• Grid Framework version 1.2.3 released

    This update brings you two new features, both were suggested by customers. The first one is the ability to set a separate set of colours for rendering instead of using the same colours as for drawing. Let's say you want a barely visible grid in the game but a clearly visible grid in the editor. Until now you either had had to have two grids or use a script to change the colours once the game starts. Both options worked fine but required more work than needed, now you can do it out of the box. Of course it is entirely optional, so if you don't set anything you will be using the same colours for rendering and drawing.

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  • Unity and properties/accessors

    As mentioned in the previous post I'd like to relate my experience with using properties in Unity and how to make them work properly. Properties are a C# feature and not available in UnityScript (another reason to ditch UnityScript). To help demonstrate what I mean I will be using a "circle" class.

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  • Happy new year

    A happy new year to everyone! This has been quite a year for me, so what better opportunity to recap the birth process and evolution of Grid and set the plans for this year?

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  • How to extend Grid Framework with your own methods

    Let's say you just bought Grid Framework, wrote some game logic and now you want to reuse it. Wouldn't it be great if it was a class method in Grid Framework so you could simply call it with one line of code? Even better, what if you could have one method that has the same syntax for both rectangular and hexagonal grids but different implementation based on the type of grid, so you would have to write just one script for any type of grid? Luckily this is no problem in Unity thanks to extension methods and if you have the code, then wrapping it up into an extension method can de done in a few minutes. Take a look at my latest video tutorial:

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  • Hex Grid introduction video

    I made a short video giving you an overview of hex grids, so you can see them right in action. I'll make a video on how to extend Grid Framework with your own methods yourself next,

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  • Grid Framework version 1.2.0 released

    The wait is over, version 1.2.0 is out, bringing you the long promised hex grids. I'll soon make a video demonstrating the new grid, in the meantime let me explain it in words. My implementation brings you all the features you knew from rectangular grids, except on a hex grid, and both grids inherit from the same base class. This means the API for both is the same and you can write one script for both grids with little to no need to make special adjustments for different grid classes. Currently there is only one coordinate system and hex grids have "only" as much functionality as rectangular grids. I wish to improve upon this in the future.

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  • Grid Framework version 1.2.0 submitted

    Just a quick update, version 1.2.0 has been submitted. This is your last chance to buy the package for 15$, once it has been approved the price will be raised to 20$.

  • Grid Framework version 1.1.10 released

    The 1.1.10 update brings in a new function, ScaleVector3(Vector scl) : Vector3 which takes in a vector and then scales it so it fits inside the grid. This is similar to AlignVector3, which was introduced in the last update, to allow performing the aligning and scaling without having to provide an actual Transform.

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  • How about herring for lunch?

    Another progress update: WorldToGrid and GridToWorld are now implemented. For those who don't know, those two functions convert a point's coordinates from world space to grid space, the coordinate system used to locate points relative to the grid's properties, and back. For rectangular grids it's a fairly simple idea, the grid can be represented as a standard Cartesian coordinate system. With hex grids that won't do it, you simply cannot force a hex grid into a Cartesian coordinate system, you need to find something else. Fortunately there are several topologically identical possibilities with easier, more intuitive coordinate systems. For the first release I have decided to use the herringbone pattern:

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