I am very new at scripting. The last time I did any programming, I was a keen 10 year old on a c64!
Anyways I have noticed that the majority of scripts that come with the program, such as platformer input, fps etc seem to be written in java/unityscript and the examples stuff such as the mecanim tut and the stealth one are all in cs. It makes learning really difficult. I am having serious troubles that I am sure I can work through on my own - but I wonder if I am better off ditching unityscript (at least for the time being) and working in cs as there are more recent, relevant examples to learn from? I have been working with unityscript for a short time so there wouldn’t be too much time wasted if I jump ship. Advice?
I would say focus on the C#. I’m right there with you. I’ve always been the artist/design side of my company projects. Last few months I’ve been forcing myself (enthusiastically embracing), the coding side. While there are some wonderful resources for Unity Script, Many of the latest tuts and plugins are C# based. And, although more frustrating for a noob coder, I feel if I don’t slit my wrists, I will be stronger for pushing through.
That said, many of the lessons in the Unity Books, like Sue Blackmon’s or Will Goldstone’s are 100% applicable. Will even puts the C# code in along with the Unity Script.
Also highly recommend this series. It was terrific.
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/122386-Gamer-To-Game-Developer-Multiplayer-Video-Tutorial-Series-on-YouTube
Good Luck!
Unfortunately, I haven’t found a book on Unity that was coding-heavy enough for my tastes.
If I didn’t have to drag and drop anything at all in Unity, I would be happy.
oh hey thanks for the encouragement. I’m building an arcade-style game right now to get me familiar with Unity and familiar enough with the coding to be able to collaborate this summer with my teenaged niece and nephews on designing and creating a game from scratch (they have no experience at all, but all 3 show interest in working in the gaming industry and I hope to nurture that if possible.)
Keep practicing, and you’ll be alright. 