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Level Design Patterns

Use when creating Unity game scenes and prototypes, building level designs, or automating Unity Edit

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Overview

Use when creating Unity game scenes and prototypes, building level designs, or automating Unity Editor workflows.

✨Key Features

Research Current APIs

Scene Setup Automation

Terrain Generation

Environment & Props

Player & Gameplay

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Unity Level Design

Overview

Rapidly prototype Unity game scenes using Editor automation, modern Unity APIs, and best practices for level design. This skill automates terrain generation, lighting setup, environment placement, and player controller creation to get you implementing gameplay ideas quickly.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

Creating prototype scenes (post-apocalypse, fantasy, sci-fi, dungeon crawler, etc.)
Setting up Unity terrain, meshes, and ground geometry
Automating lighting, post-processing, and environment setup
Building player controllers and basic gameplay systems
Need to go from concept to playable scene rapidly

Core Workflow

Step 1: Research Current APIs

Before implementing, check Unity's latest APIs and best practices:

Modern Unity Systems:

Terrain Tools package (GPU-accelerated sculpting)
Universal Render Pipeline (URP) or High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP)
DOTS/ECS for performance-critical scenarios
Shader Graph for custom materials
VFX Graph for particle effects

Key APIs to reference:

UnityEngine.Terrain - Terrain manipulation
UnityEditor.TerrainTools - Editor terrain tools
UnityEngine.Rendering.Universal - URP components
UnityEditor.SceneManagement - Scene automation

Step 2: Scene Setup Automation

Use Editor scripts to automate repetitive setup:

csharp

// Example: Automated scene initialization
public static class SceneSetupHelper
{
    [MenuItem("Level Design/Create Basic Scene")]
    public static void CreateBasicScene()
    {
        // Setup lighting
        SetupLighting();
        
        // Create terrain
        CreateTerrain();
        
        // Setup post-processing
        SetupPostProcessing();
        
        // Create player
        CreatePlayerController();
    }
}

Step 3: Terrain Generation

Options:

Unity Terrain - Best for natural landscapes
Mesh Generation - Best for stylized/architectural
Procedural Generation - Best for endless/replayable worlds

Step 4: Environment & Props

Automate placement of:

Vegetation (trees, grass, rocks)
Structures (buildings, ruins, dungeons)
Lighting (sun, ambient, point lights)
Effects (fog, particles, post-processing)

Step 5: Player & Gameplay

Create basic:

Player controller (FPS, third-person, top-down)
Camera setup
Input handling
Basic interactions

Scene Types

Post-Apocalyptic Scene

Destroyed urban environment
Ruined buildings and debris
Overgrown vegetation
Atmospheric fog and lighting
Scattered resources/props

Fantasy Forest

Dense woodland terrain
Rivers and lakes
Fantasy vegetation
Magical lighting effects
Pathways and clearings

Dungeon Crawler

Procedural room generation
Corridor systems
Torch/candle lighting
Traps and enemy spawners
Loot chests

Quick Reference

Task	Method	API/Tool
Create Terrain	Editor script	Terrain.CreateTerrainGameObject
Sculpt Terrain	Noise/heightmaps	TerrainData.SetHeights
Add Vegetation	Tree/Grass painting	TerrainData.treeInstances
Setup Lighting	URP/HDRP	UniversalAdditionalLightData
Post-Processing	Volume components	Volume + profiles
Player Controller	Character Controller	CharacterController component
Procedural Meshes	Runtime generation	Mesh class

Editor Tools

See scripts/ for automation tools:

SceneSetupWizard.cs - One-click scene initialization
TerrainGenerator.cs - Procedural terrain creation
EnvironmentPainter.cs - Batch environment placement
LightingSetup.cs - Automated lighting configuration

References

See references/ for detailed documentation:

unity-apis.md - Current Unity API reference
terrain-tools.md - Terrain system documentation
urp-setup.md - Universal Render Pipeline guide
level-design-patterns.md - Best practices and patterns

Common Mistakes

Wrong render pipeline: Check if project uses URP, HDRP, or Built-in RP
Terrain scale: Unity terrain uses different height/length scales
Lighting baking: Realtime GI can be slow; use baked lighting for static geometry
Performance: Too many trees/colliders will kill performance
Scale consistency: Keep player, environment, and props to consistent scale

Example Usage

csharp

// Create a post-apocalyptic scene
[MenuItem("Level Design/Post-Apocalyptic Scene")]
static void CreatePostApocalypticScene()
{
    // 1. Create terrain with noise
    var terrain = TerrainGenerator.CreateRuinedTerrain();
    
    // 2. Setup dramatic lighting
    LightingSetup.CreateDramaticLighting(Color.gray * 0.3f);
    
    // 3. Add fog and post-processing
    PostProcessingSetup.CreateAtmosphericFog();
    
    // 4. Scatter debris and props
    EnvironmentPainter.ScatterDebris(50);
    
    // 5. Create player
    var player = PlayerSetup.CreateFPSPlayer();
    player.transform.position = new Vector3(0, 5, 0);
}

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.txt

### Step 3: Terrain Generation

**Options:**
1. **Unity Terrain** - Best for natural landscapes
2. **Mesh Generation** - Best for stylized/architectural
3. **Procedural Generation** - Best for endless/replayable worlds

### Step 4: Environment & Props

Automate placement of:
- Vegetation (trees, grass, rocks)
- Structures (buildings, ruins, dungeons)
- Lighting (sun, ambient, point lights)
- Effects (fog, particles, post-processing)

### Step 5: Player & Gameplay

Create basic:
- Player controller (FPS, third-person, top-down)
- Camera setup
- Input handling
- Basic interactions

## Scene Types

### Post-Apocalyptic Scene
- Destroyed urban environment
- Ruined buildings and debris
- Overgrown vegetation
- Atmospheric fog and lighting
- Scattered resources/props

### Fantasy Forest
- Dense woodland terrain
- Rivers and lakes
- Fantasy vegetation
- Magical lighting effects
- Pathways and clearings

### Dungeon Crawler
- Procedural room generation
- Corridor systems
- Torch/candle lighting
- Traps and enemy spawners
- Loot chests

## Quick Reference

| Task | Method | API/Tool |
|------|--------|----------|
| Create Terrain | Editor script | `Terrain.CreateTerrainGameObject` |
| Sculpt Terrain | Noise/heightmaps | `TerrainData.SetHeights` |
| Add Vegetation | Tree/Grass painting | `TerrainData.treeInstances` |
| Setup Lighting | URP/HDRP | `UniversalAdditionalLightData` |
| Post-Processing | Volume components | `Volume` + profiles |
| Player Controller | Character Controller | `CharacterController` component |
| Procedural Meshes | Runtime generation | `Mesh` class |

## Editor Tools

See `scripts/` for automation tools:
- `SceneSetupWizard.cs` - One-click scene initialization
- `TerrainGenerator.cs` - Procedural terrain creation
- `EnvironmentPainter.cs` - Batch environment placement
- `LightingSetup.cs` - Automated lighting configuration

## References

See `references/` for detailed documentation:
- `unity-apis.md` - Current Unity API reference
- `terrain-tools.md` - Terrain system documentation
- `urp-setup.md` - Universal Render Pipeline guide
- `level-design-patterns.md` - Best practices and patterns

## Common Mistakes

- **Wrong render pipeline**: Check if project uses URP, HDRP, or Built-in RP
- **Terrain scale**: Unity terrain uses different height/length scales
- **Lighting baking**: Realtime GI can be slow; use baked lighting for static geometry
- **Performance**: Too many trees/colliders will kill performance
- **Scale consistency**: Keep player, environment, and props to consistent scale

## Example Usage

example.txt

// Example: Automated scene initialization
public static class SceneSetupHelper
{
    [MenuItem("Level Design/Create Basic Scene")]
    public static void CreateBasicScene()
    {
        // Setup lighting
        SetupLighting();
        
        // Create terrain
        CreateTerrain();
        
        // Setup post-processing
        SetupPostProcessing();
        
        // Create player
        CreatePlayerController();
    }
}

example.txt

// Create a post-apocalyptic scene
[MenuItem("Level Design/Post-Apocalyptic Scene")]
static void CreatePostApocalypticScene()
{
    // 1. Create terrain with noise
    var terrain = TerrainGenerator.CreateRuinedTerrain();
    
    // 2. Setup dramatic lighting
    LightingSetup.CreateDramaticLighting(Color.gray * 0.3f);
    
    // 3. Add fog and post-processing
    PostProcessingSetup.CreateAtmosphericFog();
    
    // 4. Scatter debris and props
    EnvironmentPainter.ScatterDebris(50);
    
    // 5. Create player
    var player = PlayerSetup.CreateFPSPlayer();
    player.transform.position = new Vector3(0, 5, 0);
}