Get started with Creator Kit: Beginner Code

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#

Creator Kit: Beginner Code

Write the class to make your code more efficient

Add and review a special function for your class


When you’ve finished, you’ll have created your own potion spawning class for the Creator Kit: Beginner Code game.

Using classes to make your code more efficient

Write a class declaration

 Identify the data type

Declare variables for the necessary data

 Check your variable declarations

Add a function

Review the function

Review the function’s computation

Initialize the angle and step variables

Create parameters for the constructor

Update the Start function

Test your changes

Tutorial summary

In this tutorial, you’ll apply your previous learning to:

Write new instructions to increase the player’s health points (HP) 

Change the HP increase value to a public variable 

When you’ve finished, you’ll have written a custom effect for the health potions in the Creator Kit game!

Customize the player experience

Create and open a new script file

Review the contents of the template script

 Add the effect to your health potion

 Write the effect function

Check your effect function

Change the health value to a variable

Check your script changes

If you participated in our live session on Creating your first Action-RPG game with C# and completed the assigned homework, submit your work below! Please also share with us some of the "behind-the-scenes" info regarding how you did it.    

Submit your homework!

Watch the recordings of this 3-part live virtual series where learners explored 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 or participated in the Build Your First FPS live session, so you can apply your knowledge of the Unity Editor and focus on customizing the game with scripts.

Recorded Live Session - Feb 2 - 16th

Recorded Live Session: Part 1 - June 9, 2020

Recorded Live Session: Part 2 - June 16, 2020

Recorded Live Session: Part 3 - June 23, 2020

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. 

Participating in the global Hour of Code? Visit our Hour of Code Edition of this Creator Kit.

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.

All content in this course uses:

common:unity_version 2020.2