Get started with Creator Kit: Beginner Code

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Get started with code in Unity

Introduction to variables

Write your own instruction

Introduction to functions

Write your own spawn function

Introduction to classes

 Write your own spawner class

Introduction to the public keyword and inheritance

Customize the health potions

Customize your game

Homework Submissions

WebGL Submissions - Create your first Action-RPG with C#

Live Session - Create your first Action-RPG Game with C#

Set up the Creator Kit, review Unity Editor navigation and tools, and play the sample game to prepare for scripting in Unity.

Learn basic programming concepts, see how scripts work in the Unity Editor, and open your first Creator Kit script for review.

Learn what variables are, how to read them in scripts, and prepare to define your own variable values.

Practice editing C# script instructions and variables to change potion spawn distance in the Creator Kit: Beginner Code game.

Practice writing and identifying functions by spawning an extra health potion at game start using the SpawnerSample script.

Practice spawning health potions efficiently, checking code in the Unity Editor, and using scope across scripts.

Learn how classes organize code and how to use the dot operator so you can write a class for SpawnerSample.

Design and code a C# class, initialize variables, and test it in the Console to spawn potions in Creator Kit: Beginner Code.

Explore public variables and inheritance in C# to script a custom health potion effect in Unity.

Create and customize a health effect script so health potions increase the player’s HP via a public variable.

Use script templates from Creator Kit: Beginner Code to build usable items, equipment, and weapons with custom effects.

Explore C# scripting basics for Unity Action-RPG projects through a three-part recorded live virtual series.

Creator Kit: Beginner Code 2022.3 Common Cartridge File

In this activity, students customize their own 3D role-play video games using Unity technology and C# computer coding. All activity assets and step-by-step tutorials are included, helping learners to get started quickly. By the end of the project, students will have customized their own playable 3D games and have gained a better understanding of scripting, variables, functions, and classes. 

Below you can download a CSV outline and a Common Cartridge file for this course.


Open the CSV outline in spreadsheet software (Excel, Google Sheets) for a summary of all content in the course, with links to each tutorial, exercise, and quiz.


Use the Common Cartridge file to import the course content into your Learning Management System (such as Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, etc.). See instructions from your LMS provider for importing Common Cartridge files.

No coding experience? No problem! In this beginner project, you’ll explore the basics of C# code for Unity in the context of an action RPG. 

To get the most out of this project, you’ll have completed one of the three introductory Creator Kits (

), so you can apply your knowledge of the Unity Editor and focus on customizing the game with scripts.

Important: This learning content requires at least Unity 2019.2, and will not work correctly on older versions.

Participating in the global Hour of Code? Visit our 

Hour of Code Edition of this Creator Kit.

Creator Kit: Beginner Code

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Learning the basics

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Creator Kit Lesson

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Creator Kit - ExampleScene - Windows, Mac, Linux - Unity 2021.3.7f1 Personal_ _DX11_ 2022-09-10 14-26-49.mp4

Creator Kit : Beginner Code

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Creator Kit - Homework

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Creator Kit: Beginner with Code

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My Homework

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