Apex Utility AI Introduction

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Difficulty: Beginner

This tutorial is an introduction to a series on how to use the Apex Utility AI tools and using them to modifying the Survival Shooter project. The full playlist can be found here.

Apex Utility AI Introduction

Beginner The Asset Store

ApexGameTools

Community author

At ApexGameTools our mission is to make great AI available to everyone. We take AI, pathfinding and steering normally only available to AAA titles, and make it available to indie developers, so we can all enjoy great indie games with great AI. To do this we develop our tools using the highest coding standards and ensure it has great performance and it easy to extend. We ensure it works straight away in Unity projects and integrates with the great Unity technologies, such as Mecanim. We hope you enjoy our software and it helps you make fantastic games.

Apex Steer Introduction
Introduction and Project Goals

The Asset Store

Asset Store Basics
  1. Using the Asset Store
  2. Access the Asset Store from the Project

Community Posts
  1. ProBuilder Overview
  2. Introduction to the Amplify Shader Editor
  3. Camera Perspective Editor
  4. Introduction to iCanScript
  5. Getting Started with SVG Importer
  6. Extreme AI - Create a personality, attach it to a character
  7. xARM Overview

Community Playlist - Apex Game Tools
  1. Getting Started with Apex Path
  2. Apex Path and Mecanim - Article
  3. Apex Path and Mecanim - Video
  4. Upgrading to Apex Path 2.0
  5. Apex Steer Introduction
  6. Apex Utility AI Introduction

Live Training Session: Prototyping Core Gameplay With Ultimate FPS
  1. Introduction and Project Goals
  2. Player Prefab and Image Effects
  3. Adding Our Own Weapon Model
  4. Weapon Default Position and Muzzle Flash
  5. Aiming Down Sights
  6. Dealing and Receiving Damage from Drone Enemy
  7. Adding Shooting To Our Turret Enemy
  8. Questions and Answers

Live Training Session: Adding Gameplay Interactions w/ PlayMaker
  1. Introduction and Project Goals
  2. PlayMaker Basics and Invisibility
  3. Detecting Input For Invisibility
  4. Enemy Flier Patrolling
  5. Enemy Flier Chasing and Exploding
  6. Enemy Turret Scanning and Shooting
  7. Turning Off Player Collider For Invisibility
  8. Questions and Answers

Live Training Session: Adding Visual Polish w/ Amplify Shader Editor
  1. Introduction and Goals
  2. Shaders, Materials and Shader Demo
  3. Creating A Transparent Shader
  4. Adding Pixel Displacement
  5. Adding Moving Ripples
  6. Questions and Answers

Prototyping
  1. Creative Prototyping: The Neon Project Short Demo