Bolt Platformer Tutorial

Summary

This was a small prototype I built to learn about Visual Scripting in Unity. I followed the Bolt - Platformer Tutorial which walked me through the Visual Scripting interface and helped me to become familiar with Visual Scripting concepts. I created a full Platformer experience consisting of 4 levels and a main menu. 

How to Play

Download and install the game (you can find the download link at the bottom of this page). The controls are: 

• WASD to move
• Space to jump 
• Left Click to shoot

Project Outcomes

After completing this project I am now able to use Visual Scripting to:

• Create graph based machines and macros
• Implement variables into graphs
• Add units and connections
• Reuse graphs by using super units
• Interpret key Unity functionality into visual scripting such as input, math, animation, physics and raycasting

• Create events 
• Trigger event from collisions
  
• Reload the scene when the event is called

• Create a reusable SuperUnit for Collision
• Use Saved Variables across my Scenes 
• Combine variables, super units, and visual scripting logic to create a door and key system

• Create a Health State Machine 
  
• Adding states for the player - such as invulnerability
• Communicate variables across scenes by altering Hearts in your HUD Scene based on the Player’s state with visual scripting

• Create a simple, decision based AI system 
  
• Set up Enemy states; such as Patrol, Alive, Chase, and Defeated
• Understand the impact of Transitions on an object’s State
• Communicate across Objects and Graphs for chase and damage functionality

• Listen for input events from the player 
• Use my Collision SuperUnits and the Enemy states to apply damage to enemies

• Create a state machine for the pause menu 
  
• Modify Unity’s time scale to pause and resume your game 

• Concatenate strings to create saved level variables
  
• Employ saved variables to set up a level unlocking system
• Create New Game and Quit functionality

I did begin to build out an Audio Manager but unfortunately I lost the Unity files for this project and was only left with this version of my game. It's a shame because its the last little bit that this game is missing.