Chapter 10. Creating Minimaps
In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:
- Creating a minimap
- Implementing advanced features for minimaps
Introduction
In previous chapters, we looked at various HUD and UI elements. In this final chapter, you will learn how to implement one more HUD/UI element — minimaps. Minimaps can serve a number of purposes, such as identifying locations of interest, objects, and even characters (such as the locations of enemies and other players, which can be shown as icons on the minimap). Please keep in mind that you will need to have Unity Pro installed in order to create both the minimaps in this chapter, as Unity Pro provides certain features we will be using in this chapter, such as render textures, that are not ...
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