Endless Car Chase Game Template

It's a quirk with the align-to-terrain code, it adjusts the rotation of the "Base" part of the car object based on the ground in front of it, so it's always a bit tilted.

 

Thank you very much...
sorry for the noob questions, hahah
But do you have an email? I need to ask one more question, I need to show a pick of what im talking about.thanks

 

I just found this thread. This template looked pretty silly at first, but after seeing all the growth and extensions that the author was doing, it kept looking better and better. I liked how you modeled your own assets and AI features to put into the template.

It's kinda sad how some people just assumed the template author would do all the work for them to turn it into a game they could shove on the market with no effort. Bug fixes and questions are awesome, but "please do it for me" just misses the point. Templates are a starting-point. The rest is up to you.

 

Contact me through the mail on my store profile:
https://assetstore.unity.com/publishers/4255

 

I try to help when I see a feature that can benefit others and make the product a better one in the long run, though I do keep in mind the core limitations of each template. This one for example is not a car-physics based game so you won't get cars crashing and flying around.

You're right, what's great about templates is that they cut-off that initial fumbling phase where you set up your base gameplay, and give you a way to build up on an existing "skeleton" to make your own game. I hope my templates can help people achieve that goal.

 

Hi,
first of all let me say your template is amazing! I'm going to buy it during the next few days!

I've some questions for you:

1) is it possible to crash upside down?
2) what's the current framerate on android and ios devices of your template?
3) what happens if i put a ramp? Does the car jump "like" with a real physic system?

Thanks in advance for your time.
Liga

 

1) The "physics" in the game are fake, for example the drifting you see is a coded behavior based on your turning angle, and the movement along terrain is based on raycasts. The collisions between objects are based on triggers so they don't affect rigidbodies at all. When a car dies it flips over using a script rather than a physical reaction. So cars will not crash and flip over unless they die of the collision.

2) Tested on a Samsung Galaxy S6 I got between 30-20fps, and closer to 30 fps without shadows:


3) The car "sticks" to the ground it moves along, so it would reach the ground nearly immediately after clearing off the platform. I had previously code in the player controls that would make the car slowly fall down if there is no terrain under it, making it behave as if it is falling with gravity, but I removed it to keep things simpler. If you want to try out the "fake gravity" code contact me and we'll try something together.

 

Hello,
I want to create a game based on your template Endless Car Chase. Сould you help me to change the game to my requirements? Thanks!

 

What are you planning to make with your project?

 

I'm reply on your email.

 

Update 1.15 adds option for Virtual Joystick controls on mobile. You can get it here:
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#!/content/116027?aid=1011lGiL

 

ive followed this video, but yet cant see any test ads?
not sure whats going wrong.
EDIT: not sure why, but once I closed unity and reopened they started to work.

 

Hey, how to restore the default mobile controls after the latest update?

The wheel is very hard to play with that i'm confident i'm using it wrong. I need the old control method back (tap left and right half of the screen).

I'm sure it's quite easy but i just can't find it!

 

Just delete the mobile controls UI canvas, or remove its reference from the GameController in your scene.

 

Thanks so much it works perfectly. If i may ask what's the purpose of the wheel to begin with ?

Great asset BTW! I'll be reviewing it on the store very soon.

 

It was a steering option requested by one of the users of the package. It's something they saw in other games and wanted to have a similar control scheme instead of the default left/right controls.

 

Does this template use any kind of pooling system? Doesn't look like it

 

Hello and thank you for this pack, I learn a lot with it.
I'd like to use it to do some kind of multiplayer isometric mini games, in a small stage, with some fun ramps of stunt cars, earn points by jumping, and have a leaderboard in the end to win prizes.

But before all this, first point I can not "jump" the car from the top of the springboard ...
The car remains "hooked" on the ground.

Do you have any idea how to do it?

Thanks and bravo once again !

 

No, there's not built-in pooling, cars/effect/items/obstacles are instantiated and destroyed at runtime.

 

The moving-along-surface feature that I added in an update basically gives the car a way to stick to a terrain using Raycast, so there is still no rigidbody physics involved.

The problem with Rigibody physics in this package is that the code at its core uses the Transform and Raycast to control the car, with no use of the Rigidbody component at all. I had tried with another client before, but the result is less than optimal. So switching it to a physics based game you'll need to give up all the current behavior like the fake-drifting.

 

Hello! Wonderful asset, my congratulations!!
I am trying to set up a car jump with obstacles, as your gif, but the car sticks to the ground instantly and vertically. How can this be regulated?

 

The code is built to make the car "stick" to the terrain it's moving on, but you can change it to make it check if we are moving up or down, and then make it drop gradually if moving down.

Code (CSharp):

1.             if ( thisTransform.position.y <= groundHitInfo.point.y + 0.1f )
2.             {
3.                 // Set the position of the car along the terrain
4.                 thisTransform.position = new Vector3(thisTransform.position.x, groundHitInfo.point.y + 0.1f, thisTransform.position.z);
5.             }
6.             else
7.             {
8.                 thisTransform.position -= Vector3.up * Time.deltaTime * 10;
9.             }
10.  

It should replace the regular moving along surface code in the car:



It's not a perfect solution, but it should work. Of course the car can rotate mid air, so you should have a boolean to check that and prevent it from rotating. The car also always looks at the terrain under it ( variable named forwardPoint ) so it might look weird at highder jumps.

 

Stupid question?
how do I add the skid effect to the car?
I noticed the texture for it in there, but im unsure how to add it.
Thanks for your time....

 

I wanted to add them at some point but then kept them out because they didn't look good, you can try to see how it would look like this: Drag one of the cars to the scene so you can edit it, and add a Trail Renderer with the Skid material like the GIF below.

 

thanks buddy, ill see how it looks...

 

Hello,

First of all, great job.
I've changed the ground objetc from Floor to terrain and I'm getting this error:

MissingComponentException: There is no 'Renderer' attached to the "Terrain" game object, but a script is trying to access it.
You probably need to add a Renderer to the game object "Terrain". Or your script needs to check if the component is attached before using it.
UnityEngine.Renderer.get_material () (at C:/buildslave/unity/build/Runtime/Export/GraphicsRenderers.bindings.cs:128)
EndlessCarChase.ECCGameController.LateUpdate () (at Assets/ECCAssets/Scripts/ECCGameController.cs:302)

Should I change something more appart of set ground objetc to terrains?

Best regards

 

For terrain you don't need to assign a Ground Object, so keep it empty.



Just make sure that the terrain object has a "Ground" layer assigned on it.

 

Thank you!!!

One question more.
Is there any way to bouncing with objects?

 

You mean crashing with physics into obstacles and bouncing back? No, unfortunately, the game is not physics based at all, drifting and handling is all code controlled, limited to 2D space or aligned to terrain.

 

Thank you!! it is a very good template.

I'm trying to scale the car during playing game by code, and it automatically goes back to the initial scale.
Is there any way to keep it scaled?

Thanks and best regards

 

That could be because of the Spawn animation that affects the scale of the object. Put one of the cars in the scene and open the Animation window to edit it, then choose the "Spawn" clip.



This is the animation clip that shows the car when it first appears in the scene or in the shop, and it basically changes the scale of the object.

Clear the keyframes from this animation and try the game now, see if the scaling reset problem persists.

 

Good evening.How can i change script to spawn objects on certain surface.Because i need to spawn objects on the road only

 

Hi! Is there any way to add a car with a trailer? Or something like a motorcycle, I mean something having two wheels?

 

That can be a bit tricky, as the spawning component basically spawns an object within a distance from another object ( the player for example is the center point ), so it spawns in a random circular way.

What I can do is add another script that can spawn at a random point within a list of points that you can place manually on the floor ( so you place them on the streets at the points you want things to spawn ).

What do you think about that?

 

Two objects attached to each other are not possible, but it is actually possible to have a motorcycle vehicle, just use two wheels instead of four, and make it lean in a negative value so it leans inwards as it turns.

Try it out, and if you have any problems I can post a vid example.

 

i purchased your template. its very good and everything is organized can i have the demo with big obstacles like this video
thanks

 

Thanks!!that's good idea

 

hi
i am trying to add restart game button on game over screen but whenever it goes to game over screen
you are destroying the player so player object becomes empty in game controller
so i have to go back on the main screen to initialize it again
and when ever games over the enemies sound are still playing on the background
i stopped the enemy object spawner by changing time.TimeScale =0
how i can destroy all enemies on game over and stop their music
can you help me to fix it on game over screen ?

thanks

 

There is already a restart button in the gameover screen. It refers to the function Restart() in the GameController object in the scene, and it reloads the current scene. Is there another way you want to implement a gameover/restart? Can you post a screen of what you are trying to achieve?

 

Actually i just wanted to add restart button on game-over screen so i can restart game on game-over screen instead of home.
Thanks

 

Check this screen:



This ButtonRestart, you can put it anywhere in UI canvas and it will restart your current scene. Try it out!

 

Working on a new update, will have a city demo scene with a camera chasing the player, and a whole lot of other stuff ( bike model example maybe??? ):

 

I like it very much!!!

Didi you change the camerarotate function? the current one is a little dizy...

 

It's the same one I had previously hidden, but I slowed the speed a bit I think, and I also change the view angle to be a little higher so you don't feel he spinning too much. Maybe with the streets and buildings as reference, it's easier on the eyes.

 

whens this coming out? looks great!!!

 

Thanks! I hope to submit it by the end of the month. Here's a vid showing the gameplay better:

 

waiting for your next update

 

I have one question, regarding car modeling, you have done in 3ds max.
As per this video, You have designed a flat car but from 6:55 to 7:00 interval, you have given a car curvy look.
that how you have achieved?
I am learning 3d model designing using 3ds max software and I have seen your work and learning cars designing as like yours.

 

Here is a short video where I try to do the same thing again ( not exactly good, but it's the process )

I focus on working with the vertices, first thing I use the scale tool ( in squish mode where X scales opposite Y ), and make the car look "fat". Then I move some of the vertices closer together and make the hood lift up a little. For the front I scale the "eyes" of the car to make them look bigger relative to the body, like in cartoons. And I make sure that the wheel holder area stays the same if I want to use the same wheels for this car too.

 

Really thanks for your help, I clearly get your point
You are an awesome person and your services related to your product is too good.