#2dtoolkit

[anim-ace]

2nd Boss. Because one alien just isn't enough.

[anim-ace]

1st boss. BEWARE THE LAZER OF DEATH!

[christopherschons]

Quick #unity #2dtoolkit test with animated clipping masks. Portal objects are go!

[aj-devblog]

Unity 4.3 and 2D

I would like to talk a little bit about the new Unity release, the one with the new 2D tools in. Previously I had been dabbling with Unity addon 2DToolkit, but once the new version of Unity landed I really wanted to have a play with its new 2D workflow.

Right off the bat the biggest problem was the lack of texture packing and alpha slicing (can’t actually remember what Unity calls it), these features are both Unity Pro only. But only the alpha slicing is a problem (it automatically slices the sprite so it matches the alpha , therefore saving on overdraw), as for the automatic texture packing, you can easily create your own texture atlases in Photoshop or using the great Texture Packer software.

The 2D workflow is fairly simple, but good, they haven’t overloaded Unity with 2D features but have added just the right amount so people can get started. One of the biggest additions is a new 2D physics engine, it is powered by the open source Box 2D physics engine. I have been having a little play and it works much like the 3D physics engine, but…2D, it seems fairly robust and has been used in LOADS of games, so it should pretty watertight.

As I haven’t done lots of in-depth dev in Unity I don’t know if there is any big downfalls or omissions in the new systems, but I guess they will keep adding to it and fixing problems over time. Personally I am still undecided about going all in with just the native 2D tools, sticking with the 2DToolkit or a mixture of the both. I think I might end up using 2DToolkit for the background sections and the native tools for characters/animated objects. A big factor in that it the new Animation window and workflow, it allows me to mix traditional animated sprite sheets with being able to rotate, scale and translate separate sprites in the same animation. I could for example have a few arm shape sprites and then flick between them whilst having the arm rotate smoothly, it adds another way of approaching animations, which is exciting.

All in all a pretty good update :D

[alexthaii]

Whack-A-Mole: Following the Unity 2D Toolkit's Tutorial

Unity is currently celebrating it's 3rd anniversary by having a massive sale in its Asset Store. I've read in many places that the 2D Toolkit extension is one of the most popular extensions available for Unity.

Yada, yada, yada, I bought the extension, and this is the result of the 2D Toolkit's tutorial. 

[redblooper-inspo]

Unity Programmers needed!

I need programmers who can work with Unity and its 2DToolkit. It's for a project I'm working on. No professional experience necessary, though it would be helpful if you had some. Please note me if interested.

[matrixbai]

tk2dUIItem Auto Fit Script

This script automatically fit all tk2dUIItem colliders in current scene. Release the pain to click "Fit" button one by one.

using UnityEngine; using System.Collections; using UnityEditor; public class tk2dUIItemAutoFit :ScriptableObject { [MenuItem ("2D Toolkit/Custom/Auto Fit All UIItems")] private static void AutoFitAll() { Object[] uiItems = Resources.FindObjectsOfTypeAll(typeof(tk2dUIItem)); foreach (Object obj in uiItems) { tk2dUIItemBoundsHelper.FixColliderBounds((tk2dUIItem)obj); } } }

[kthomaswhittington-blog]

Trying out Unity

At the behest of the other members of the team, we're giving up on Cocos2d for now and doing the Unity3D stuff for now. :c

So far it's been a mixed bag same as everything else but I can see why people like it; it's high-level game dev tool, a BS in CSCI isn't really needed. If anyone knows any good tips/tricks for the 2D Toolkit, please comment or shoot them my way, I will be in your debt!