Better Together

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Better Together features 2 unique characters trapped in a series of puzzles each with complimentary abilities: Explosion + Implosion. This game emphasizes that only through cooperation can you solve some of your most pressing challenges.

Better Together is a Solo Project made in Unity with C# and controls for Xbox360 Controllers in 3 weeks with 3 levels of escalating difficulty.

Development Experience

Gameplay Mechanics

Level Design

Tutorial Design

Data Saving

*Custom Editor Scripting

SFX Design

*Code Sample

Custom Script Inspector

With different "TriggerType" enumerators selected, different parameters appear/disappear to customize the script functionality and maintain a clean workspace.

ButtonActivator

When the IMPLOsive character enters the region of space defined by this gameobject, the Xbox360 "X" button appears for tutorial purposes.

GameObjectActivator2

While the EXPLOsive character is standing in this gameobject region and the "Action" button is pressed, the Wall1 gameobject will deactivate.

Custom Script Inspector

With different "TriggerType" enumerators selected, different parameters appear/disappear to customize the script functionality and maintain a clean workspace.

1/4

+ Improved Workflow

+ Reusable

+ Extensible

using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

[CustomEditor(typeof(Activator))]
[CanEditMultipleObjects]
public abstract class Activator_Editor: Editor{
    public SerializedProperty
        TriggerType_Prop,
        DependsOnPlayerType_Prop,
        PlayerType_Prop,
        InputButton_Prop,
        ActivateOnTrigger_Prop,
        OneOff_Prop,
        Noise_Prop;

    #region property names
    private string triggerType = "triggerType";
    private string dependsOnPlayerType = "dependsOnPlayerType";
    private string playerType = "playerType";
    private string inputButton = "inputButton";
    private string activateOnTrigger = "activateOnTrigger";
    private string oneOff = "oneOff";
    private string noise = "noise";
    #endregion

    protected abstract void OnEnable(){
        TriggerType_Prop = serializedObject.FindProperty(triggerType);
        DependsOnPlayerType_Prop =

serializedObject.FindProperty(dependsOnPlayerType);
        PlayerType_Prop = serializedObject.FindProperty(playerType);
        InputButton_Prop = serializedObject.FindProperty(inputButton);
        ActivateOnTrigger_Prop  = serializedObject.FindProperty(activateOnTrigger);
        OneOff_Prop = serializedObject.FindProperty(oneOff);
        Noise_Prop = serializedObject.FindProperty(noise);
    }

    public override void OnInspectorGUI(){
        serializedObject.Update();

        EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(TriggerType_Prop);

        #region If Player Type Matters
        bool showPlayerChoice = DependsOnPlayerType_Prop.boolValue;
        if (showPlayerChoice){
            EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(PlayerType_Prop);
        }
        #endregion

        EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(DependsOnPlayerType_Prop);

        #region If Input Required
        int triggerTypeCount = (int)TriggerType_Prop.enumValueIndex;
        if (triggerTypeCount == (int)TriggerType.Input ||
            triggerTypeCount == (int)TriggerType.InputAndOnTriggerStay){

            EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(InputButton_Prop);
        }
        #endregion

        EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(ActivateOnTrigger_Prop);
        EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(OneOff_Prop);
        EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(Noise_Prop);

        serializedObject.ApplyModifiedProperties();
    }
}

using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

[CustomEditor(typeof(ScriptActivator))]
public class ScriptActivator_Editor : Activator_Editor {

    public SerializedProperty ScriptsToActivate_Prop;
    private string scriptsToActivate = "scriptsToActivate";

    protected override void OnEnable(){
        base.OnEnable();
        ScriptsToActivate_Prop =

serializedObject.FindProperty(scriptsToActivate);
    }

    public override void OnInspectorGUI(){
        base.OnInspectorGUI();
        EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(ScriptsToActivate_Prop, true);
        serializedObject.ApplyModifiedProperties();
    }
}

using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

[CustomEditor(typeof(ButtonActivator))]
public class ButtonActivator_Editor : Activator_Editor {

    public SerializedProperty ButtonType_Prop;
    private string buttonType = "buttonType";

    protected override void OnEnable(){
        base.OnEnable();
        ButtonType_Prop =

serializedObject.FindProperty(buttonType);
    }

    public override void OnInspectorGUI(){
        base.OnInspectorGUI();
        EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(ButtonType_Prop, true);
        serializedObject.ApplyModifiedProperties();
    }
}

using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

[CustomEditor(typeof(GameObjectActivator))]
public class GameObjectActivator_Editor : Activator_Editor {

public SerializedProperty GameObjectsToActivate_Prop;
private string gameObjectsToActivate =

"gameObjectsToActivate";

    protected override void OnEnable(){
        base.OnEnable();
        GameObjectsToActivate_Prop =

serializedObject.FindProperty(gameObjectsToActivate);
    }

    public override void OnInspectorGUI(){
        base.OnInspectorGUI();
        EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(GameObjectsToActivate_Pro p, true);
        serializedObject.ApplyModifiedProperties();
    }
}

For complete source code, visit the GitHub page for Better Together:

Development Experience Icons sourced from thenounproject.com and created by:

"Jack"
Jacob Eckert
Stephen JB Thomas
Michal Beno
useiconic.com
Marek Polakovic
Stan Diers