Unity Essentials: Simple Step-by-Step Main Menu Creation

Welcome to another Unity tutorial! In this video, we dive into adding a crucial element to our game - the Main Menu. Learn step-by-step how to implement a user-friendly interface allowing players to navigate between playing and exiting the game. Throughout this tutorial, we'll cover: ► Creating a UI Panel and incorporating buttons for menu options ► Utilizing the Vertical Layout Group to organize buttons vertically for a cleaner interface ► Wiring up button click actions to scripts ► Implementing both game exit functionality and scene transitions ► Returning to the Main Menu upon player's demise Whether you're a novice or seasoned Unity developer, this tutorial provides valuable insights into enhancing user experience within your game. This is the eighteenth video in our series showing how to make a full top down 2D shooter game in Unity. The playlist for this series can be found here ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx7AKmQhxJFajrXez-0GJgDlKELabQQHT The project files are available to our patrons here: ► https://www.patreon.com/posts/101826545 Want to follow along? This project is a good starting point ► https://www.patreon.com/posts/94928815 The full Top Down Shooter Project is available to our patrons here ► https://www.patreon.com/posts/75231350 The final scripts can be found here ► https://dotnetfiddle.net/bDKHlw Help support our work: ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ketragames Follow us: ► Ketra Games: http://www.ketra-games.com ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ketragames ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/ketragames ► Facebook: https://facebook.com/ketragames Introduction - 0:00 Creating the Main Menu Scene - 00:32 Adding a Script to the Main Menu - 06:18 Returning to the Main Menu Upon Player's Death - 09:51 Preview of the Next Unity Tutorial - 14:32 #KetraGames #LearnUnity #UnityTutorials #UnityTips