Throw Object 3D: Mobile, Desktop, FPS — Throw Control 3D

Throw Object 3D (Throw Control) is highly customizable Advanced Throwing System for Unity. You can throw object forward or in any direction with custom force, center of mass and 100 other parameters.

Features of Throw Object 3D

All modules are designed independently to keep this asset extendable & easy to understand:

• Cross-platform: Mobile, Desktop (Mouse);
• 2 Throwing Modes: “Flick” & “Click Or Tap”;
• 6 Demos (including FPS);
• 5 Events;
• 19 customized Throwing Objects;
• Easy implementation of your own Throwing Objects;
• Tons of Customizable Parameters;
• Dynamic Sound System (depends on Speed of Throwing Object);
• Layer Changing (actual for quick Throwing to neutralize mutual collisions);
• Fade Out;
• Object Pool.

Package is a Part of Unity Assets

1. AR Toss Boss (docs).
   
2. AR Throwing (docs).
   

5 Events

• OnThrow,
• OnNextThrowGetting,
• OnReset,
• OnFadeOut,
• OnInitialized.

Throw Object — Tons of Customizable Parameters

Input sensitivity, force, torque, delays, position, rotation, etc.

• For all Throwing Objects at once,
• For each Throwing Objects individually.

19 customized Throwing Objects

• Weapons:
  • Axe & Sword & Broken Sword,
  • Machete & Sickle,
  • Rune Hammer & Rune Sword,
  • 5 Combat Knives (paid separately);
• Balls: Basketball, Brick Ball (Grey), Brick Ball (Red);
• Miscellaneous: Coin, Shovel & Horseshoe, Tree.

6 Demos

• 2 FPS Demos integrated with FPSController from Standard Assets by Unity Technologies (Desktop):
  • Throw force takes into account the speed of the player’s movement;
• 4 Demos with a static position of the player in “Flick” & “Click Or Tap” modes (Mobile & Desktop).

Use Cases

• A game in the style of Pokemon GO (iOS, Android),
• A game in the style of Can Knockdown (iOS, Android),
• Paper Toss Boss (iOS, Android);
• Paper Bin AR (iOS);
• AR Basketball Game (Unity Asset);
• AR Throwing (Unity Asset);
• FPS with Throwing Objects;
• VR game with Throwing Objects;
• Survival Game;
• Any of your Bold Fantasies;

Modes

The higher click (or tap) position on the screen, the greater the strength of the throw.

System completely works on desktop as well as on mobiles: you can throw object with mouse or with finger.

Click Or Tap

In this mode, game object is throwing in the direction of the click (desktop) or tap (mobile).

FPS

For FPS game there is an option for fixing input position in a specific place on the screen (by default in the center of the screen).

Flick

In this mode, you can throw object in the style of Pokemon GO game (iOS, Android) (by flicking it from the bottom of the screen up toward the target).

Is Full Path For Flick?

Dynamic Sound System

Sound depends on Speed of Throwing Object.

Scripts

Throwing system consists of three control scripts.

Throwing Object

The script contains basic functions and parameters to operate Throwing Object.
This script must be attached to each Throwing Prefab (check tutorial).

Throw Control

This is the main script that manages throw & all Throwing Objects on a scene.
The script uses disabling and enabling the following nodes: Colliders, Triggers, Renderers.

Coroutines

The only script that uses coroutines calls.

Because of coroutines behavior, it is impossible to place some methods inside Throwing Object script.
OOP does not work in this case, but we have a stable throwing with Object Pool.

Random Object Pooler

Open Documentation of Random Object Pooling System.

Colliders

Rotation (Torque) & Center of Mass

There are some nuances with Rigidbody.centerOfMass when rotation.

Symmetric Mesh

If you use Mesh Collider for Throwing Game Object and your mesh is ideally symmetric then it is the perfect case and game object will throw naturally.

Asymmetric Mesh

If you use Mesh Collider for Throwing Game Object and your mesh is asymmetric then you will have unnatural throw behavior when rotation.

Solution 1: Custom Center of Mass

You can indicate Custom Center of Mass manually in the Editor.
Package contains some examples with Custom Center of Mass.

There is no magic function which calculates right Center of Mass.

Solution 2: Simple forms of colliders

You need to use one or more simple forms of colliders (box, sphere, etc.) placing them on the same Throwing Game Object and along the straight line. So in this case, we have a right center of mass & right rotation.

Convex Mesh

Unity allows you to use only convex mesh colliders. In some cases, it is not what you need because the collider covers more space, than the object itself in some points.

In order to quickly & automatically get a convex mesh collider for complex objects, use Technie Collider Creator.

Tutorial

Getting Started with Throw Object 3D (Throw Control)

For legal reasons, I can’t include some assets in the package, but you can get them for free separately.

If you have any issues with the first launch then just Reach Support with Invoice Number and Get Help.

I used the next software for this tutorial:

• Unity 2019.1.3.

Folders in the package by Default:

• Makaka Games;
• PostProcessing;
• Standard Assets.

Steps

1. Download and import Throw Object 3D into Unity;
2. Option — Download and import 3rd-Party Assets:
   • Standard Assets by Unity Technologies (download the package if you don’t see it in Project View to open FPS Demo Scenes integrated with FPSController & Demos associated with following 3rd-Party Assets),
   • Machete & Sickle, Rune Hammer & Rune Sword, Desert Environment by DevAssets.com & Brackeys,
   • HQ PBR Combat Knives pack (paid separately) by KumaBeer.
3. Reopen Unity project;
4. Test in the Unity Editor;
5. Build for Mobile or Desktop.

How to create your own Throwing Object Prefab?

I used Unity 2017.3.1p4 and Demo Scene (included in the package) for this tutorial.

1. Create Prefab with a template:
   1. Drag one of the customized throwing prefabs into the scene,
   2. Name your Game Object,
   3. Drag named Game Object into Project View to create your own Prefab;
2. Select Game Object on the Scene & Customize it:
   1. Indicate Mesh in Mesh Filter component,
   2. Indicate Material in Mesh Renderer component,
   3. Customize Colliders:
      1. Indicate Mesh in Mesh Collider component (or in more suitable collider component);
   4. Option: Customize Center of Mass for more natural Throwing;
3. Customize the Transform component as you wish;
4. Option: Customize Fade Out (see below);
5. Apply Changes to Prefab;
6. Delete Game Object from Scene;
7. Option: Add Asset Label for Prefab to convenient searching in Project View;
8. Add Prefab to Random Object Pooler;
9. Throw Object Forward in “Play Mode”.

Option: Fade Out Customizing

1. Change Shader of Material to Shader with the Main Color property (e.g. Legacy Shaders > Bumped Diffuse);
2. Duplicate Material in the Project View and name it (i.e [MaterialName]_FadeOut);
3. Change Shader of Duplicated Material:
   • [Standard]: Rendering Mode > Fade;
   • [Legacy]: to shader from the Transparent Shader Family (e.g. Legacy Shaders > Transparent > Bumped Diffuse);
4. Indicate both materials in the Fade Out Section of Throwing Objects Script in Throwing Prefab.

How to change Spawn Position of Throwing Objects?

See “Position” section in the Editor of ThrowingObject.cs for each Throwing Prefab individually.

• [X, Y]: “Position In Viewport On Reset”,
• [Z]: “Camera Near Clip Plane Factor On Reset”.

Testing

Read Article: Mobile Testing.

Tested with Devices

• iOS on iPhone 6 & 8;
• Android on Samsung ‪Galaxy S10;
• macOS;
• Windows 10.

Screenshots

FPS Demo on Desktop

Mobile Demo

Weapons Showcase

Unity Editor

Licenses

This asset is governed by the Asset Store EULA; however, the following components are governed by the licenses indicated below:

1. Survival Weapons, Fantasy Rune Weapons, Desert Environment
   Usage Guidelines by DevAssets.com
   © 2018 DevAssets
2. Standard Assets, The Blacksmith: Environments, Adventure — Sample Game, Tanks! Tutorial
   Asset Store EULA
   © 2018 Unity Technologies
3. HQ PBR Combat Knives pack
   Asset Store EULA
   © 2018 KUMABEER

Support

First of all, read the latest docs online.
If it didn’t help, get the support.

Changelog

Check the current version on Asset Store.
The latest versions will be added as soon as possible.

3.17:

• “SoundSettings” class and “PlayRandomSoundDependingOnSpeed(ThrowingObject.SoundSettings audioSettings, GameObject to)” function. Now you can easily declare Sound Settings in your own scripts to Play Sounds based on speed of Throwing Objects. It is helpful when you implement dynamic sound system when Throwing Objects collide with Floor, Walls and Other Game Objects.
• Function: public int GetObjectCount ();
• Function: public void SetColor (Color color, GameObject to);

3.16 (Bug Fixing):

• Audio Delay (Latency) on Mobiles;
• “Index Out of Bounds” error in Input.GetTouch(0) for Mobiles;
• Debug.LogWarning() for unknown platform.

3.15:

• Option: Custom Flag in ThrowingObject.cs for Any User Logic.

3.14:

• Option: Tag Selector for ThrowControl.cs to set custom tag for all objects in pool.

3.13:

• Unity 2019.1 version;

3.12:

• Unity 2018.3 version;

3.11:

• New Customized FPS Scene with Desert Environment (by Brackeys & DevAssets.com) & HQ PBR Combat Knives pack (paid separately) by KumaBeer.

3.10:

• HQ PBR 5 Combat Knives pack (paid separately) by KumaBeer.

3.9:

• Machete & Sickle by DevAssets.com & Brackeys.

3.8:

• Rune Hammer & Rune Sword by DevAssets.com & Brackeys.

3.7:

• Move cameraNearClipPlaneFactor to ThrowingObject.cs to customize the whole position (X, Y, Z) of Throwing Object prefab in one place;
• Fix enabling and disabling colliders for compound Throwing Prefabs.

3.6:

• Unity 2018.2 version;
• Fix errors: When Flick Mode you just click on the object without finger position change.

3.5 (New 10 customized Throwing Objects):

• Weapons: Axe, Sword, Broken Sword,
• Throw Balls: Basketball, Brick Ball (Grey), Brick Ball (Red),
• Miscellaneous: Coin, Shovel, Horseshoe, Tree.

3.4 (Layer Changing in Throw Control):

Actual for quick Throwing to neutralize mutual collisions.

• Customizations:
  • ON / OFF,
  • Layer Mask on Throw,
  • Layer Mask on Reset,
  • Delay.

3.3 (Throw Customizations in Throw Control):

• Input Sensitivity,
• Force Factor Extra,
• Torque Factor Extra,
• Torque Angle Extra,
• Parent on Throw.

3.2 (“Flick” Mode Customizations in Throw Control):

• Option: Is Full Path:
  • If it’s false then it allows fast flicks only (positions in the last and previous frames are taken into account);
• Lerp Time Factor On Touch.

3.1:

• FPS Demo integrated with FPSController from Standard Assets by Unity Technologies (Desktop);
• Throw force takes into account the speed of the player’s movement;
• Fixing input position in a specific place on the screen (by default in the center of the screen).

3.0 (New Architecture: Throw Control):

Main Control Script (Throw Control) operates Object Pool & All Throwing Objects now (Throwing Object Script is attached to each Throwing Object prefab).

Work Scheme:

1. Initialize Pool,
2. Initialize Throwing Objects,
3. Get the First Throw,
4. Get Next Throw.

• Customizations in Throw Control:
  • Throw Mode;
  • Events with Delays:
    • OnInitialized,
    • OnThrow,
    • OnNextThrowGetting,
    • OnReset,
    • OnFadeOut.

2.6 (Rotation Customizations):

• Option: Rotate Object in Throw Direction;
• Rotation on Reset:
  • Default,
  • Last,
  • Random,
  • Custom.

2.5:

• Position in Viewport On Reset.

2.4 (Center of Mass Customizations):

• Custom Center of Mass,
• Logging of Center of Mass by Default.

2.3 (Torque Customizations):

• Torque Axis,
• Torque Angle,
• Torque Factor,
• Max Angular Velocity at Awake.

2.2 (Force Customization):

• Force Factor,
• Force Direction Extra.

2.1:

• “Click or Tap” Throwing Mode  for Desktop & Mobiles;
• Customization:
  • Throwing Mode.

2.0 (Object Pool — Throwing of Multiple Objects):

• Prefabs Using:
  • Single (actual for Testing target prefab; None => Multiple),
  • Multiple;
• Generation order for Multiple Prefabs:
  • In random order,
  • In the right order;
• Customizations:
  • Pool Parent,
  • Init pooled amount,
  • Event (OnInitialized).

1.3 (Dynamic Sound System):

Sound System depending on Speed of Throwing Object.

• Customizations:
  • Array for randomly selecting Sounds,
  • Speed Clamping,
  • Pitch (Minimum & Factor),
  • Volume Factor.

1.2 (Fade Out option for Thrown Objects):

• Customizations:
  • ON / OFF,
  • Delay,
  • Speed,
  • Materials,
  • Event (OnInitialized).

1.1:

• Desktop version: throw object with mouse. Use it for Standalone apps or for testing of mobile apps in Unity Editor.

1.0 (“Flick” Throwing Mode for Mobiles):

• Throwing of Single Object in “Flick” Mode for Mobiles (AR Basketball GO — Unity Asset).