A third / first person bow shooter prototype I built in Unity. The character can aim, draw the string over time and release to fire an arrow that flies, rotates along its trajectory and sticks into whatever it hits.
I'm keeping this here mostly as an archive. It's a snapshot of the gameplay scripts from the project, nothing more. If it's useful to someone reading, good.
Aiming down a street:
Drawing the bow:
Everything lives under Assets/Scripts, split by responsibility:
| Folder | Script | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Input | InputReader |
Reads movement, sprint and aim input in one place |
| Player | PlayerLocomotion |
Drives the Animator (movement, sprint, aim, draw, fire) |
| Player | PlayerLook |
Mouse look with configurable pitch limits and optional orbit yaw |
| Camera | CameraRig |
Switches between the first, second and third person cameras |
| Combat | ArcheryController |
Aim, draw and fire state machine that ties input, animation and the bow together |
| Combat | Bow |
Handles the string, nocking, equip / holster and spawning arrows |
| Combat | Arrow |
Projectile that orients along its velocity and embeds on impact |
The aim point is taken from a screen center raycast through the active camera, so it works the same across all three camera modes.
| Action | Input |
|---|---|
| Move | WASD |
| Sprint | Shift |
| Aim | Right mouse button (hold to draw, release to fire) |
| Switch camera | V, or 1 / 2 / 3 |
Built with Unity 2022.2.21f1, built in input manager, Mixamo rig for the character. Only the scripts and a couple of gameplay screenshots are committed here, not the full project (assets, scenes and prefabs are left out on purpose).