes from start to finish, including:
- Modeling
- Animation
- Optimizing
- Unwrapping
- Some special export settings for less headache on import
- Advanced texturing (diffuse, normal, spec, trans, and emissive)
- Code and setup in Unity
- Smooth control of turret movement, with adjustable “lag”
- Start, stop, and moving hydraulic noise setup
- Single and alternate firing modes
- Animation-synced firing
- Weapon “laser” effect
- And various other goodies
Webplayer here:
http://cgcookie.com/unity/citizen-ball-turret-unity-course/
It’s available as a “Citizen Series” on UnityCookie.com, so the first few vids are open to all, and then if you become a “Citizen” for $10, you get access to all the assets + videos for this tut, plus the same for every single other item on the CG Cookie web-hub! Really great folks and definitely worth the wee $10
Here’s the link:
http://cgcookie.com/unity/cgc-series/building-scripting-gun-turret-unity-3d/
Enjoy! 