Build A Multiplayer Kart Racing Game - Unity 6 Compatible

Build Your Own Multiplayer Kart Racing Game with Unity & Photon

Ready to dive into the exciting world of game development? This comprehensive course guides you, step-by-step, through creating a fully functional multiplayer kart racing game from scratch using Unity 2019 and the powerful Photon networking tools. Projects are tested and compatible with Unity 6, ensuring you're learning with the latest version.

Kart racing, a beloved genre since the 1980s (popularized by classics like Super Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing), blends arcade-style gameplay with racing elements, memorable characters, and vibrant tracks filled with power-ups and obstacles. This course unlocks the skills needed to master the core elements: networking, artificial intelligence (AI), intuitive interface design, stunning special effects, and engaging audio.

Led by internationally acclaimed instructor Penny, with over 25 years of experience in games, graphics, and author of two award-winning books on game AI, this course utilizes a proven teaching style to make complex concepts accessible. You'll engage in hands-on workshops, building your own kart racer from the ground up.

Course Highlights:

• Single-Player Foundation: Start by creating a compelling single-player kart racing experience featuring intelligent NPC opponents.
• Multiplayer Magic: Add Photon networking to transform your single-player game into a thrilling multiplayer game, allowing you to race with friends.
• Master Car Physics: Learn to program realistic car physics and controllers using Unity's wheel colliders and rigid bodies. Explore skid, acceleration, braking, and weight dynamics.
• AI-Powered Opponents: Implement AI-driven cars with sophisticated waypoint navigation, smart acceleration/braking, and avoidance behaviors.
• Dynamic Race Tracks: Design engaging race track mini-maps with player positions, rear-view cameras, and leaderboards.
• Photon Networking Expertise: Master Photon API for setting up a master server, implementing remote procedure calls, and creating networked object instantiation.
• Customization & UI: Enable character selection for different vehicle types and player names, and design user-friendly Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs).

Course Content Overview:

The course begins with a deep dive into Unity's vehicle physics system. You'll construct a four-wheeled car from basic components, meticulously exploring every setting to achieve optimal handling. This foundation is then applied to a high-quality kart model within a racing environment. Next, you'll integrate artificial intelligence mechanics to create challenging and dynamic NPC opponents capable of navigating the track and strategically interacting with other racers.

You'll build a complete single-player kart racing game with three AI opponents, incorporating race placement calculations and a comprehensive HUD (including a rear-view camera, minimap, and leaderboard). A camera-following script will allow for dynamic player perspective switching.

The second half of the course focuses on multiplayer development using the Photon API. You'll learn to create your own server, send remote procedure calls to other players, and instantiate networked objects, including AI characters, to create a truly interactive racing experience.

What You'll Gain:

By the end of this course, you'll have a strong understanding of essential game development techniques, including:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Networking
• User Interface (UI) Creation

These skills are highly transferable and will empower you to enhance your own game projects across various genres.

What Students Are Saying:

"Dr. Penny is a wonderful person and a true expert. All of her courses I've taken have been top notch and in my opinion there is no better teacher out there."

"This is my first course I've ever bought for Unity...I've already learned so many new things...it's really opened my eyes to the power of Unity."

"I really appreciate the clarity...the concepts are really sticking. There is something to the Holistic3D method!"