PickUp PreFabs

Throughout our game we will want to have game items for the player to interact with. Often these are considered Pick-up items.

Create / Configure PickUp PreFab GameObject

In Unity, we'll want to create and configure gameObjects that will have this script attached to give desired behavior. You are required to have 4 types of PickUp objects in your game, 3 must have tag: Collectible, 1 can have tag: Hazard. See additional information - Create 2D Sprite Prefab: Rock

• Create a 2D Sprite GameObject

• Add a Collider2D to the GameObject, configure collider shape

• Configure the Collider2D to be isTrigger == true

• Select a tag for the gameObject: "Collectible", "Hazard", other?

• Add Rigidbody2D if the gameObject will move

• Optional add additional Collider2D inside trigger Collider2D, to keep this gameObject from falling through the floor's Collider2D.

• Add PickUp script

  • Select type from dropdown in inspector

  • Set value, set a positive value

• Drag into Project Assets Resource Folder to create as a prefab

PickUp Class - v1

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;


public enum PickupType
{
    crate, crystal, rock, heart                 //add as needed
}


public class PickUp : MonoBehaviour
{

    [SerializeField]
    private int item_value=0;

    //property for item_value updating health, score
    public int Value
    {
        get
        {
            return item_value;
        }
        set
        {
            value = item_value;
        }

    }   

    public PickupType type; //what is the PickupType of this object

}// end class