IMPLEMENTATION

A simple project to showcase the Object Pooling Game Design

GOAL: The program needs to be able to pre-generate a pool of bullet prefabs and be able to dynamically grow the pool as needed.

What Does Unity Need?

GAME OBJECTS	SCRIPTS
Prefab | Bullet | Capsule Object	Bullet
Player | Empty GameObject	Player
Pool Manager | Empty GameObject	Pool Manager | Singleton

SCRIPTS

POOL MANAGER SCRIPT

• Pool Manager Class should be a singleton for easy accessibility

• Needs to have methods that can handle the following functions...

  • Ability to pre-generate a list of bullet prefabs ---> Create a pool of bullet prefabs ---> Be able to dynamically grow list as needed

  • Return requested bullets when triggered to

PLAYER SCRIPT

• Be able to request bullet prefabs from the pool manager when player presses the SPACE KEY

BULLET SCRIPT

• Deactivate bullet after 1 second of being activated

FINAL PRODUCT

The program starts with 5 bullet prefabs generated within the pool, and if all bullet prefabs are active within the scene and the player needs more, the program can dynamically grow the pool as needed.