Pixel Runner Template

Pixel Runner is a retro-styled infinite runner template.

web-demo

It features a flexible level generation system that allows you to build infinite levels that progress through predictable stages. This means that you can start the game off gently and gradually introduce hazards of increasing difficulty, or have contrasting sections appear in a predictable sequence throughout an otherwise randomly generated level.
It also has a simple menu system with built-in animation support, and a sound-manger for handling sound fx and music.
It's easy to customize and fully optimized for mobile.

Features:

• Flexible system for generating infinite levels
• Optimized for mobile
• Supports touch and mouse controls
• Create multiple parallax layers without any code
• Simple to extend
• Clear, fully documented code in C#
• Menu system with support for animation and sound effects
• All graphics, sound effects and music included
• Uses Unity's 2D features

Available on the Asset Store here

 

This project seems awesome! I tried the demo and Im really impressed. Although it is in 2D, what are the chances this could be turned into a 3d project? I'm a 3d artist and it would be really cool if could use my 3d Assets I totally understand that physics and the scripts behind the engine are 3D, but I just wanted to ask.

Best of luck

 

It would definitely be possible to use 3d assets with it. In theory all you'd need to do is replace the prefabs for the ground pieces with 3d models instead of sprites. Probably the biggest issue would be in changing the camera from orthographic to perspective, as some of the calculations for the infinite layout of pieces expects the camera to be orthographic. Nothing insurmountable though.
Definitely let me know if you try it, I can help you out with the camera stuff if you need me to.

 

Hi, the demo looks great! I'm very tempted to make the purchase. Just wondering if it already works fine on android and IOS? Thanks

 

Yes it's all setup for mobile with touch controls (tap to jump). There's nothing heavy duty going on either so performance should be good across a range of devices.

 

awesome thanks

 

I'm fairly new to Unity and am an artist with about zero knowledge of coding. I'm very interested in buying this template but am unsure of the ease of reskinning this and getting it working. Realistically, how easy will it be for me to just swap out art assets and set up levels and get this game running on my own? Will it really just be an art swap or do I need to be able to write code? I know how to swap materials and create atlases, I'm just wondering if that's going to be enough to get me through it to a playable version with my art.
Any feedback is appreciated.

 

I've tried to set it up so you can do as little or as much as you like, depending on your experience. Swapping out the textures keeping their dimensions the same would be the simplest form of customisation, and you'd end up with a game that ran exactly like the web demo, except with your graphics. (If you changed the texture dimensions you'd also need to modify the sprite pixels-to-units value as well so the size of the sprites stayed the same).

The level is broken into short sections which are picked and repeated randomly at runtime creating an infinite length level. You can modify or create new sections and also have some control over where in the level they appear without any coding whatsoever.

Doing things like adding new menu screens, or changing the behaviour of the gameplay would require some scripting.

Hope that helps, if you have any further questions please ask.

 

Will the game also publish to mobile if I were to simply swap art and use your template? You mention it being the same as the web demo, but you don't mention mobile. I'm guessing that it publishes the same for mobile...is that correct?

 

Yes, it will publish to mobile fine.

 

Thanks for the info Abar.

 

Abar, I've downloaded the template and have been digging through everything but don't actually see the .png files you used to create the atlases. Am I missing something? I'm not sure how else to swap the art if I don't have the source you used to create the atlas. Any help is appreciated. Thanks again.

 

What you're referring to as the atlas texture is actually the source art. The tiles are painted directly into that texture, there aren't separate textures for each tile. Just paint over the tiles in that texture.

 

Ok, thanks.

 

Hi. I love your game. If you can add coins to collect it become better. also improve your game with level management. and you can make a lot of sale. I will buy if you add coins or something to collect. Waiting for your update.

 

Thanks, adding coins sounds like a good idea, I've been thinking of doing an update for Unity 5 so I may add this.

 

hi abar. will this template work on unity 5? just wanna ensure before i buy it.
will we be able to update this package after you release a new update? or do we have to re-purchase again? thanks

 

I haven't submitted a Unity 5 version yet, but it imports into Unity 5 without any issues and runs fine. All updates on the Asset Store are free, you just have to re-import from the Asset Manager window.

 

thank you sir. just bought this pack.

 

Hi,

On Unity 5 , the animation "jump" is never called ..

Can you help please ?

Thanks !

 

Hmm, he's definitely jumping here. Have you modified anything or are you seeing this in a freshly imported package? Also, are there any errors/warnings displayed in the console?

 

Reminds me of Canabalt by Adam Atomic.
http://adamatomic.com/canabalt/

 

Yeah, I have to admit I do like canabalt. Excellent game!

 

Hi,

No I didn't change anything. Anyway, I fixed it myself, thanks for the help.

Another thing : sometimes the player dead after a "big jump" .. is it normal ?

 

The player should only die from either falling off the screen, hitting a wall, or colliding with spikes.
Are they just dying in mid-air? That seems very strange.

 

No, hitting the floor. when the player jumps from "hight"

 

Hmm, and you're definitely not hitting any walls or anything tagged with "spikes"? Could you make a quick video of it, I'm not able to reproduce here so it would greatly help in working out what's going on.
Thanks.

 

Hi,


check this video :

https://everyplay.com/videos/15677123

Thanks !

 

Thanks, that was very helpful. I've submitted a new package that hopefully fixes this issue, should be live within the day or two.

 

mme

You're welcome my friend!

Is it possible to send my the script by mail please ? I really hate the unity5 update asset system ..

My email : dev@barouch.fr.

Thanks a lot !

 

Sure thing, I'll send it over.

 

hi, i've same problem (player died hitting the floor). Can you send me the script by mail please? thanks

my email: bloomob.com@gmail.com

 

Hi,
I would need to bring up a coin or other items to collect along the way. Where should I put the function?
thanks and compliments for your package.

 

If you're on Unity 5 the fix should already be there, you just need to update it in the asset store window. If you're already on the latest version (1.2) then let me know.

For collecting things, create a sprite for the coin, add a box collider to it, set isTrigger to true, and put the object on the layer "IgnoreRaycasts" (or create a new layer for collectable things). Then you'll need to create a coin script that implements OnTriggerEnter and put your collection code in there. Add that to your coin object, and place some coins inside the level blocks. Hopefully that should do it.

 

yes, i've Unity 5 and i bought 1.2 version and i've the problem.

thanks for other informations.

 

Ok, I'm investigating.