Connect 4 Game Programming Course for Unity 3D

Learn how to create your own 3D Connect 4 Game using the Unity Game Engine.

4.70 (19 reviews)

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English

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Game Development

What you will learn

Learn how to create Connect 4 Game in Unity 3D

Learn to create turn based games.

Learn basic C#: for loops, foreach loops, int, string, float, functions, classes ...

Learn how to build AI in Unity using Minimax algorythm.

Why take this course?

Connect 4 is a fun game that can be played with friends, family, and classmates. It's a game of strategy and luck. In this course, we'll learn how to create Connect 4 in Unity. We'll also go a little deeper and create an AI for the player to play against. Come join me on this journey to learn Connect 4!

This course is a Beginner/Intermediate course, so if you have trouble in any case, write me a message or Q&A, and i'll help as best as i can.

If you are beginner, you might have some trouble to follow, but the videos will guide you through the complete course. Don't forget: You only become better if you repeat things and keep on learning!

Unity (2021) Course Content:

You will learn to create a new 3D Project in Unity and set up everything needed
I will show you how you to setup the playfield and create the game mechanics.
I will show you to interact with the game board and drop coins into it
We create a beautiful game menu

We take a look into coding basics like: int, float, string, bool, for-loops, foreach-loops, 2D Array, List ...
We will put in functionality with scripts using Visual Studio Code and C# (you can use any other IDE)
Also we implement create a 1 vs 1 Player game first, so the main game is working
We create an AI using Minimax Algorythm with Heuristic board evaluations (Intermediate)

Course Material:

3D Model Connect 4 Board
2x 3D Model Coins
Some Checker Texture
Buttons and a Background 2D Sprite to create a beautiful Connect 4 Menu.
You have to write the code on your own, i do not provide the final scripts!

All other graphics for Menu's, Icons, Images or Buttons need to be created on your own.
All Materials i provide are for education only and should not be in your final release!

Conclusion

In the end of this course you will have a fully functional Connect 4 3D Game.

Challenge:

After you have created nice Menus, Buttons, and maybe additional content, upload the Game to any Gaming Website like: itch io, Google Playstore, Apple Store or even Windows Store or Steam.

So what are you waiting for?

Let's make your dream game a reality!!

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Reviews

Galotta84

May 14, 2023

This is a hell of a course! The instructor`s pace is perfect. You can understand all of the steps and can follow along. I really do appreaciate it that this a course tries to teach you how a Computer Scientist thinks and works. I`d learned A LOT - although the part of the Min-Max-Algorithm is very tough though - I really do looking forword to see more courses like this!

Shubham

June 11, 2022

No support it is just a video series as you can get on YT. you can't expect ant support if you stuck in something.

Darren

April 5, 2022

I liked the class…especially since it wasn’t yet another RPG or Platformer tutorial. It seems Octoman is one of the few instructors on Udemy that actually tries to introduce courses on developing board games, logic puzzles, etc. On the face these types of games may appear easier to create than platformers but I personally feel it’s the opposite, especially when you introduce AI. What I enjoyed most about the class was creating the AI. Octoman did not just create a simple AI to make the game playable. He actually incorporated the MiniMax algorithm with alpha-beta pruning. This is an advance topic and the first I have seen worked into any class on Udemy. The AI is so advanced that I cannot win if set to “hard.” Octoman does a pretty good job attempting to explain the topic but it is quite advanced and I did end up having to watch several other videos on YouTube to fully grasp the concept. None the less, the code worked and was very educational. There were a couple of issues with the class (creating animation controllers that weren’t really needed, code duplication, S.O.L.I.D. code practices not followed, etc.) but nothing serious. By the end of the class you have a good, working, solid game. I learned quite a few things on the way and am glad that I purchased and completed the class.

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