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summary
Unity Visual Scripting (Bolt) is now a native Unity feature (integrated in 2021.1, available via Bolt for 2018–2020) and is presented as a production-ready, battle-tested way to build gameplay without hand-writing C#. Examples include a 2D endless runner where three units wire input → set velocity → trigger animation, real-time node flow visualization for debugging, a reusable super unit collider check for obstacle hits, a state machine driving a game-over sequence, and C# custom units that require clicking regenerate units to expose them. All examples run in Play mode and demonstrate working prototypes.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction to visual scripting
- 1:23How visual scripting streamlines workflows
- 5:12Unity Visual Scripting UI
- 7:42Script machine for player behavior
- 10:30Variables and input events setup
- 13:40Jump mechanics with animation
- 15:25Collision check super unit
- 17:53Obstacle collision logic
- 19:17State machine for game over
- 23:08C# with visual scripting
- 25:55Custom nodes in C#
- 26:57Resources and closing
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