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Getting Started With Connected Accounts

Providing players with a way to connect multiple platform accounts together is a great way to improve and secure their game experience. We've made all of this possible with Unified Player Accounts and written these guides to make it seamless to integrate.

February 29, 2024

Unity

Getting Started with Remote Login

Use LootLocker's Remote Login to quickly and easily add additional authenticating methods to your game, from mobile, to consoles and PC. This guide will walk you through implemeting Remote Login in your Unity game.

February 29, 2024

Implement Sign in with Google in your Unity & Unreal Game

Implementing sign in with Google is a common frustration among game developers around the world. Surprisingly, there is little documentation on how to do this - until now. We've taken it into our own hands to make your life easier.

February 29, 2024

Unity

Game Balancing with Google Sheets and CSV

As a game designer you're often actively balancing your game while players are playing it - either based on player feedback or certain key metrics. In this guide we'll show you two ways LootLocker can be used to balance your game more easily, using a CSV or Google Sheets - all from the cloud!

January 16, 2024

Unity

3 Ways to Use Our Economy System

Our new Economy system is more than just a way to manage some in-game currencies. It can be used to build robust in-game stores as well as crafting systems and talent trees. This guide will walk you through implementing all three systems in your Unity game.

October 18, 2023

Unity

Cloud Saves: Use LootLocker Player Files to Store Player Data in the Cloud

Upload files for your game with LootLockers simple Player Files feature. Sync your players progressions, create profile pictures, share data between players with public player files in the cloud.

June 13, 2023

Unity

Making the most of Progressions

Keeping players engaged and invested in games is crucial for success. One way to achieve this is through a progression system that allows players to level up, earn rewards, or unlock new content.

May 11, 2023

How to use LootLocker’s customization complexity in a Unity game

Our customization complexity makes it easy to create different looks for the same asset in your game – like different styles of helmets, armor or uniforms, colored faction emblems, different skins, and so on. Learn how to use them in your Unity game.

January 25, 2023

How to add Drop Tables to your Unity game

Create a weighted drop system for your in-game loot with Drop Tables. These can be used for things like gacha systems, rewards from bosses in MMORPGS, and much more! This guide walks you through implementing Drop Tables in a Unity game project.

December 8, 2022

How to create item bundles using Asset Packages in Unity

Asset packages are a great way to add multiple types of rewards to your players’ inventories – like a buy-one-get-one-free type deal, or a complete set of armor, for example. You can use them for pretty much anything, e.g. loot in chests, prizes for winning contests, or starting bundles (among other things).

November 1, 2022

How to make random weight rewards with Loot Boxes in Unity

Everybody likes a present. And if you want to give your players assets in-game, then loot boxes are the answer. Use them to reward players through purchases, via in-game triggers or by manually gifting them.

September 28, 2022

How to make a skill cooldown system with Rental Assets in Unity

Rental assets are a really easy way to create consumable items for your game that are removed after a set amount of time.

September 28, 2022

Adding Game Polish: Animating with code to bring your game to life

You're always limited by time when building and shipping a game. With time constraints, adding animation polish might be the last thing that you want to do. Thankfully, it doesn’t always have to be a compromise.

July 18, 2022

How to Create an Energy System (That Can’t Easily be Cheated)

In games, and especially mobile games like Candy Crush or Archero, it’s not uncommon to introduce a mechanic that gates the player to prevent them from running through content too fast. This guide explains how to implement a system like this and how using LootLocker can make it more secure.

March 29, 2022

How to Make Flappy Bird with Online Leaderboards

Lets learn how to build Flappy Bird from scratch - but this time we're adding something the original game was missing that we think would've made it more fun: leaderboards!

March 17, 2022

Unity

Improving Wordle with LootLocker (How to Make Wordle Part 2)

In the first part of our guide, we showed you how to create Wordle in Unity. In part two we'll show you how LootLocker can make the game even better.

February 22, 2022

Unity

Build Your Own Wordle in Unity (How to Make Wordle Part 1)

Everyone is talking about Wordle right now, but have you ever thought about how to make it in Unity? Well, here is a step by step guide to rebuilding the internet's favorite game!

February 8, 2022

Unity

How to Install and Configure the LootLocker SDK for Unity

Installing and configuring the LootLocker Unity SDK couldn't be easier. Here's how to do quickly and easily.

December 31, 2021

Unity

Using LootLocker with Unity

Since LootLocker does not yet have an SDK for Unity, we've prepared an example project showing how to integrate LootLocker in your game using our RESTful API.

May 1, 2020

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