Simple Flight Simulator

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  FixedUpdate function managing my plane movement

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  Water shader graph

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  My plane

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  Another plane image

Inspiration

Last semester I made a simply first-person shooter and ever since then I've wanted to make an application with vehicles.

What it does

Fly a plane around and shoot boats

How we built it

Unity Game Engine and C# scripts.

Challenges I ran into

1. My update framerate was slightly off, and it resulted in my models jittering. So, I had to figure out how to create my own fixed Update function to ensure that the model was updated prior to the frame being displayed.

2. Since I used the Unity Universal Render Pipeline to manage my materials, textures, and shaders I ran into a unique problem where it permanently disabled my basic UI. I spent hours trying to fix it and, in the end, I ran out of time.

3. When I initially added my enemy objects to the scene, I wanted them to have more natural AI movement. But after spending a few hours I was unable to get it functioning.

4. Some of my textures load/render while running my game in the unity editor but they disappear when I build and execute my final project.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

The smooth movement of my models and efficient hitboxes/collision detection.

What we learned

1. How to use shader graphs in unity to create customized/animated Shaders, textures, and materials.
2. How to achieve smooth player/model movement in Unity.
3. How to create basic AI and set them to patrol certain areas.

What's next for Simple Flight Simulator

1. fix the UI, implement more menu/HUD options (Crosshair/reticle, ammo count, current weapon).
2. Add more weapons to the player's model.
3. Add more AI, stationary boats, an island with tanks/trucks, enemy planes.
4. Give the player health and allow enemies to shoot back.
5. Add more sounds and visual effects, implement destroyed versions of AI or destruction animations.

Built With

• c#
• unity