Learn To Create A Complete Save System In Unity & C#

Game development made easy. Learn to create an versatile & easy-to-use Save System for your games!

What you'll learn

Learn C#, a modern versatile programming language

Understand the capabilities of development in Unity

Develop strong and transferrable problem solving skills

Gain an understanding of the game development process

Learn how object oriented programming works in practice

Requirements

Mac or PC capable of running Unity 3D

A copy of Unity 2021.3 or newer

Description

Learn how to create and program your very own saving systems using Unity, an industry-standard game development program used by large gaming studios and indie developers across the world.In this course you won’t just be learning programming concepts, but tying these concepts to real game development uses. We will cover different examples & methods of saving data in your game, while also providing practical examples of putting these systems into use. You will have access to a course forum where you can discuss the topics covered in the course as well as the next steps to take once the course is complete.This course has been designed to be easily understandable to everyone, so whether you’re a complete beginner, an artist looking to expand their game development range or a programmer interested in understanding game design, this course will help you gain a greater understanding of development.At the end of this course you will have developed the ability to understand such game elements as:Benefits and drawbacks of the Player Prefs saving systemSaving Data with XML SerializationSaving Data through BinaryFormatterBuilding & Implementing Custom Save DataManaging Save FilesIntegrating save systems into different game typesObscuring Save Data from Playersand more…The course also includes a complete version of the project to use for your own reference to ensure everything in your game works as it should!Start learning today and let me help you become a game developer!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Project Assets

Section 2: Getting Started

Lecture 3 Setting Up The Project

Lecture 4 Discussing The Save Systems We Will Cover

Section 3: Player Prefs

Lecture 5 What Are Player Prefs?

Lecture 6 Making Player Prefs Work

Lecture 7 Issues With Loading Player Prefs

Lecture 8 Deleting Save Data

Section 4: Using Player Prefs In A Game

Lecture 9 Previewing The Platformer

Lecture 10 Saving Coins

Lecture 11 Deleting Our Save

Lecture 12 Unlocking Levels

Lecture 13 Player Prefs Summary

Section 5: Building A Custom Save System

Lecture 14 Why Build A Save System?

Lecture 15 Saving Data

Lecture 16 Opening Save Location

Lecture 17 Loading Data

Lecture 18 Allowing For Loading Issues

Lecture 19 Deleting The Save

Lecture 20 Saving More Data Types

Section 6: Using The Save System In A Game

Lecture 21 Previewing The Dungeon Battler

Lecture 22 Creating The Save System

Lecture 23 Tracking Player Data Between Scenes

Lecture 24 Saving & Loading Data

Lecture 25 Tracking The Weapon

Lecture 26 Continuing The Game

Lecture 27 Continuing After Completing

Lecture 28 Showing And Hiding The Continue Button

Lecture 29 Resetting Stats For A New Game

Lecture 30 Bringing The Save System To Other Scenes

Lecture 31 Using A Custom Save Name

Section 7: Using Binary Formatter

Lecture 32 Hiding And Obscuring Save Data From Players

Lecture 33 Setting Up A Binary Formatter Save System

Section 8: Course Complete

Lecture 34 Next Steps

Section 9: Complete Project Files

Lecture 35 Complete Project Files

Anyone who wants to learn about saving in their games,People who want to create and publish their own games,Complete beginners with an interest in learning game development,Developers who want to re-skill across to game development,People interested in working in the game design industry,Competent and confident with using a computer