Simple Grid

I am making an android game that will need a grid. When you tap on the screen, it'll select the square in grid you tapped on. How do I go about doing this? I've searched everywhere for tutorials, but nothing shows what I am looking for. Only a couple seemed to be related, but were coded in C#. I don't even know where to begin with this script?

 

For the grid you just need sprites, or objects with colliders.

Then you read the input tap or touch and cast a ray into the scene via the camera to hit the square.

See the GetTouch examples the third one is close to what you want http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Input.GetTouch.html

Do a bit more digging in the docs and you will have the basic input routine you need.

The grid you can set up in the IDE or with a nested loop.

Hint if you name the grid elements then that could help if you need to work out where the activated grid square is.

 

Is the grid in 2D or 3D ?

To locate the squares:
If it's 2D seen from top then you simply divide the input touch coordinates by the size of your squares in pixels.
If it's 3D consider using Camera.ScreenPointToRay and Physics.Raycast.

Also try to follow some tutorials if this doesn't help !

Good luck

 

You can go through my tutorial, and don't worry! Squares and way easier than stupid freaking hexagons. In my version of hell there will be gigantic hexagons waiting for me.

 

If you look up Harvest Moon Magical Melody, then you will see how the grid system works. Its a 2D grid system, but a 3D game. Thanks for the help! I'll get started right away!

 

I couldnt find your tutorial on squares?

 

There isn't one. But the vast majority is easily transferable. You should be able to make a map of anything if you can grasp the concepts provided in the hexagon tutorial. Should even be easier.