#UnityTips Debug.Assert expects you to enter a condition and lets you print an error message to the console if the condition you entered returns false. Assertions are often a better choice than a Debug.Log call. #gamedev #indiedev

#UnityTips Remember occlusion culling? Boost performance trough a spatial structure to determine visibility? It became a lot easier in Unity 6 with GPU occlusion culling. Set up the GPU resident drawer and enable GPU occlusion culling in the URP renderer! #indiedev #gamedev

#UnityTips Free performance trough upscaling? DLSS2, FSR2 and XeSS sound intimidating? WIth #Unity6 the introduced their very own take: Spatial Temporal Upscaling, STP in short. Enable it in your URP Asset. Check the image for render scale comparisons. #indiedev #gamedev

#UnityTips Unity 6 now includes Enhanced Multiplayer Networking! With lower latency and built-in server hosting options, creating seamless multiplayer experiences is easier than ever. Just use the new tools in the Networking package to get started fast! #gamedev #indiedev #Unity6

#UnityTips LOD Bias helps balance between visual quality and performance by shifting the distances at which different LODs are used: Higher Bias = more detail at a distance (better visuals, more processing) Lower Bias = less detail closer up (better performance) #gamedev

#UnityTips GPU Resident Drawer is the built in cheat code for faster rendering in #Unity6! It enables GPU Instancing in the Forward+ rendering path for MeshRenderers without the need for manual optimization. The setup is done in a few clicks, check the attached image!

#UnityTips Manage shader variants! Keywords like "multi_compile" are always included in your build. Use "shader_feature" instead, as it's only included when referenced by materials! Reduce build size & time. Check keywords in the shader’s Inspector! #gamedev #indiedev

#Unitytips Cleaning up your projects with Assembly Definitions and now Unity tries to put your Editor scripts into your builds? Create an Assembly Definition in your Editor folder and set it to include only the Editor Platform. #indiedev #gamedev

#UnityTips You can check the UI Batching in the Profiler, it even states the reason why batching breaks. Remember that the order of objects in the hierarchy is important, some batching breaks might be solvable by just reordering your objects #gamedev #indiedev

#UnityTips Custom Lerp for Values Beyond 0-1 for t? By default, Mathf.Lerp clamps the interpolation factor t between 0 & 1. Need an overshoot or extension? Use a custom Lerp to allow t to exceed 1 or go below 0 for full control! 🎮 #gamedev #indiedev

Lecker! @parkingworld.de @binaryimpact.de #ParkingWorld

#UnityTips The Transform class implements IEnumerable. With that you could i.e.: - Iterate through the children of the transform like foreach (Transform child in transform) {...} - Iterate with direct cast via .OfType<T> like transform.OfType<RectTransform>() Example👇 #gamedev

#UnityTips Normalizing a zero vector is mathematically undefined and returning NaN within the Unity.Mathematics lib! When normalizing i.e. a Unity.​Mathematics float3 use the normalizesafe method to avoid NaN. It works for Vector3 though! #gamedev #indiedev

The cat... err car 🚗 is out of the bag! Our new game 🅿️arking World is ready to wishlist on Steam. In #ParkingWorld, you build your own lot, then manage your car park and play through challenging scenarios. Check out our Teaser Trailer! ⬇️ youtu.be/2R8GmTJ9FUA

All in a days work 🦾 - The city never sleeps youtu.be/peWP_pyLnwE

I did this in 10 hours. 😏 Where will you be in 5? youtu.be/HJayfylg6OY

#UnityTips Do you have a gradient that doesn't quite work well with your game style? Why don't you apply some Noise with a simple #shadergraph? 🤯 This is especially handy to make transitions feel more natural (e.g. with Vertex Color transitions) 😎 #gamedev #indiedev

Oh what's this? 👀 Keep your eyes peeled! youtu.be/bBjiGcjGiuw

#UnityTips To create a nice sprinkler VFX with the #vfxgraph expose a property that changes the velocity and spawnrate. A small script can feed in values. Here is an example from our current #indiegame @parkingworld.de If you like our tips consider a follow and wishlist ♥️

#UnityTips You have heard about the formatting options of strings, but did you know these work for structs like Vector3? Use them in your interpolated strings to get a nicer output! In our example the F2 formats the float components to two digits. #gamedev #indiedev

Did you know that we also sell asset packs on the Unity store? They literally rock! Check them out here 👉🏻 Rock' n ' Ground: assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/... Wreck 'n' Ships: assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/...

#UnityTips Avoid comparing GameObjects to null in Unity! UnityObjects are C# objects loosely tied to C++ objects and destruction can lag due to the C# Garbage Collector. This can lead to MissingReferenceException. Instead check (gameObject) to avoid this! #indiedev #gamedev

#UnityTips Need to avoid real transparency? Try dithering! 😎 With just a handful of nodes you can create the effect to fake transparency or stylize the look of your project. Its also faster than real transparency. 🤯 Check the screenshot for an example setup! #indiedev #gamedev

Greetings from Berlin. Today we are at the SME Innovation Day with a very small stand and are presenting @parkingworld.de Many thanks to DLR for the invitation.

#UnityTips Mismatched frametime and physics updates may introduce jitters. Smooth it out with the interpolate property on your Rigidbody. Interpolate may introduce lag but is smoother than Extrapolate. Don't use it on everything, only where it counts! #indiedev #gamedev

Morgen ab 16:30 Uhr findet in Mainz das Branchentreff #Film & #Games statt. Von #KI über #Esports bis zur Diskussion um den Medienstandort #RheinlandPfalz erwarten euch spannende Diskussionen. Seid live dabei auf #TwitchDE: twitch.tv/game_verband @binaryimpact.de @jenswiechering.bsky.social

We have already posted some pictures from #parkingworld. But do you want to see the game live? @jenswiechering.bsky.social joins Erst's stream and together they play some scenarios and talk about the game. It starts at 10:30 am. twitch.tv/erst #gamedev #indedev

Happy Pride month, y'all! 🌈 We are an equal opportunity employer. We stand against discrimination of any kind. Every unique perspective helps us make better games. Also, Binary Impact is a member of the #HierSpieltVielfalt German Game Dev initiative for a diverse and supportive industry.

Als Mitglied im @gameverband.bsky.social waren wir ebenfalls in Berlin beim #gameSommerfest dabei. Spannende Gespräche mit Vertretern aus der Gamingbranche sowie der Politik inklusive. Für uns als kleines Studio ist das Sommerfest schon ein wichtiges Happening mit wertvollem Austausch.

#UnityTips To replace one or many prefabs in a scene with another, ctrl+drag the new prefab onto the old ones. 🤯 #gamedev #indiedev

🚀 #UnityTips Enhance your UI with TextMeshPro! Use TMP_Text.ForceMeshUpdate() to ensure your text updates instantly after changing properties. Perfect for dynamic HUDs and dashboards in your projects. 🛠️ #gamedev #unity3d #TextMeshPro

#UnitysTips Vsync is part of the project quality settings. If you want to give the player access to this setting you can store an int in the PlayerPrefs and set it on scene start. Our example stores "Don*t sync" & "Every V Blank" for the use in a toggle field👇 #gamedev #indiedev

It's #WishlistWednesday! You may have already heard that we are working on a new game. Welcome to @parkingworld.de, an economy sim focused on parking areas. Build and manage your own parking lots and garages. Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/2551570/... #indiedev #steamwishlist

#UnityTips Here are some different approaches to check a collection for its length. Some examples might better fit your coding style than others. Always use the ones that fit your team and give you the maximum readability. #indiedev #gamedev #godottips

#UnityTips Beginning with Unity 2023 FindObjectOfType & FindObjectsOfType are marked obsolete. New Object finding methods are available and promise better ways for controlling the performance. We no longer find something OF a type we now find BY type! 😃 #indiedev #gamedev

#UnityTips Too many decimals in your strings? Use :F to easily round any float in an interpolated string. Add a number to it to define the decimal places. Using just :F results in rounding to two decimal places. #indiedev #gamedev

#UnityTips Unity 2023.1 Introduces Awaitable Class! Awaitable is a new type used to expose asynchronous code, as well as an async return type specifically tailored for Unity applications. #gamedev #indiedev

#unitytips Show players what key to press for an action with support for multiple input devices? With help of PlayerInput and a nicely made InputActionAsset it is automated entirely. This utilizes ToDisplayString which converts bindings into strings. #indiedev #gamedev

#UnityTip #csharp spans are ref structs which enables changing value types stored in them. This allows convenient enumeration of parts of arrays, allocation free. Here is a short example updating a slice of an array and working directly on the enumerator 👇 #gamedev #indiedev

#Unitytips You can use the Reset function to always set up GameObjects in the same way. Reset is called when you select it from the context menu and when a component is added. Use it to fill components with default values. #GameDev #indiedev

#CodingTips In #csharp, the null coalescing operator (??) is used to simplify null checks and provide a default value. In our example we also used ? to make a non nullable to a nullable type. #UnityTips #GodotTips #indiedev #gamedev

#UnityTips "hasChanged" is a public bool on a Transform, which will turn true if the transform was modified (whenever its matrix is recalculated). It will stay true until you manually change it back. #gamedev #indiedev

A current screenshot from #parkingworld We are currently working on a few nice scenarios. Here, for example, is the annual Prune Festival. Please don't ask.... :) Wishlist? <3 store.steampowered.com/app/2551570/...

#UnityTips Noticing a glitch with #Unity splines in linear mode? This comes down to a calculation error when the handles are 0. Fix it by resampling the spline at invalid directions t = 0 + epsilon & t = 1 - epsilon. Epsilon is a small self defined number. #gamedev #indiedev

#UnityTips Keep in mind that if you override a function marked as editor only, it will cause a build error due to a missing function to override. Console and VS / Rider will not give a warning for this case. #gamedev #indiedev

#UnityTips Here is a little gist to find the closest point on a ray to a given point. It also gives you the the distance in an out parameter without any square roots! If the point is "behind" the ray's origin the closest point is the origin! #math #gamedev #indiedev

Isn't that a cute graffiti? #indiedev #gamedev

#CodingTips Compile time static references in attributes🤯 Use name of classes in attributes through string concatenation. This does NOT work with string interpolation $"...". The Example is a #unity3d one but the concept is valid for #GodotEngine as well! #gamedev #UnityTips

Before you go to bed, join @derlamy.bsky.social trying our Game #parkingworld @jenswiechering.bsky.social will be there, too. twitch.tv/derlamy

#CodingTips Avoid returning null for collections in #csharp! This removes the need for null checks in the code that consumes the call. Return the type IReadOnlyList<T> to work only on the content and return Array.Empty<T> to not allocate memory. #UnityTips #GodotTips #indiedev