https://davevoyles.com/tags/open-source/Recent content in Open Source on Dave VoylesHugoen-usSat, 15 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://davevoyles.com/posts/unity-shmup-template-js-c/Sat, 15 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://davevoyles.com/posts/unity-shmup-template-js-c/<p>I’ve been a huge fan of shmups for as long as I can remember. If it’s good, I’ve played it (and it’s probably Japanese). I <a href="http://replay.drexel.edu/research.html">wrote my last one in JavaScript</a> using the Impact.js framework, but this time around I wanted to do it in Unity and really test the performance of the engine.</p> <p>When looking for Unity shmup templates, I came across <a href="http://www.shmup-dev.com/?cat=8">this great set of posts</a> on the Shmup-dev website. One post includes an excellent talk on unity shmup development, <a href="http://www.shmup-dev.com/?p=138">with slides and source code</a> to go along with it. It really touches on some of the basics and key points for creating a shmup, including performance considerations. Object pooling is absolutely necessary when creating a high performance game, and the author <em>monoRAIL</em> explains it very neatly for readers.</p>