How create a Quest System in Unity | RPG Style | Including Data Persistence

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This video covers one of the many ways to go about creating a Quest System in Unity. The Quest System focuses on RPG-style quests and includes persisting the state of all quests between playthroughs. I hope this helps and best of luck! 🙂 This video is sponsored by Unity. Check out what the 2022 LTS has to offer via the below link! https://on.unity.com/3OyB0jd ► Quest System Playlist All videos I've currently done for the Quest System series can be found in this playlist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyTJLDGcT64&list=PL3viUl9h9k7-oX3Sz8VvyKCIN24XOXNZR ► TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:22 Disclaimer and Prerequisite Knowledge 2:43 Sponsorship 3:48 Defining a Quest 5:17 How we'll Store Static (non-changing) Data 6:03 How Quest Steps will work 8:34 How we'll Manage State Data 9:31 How we'll Manage Quests 12:26 Running through an example 15:34 Project Overview 18:51 Storing Static (non-changing) Data 21:51 Creating a Quest Step 24:54 Managing State Data 27:46 Managing Quests 30:04 Creating Quest Management Events 32:38 Creating the Quest Point 37:12 Creating the Quest Icon Visual 40:07 Managing Quest Requirements 42:39 Starting a Quest 43:31 Advancing a Quest 45:10 Finishing a Quest 45:57 Ensure Multiple Steps are Working 46:24 How we'll Persist Quest State 49:48 Managing Quest Step State 54:31 Saving Quest Data 56:03 Loading Quest Data 59:03 Disabling Persistence for Development 59:35 Creating One More Quest 1:02:50 Outro ► GITHUB PROJECT The '2-quest-system-implemented' branch contains the code by the end of this tutorial. https://github.com/shapedbyrainstudios/quest-system ► RESOURCES Save & Load System Tutorial Series (also covers Serialization/Deserialization) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUi9aijvpgs&list=PL3viUl9h9k7-tMGkSApPdu4hlUBagKial Excellent video for an introduction into Unity Events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx0Lt4tCDE0 Excellent video on Unity's new Input System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5WsmlEOFiA&t Unity Lifecycle methods documentation https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/ExecutionOrder.html Excellent video on Unity Prefabs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH5epbeX3ek Excellent video covering the basics of Scriptable Objects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPXvoWVabPY ► MUSIC The backing music for this video is by Panda Beats. Website: https://pandabeatsmusic.com/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PandaBeatsMusic Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejGmSTVKJrU&list=PLPEwKpHq_H2Csme-WtKAON7ha7E4bRhxx ► DISCORD Come ask questions, suggest a video topic, or just hang out! 📱Discord ➔ https://discord.gg/99gcnaHFf9 ► THE PATH OF REN Wishlist The Path of Ren on Steam! 🎮 Steam (The Path of Ren) ➔ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619920 ► SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS 🐦 Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/ShapedByRain 📷 Instagram ➔ https://instagram.com/ShapedByRainStudios 🕑 TikTok ➔ https://tiktok.com/@ShapedByRainStudios 🌐 Website ➔ https://ShapedByRainStudios.com ► SUPPORT Any support is much appreciated! I may receive a commission on any assets purchased using the below Unity Asset Store link. 🛍️ Unity Asset Store Affiliate Link ➔ https://assetstore.unity.com/?aid=1100lrxm5 ☕ Buy me a coffee! (Ko-fi) ➔ https://ko-fi.com/ShapedByRainStudios #gamedev #quests #unity