Patch Notes - v1.9

Version 1.9 - November 2025 (CURRENT)

  • Removed Input Manager and transferred all inputs into Interactor and Controller script for easier usage

  • Renamed all demo scene objects and project folders for easier navigation

  • Added new smaller and more compact flashlight UI design: Flashlight icon, battery level slider, battery icon with count indicator

    • Kept older cicular flashlight UI as an option within prefabs (UI Manager would need editing to us image as field and .fillamount rather than slider if wanted to use)

  • Added a new option to the Flashlight Controller to allow for draining battery over time without dimming flashlight intensity

  • Add flashlight icon colour customisation to the UI Manager, for easier customisation

  • Added brand new custom FPSController with footstep sounds, movement customisation, jump settings and control toggles

  • Added new camera zoom script for holding right click and viewing objects

  • Added comments to all scripts

  • General quality of life and bug fixes

  • Upgraded to Unity 2021.3.45f2

Version 1.8 - June 2024

  • Updated all Text UI's to TextMeshPro for better optimisations and customisation

  • Added null checks to UIManager and interactor script for better null reference checks

  • Added bool checkbox to all managers / singletons for persistence - This allows users to state whether they want this to stay between scenes more easily

  • General script optimisations for performance and less line wastage

Version 1.7 - July 2023

  • Fixed script GUID issues by duplicating all scripts and replacing

  • Made Sound script generic so it will work with any of my assets

  • Refactored the FlashlightMovement script to make it more efficient

  • Refactored FlashlightController script

    • Added new ScriptableObject references for sounds

    • Split all functionality into separate methods for easier usage

      • Added new methods for cool down timer and reloading

      • Added a refactor for collecting a flashlight

      • Added a new PlayerInput method to split logic from content

      • Refactored entire drain logic section into a few lines

    • Update all fields with headers, titles and tooltips

  • Refactored the FlashlightItem script to use a switch/case for better optimisation

    • Flashlight pickup method to now matches new FlashlightController

  • Refactored FlashlightPickupTrigger

    • Flashlight pickup method to now matches new FlashlightController

  • Updated the AudioManager to be slightly more refined

  • Renamed FlashlightRaycast to FlashlightInteractor

    • Refactored this script to make it more efficient and shorter

  • FLUIManager additions

    • Added new functionality of canvas to turn on / off the canvas group instead of the main canvas object so it is always suitable for visability in the scene to avoid confusion.

  • Customised the flashlight UI to be more aligned with other assets

    • Removed the text from the UI

    • Renamed all UI elements to make them uniformed

  • Added new large yellow flashlight

  • Added new smaller flashlight

Version 1.6 - June 2022

  • Renamed all textures for consistency

  • Organised hierarchy of demo scene for ease of use

  • Cleaned up spare UI sprites from project folder

  • Created new UIManager

    • Moved Crosshair UI from raycast manager script

    • Moved all UI elements under the "UIManager" parent

    • Updated all UI references from FlashlightManager to new UIManager

  • Optimised Flashlight Controller script and functionality

  • Added ScriptableObjects for all audio effects for easy management

  • Flashlight Controller now has an option to disable inventory input if you don't want to see or use it (Especially if you're using the infinite flashlight)

  • Added an additional radial circle sprite so the package now has one thin and one thick option

Version 1.5 - June 2021

  • Updated the "FlashlightRaycast" script to make the system more refined

    • No need for layers or tags for general objects

    • Set the FPSController layer to "Ignore Raycast"

  • Added Radial UI for replacing batteries

    • Hold or let go of the replace battery key to do the UI interaction

    • Added new canvas "Flashlight_Radial_Canvas"

  • Added a boolean to on the "FlashlightController" to select whether you have a flashlight at the start (Not needing the requirement of picking it up

  • Re-imported Flashlight and Battery 3D assets with correct scaling of 1, 1, 1

Version 1.4.1 - March 2021

  • Optimisations

    • Removed Unity warnings from scripts by adding variable endings

    • Refactored scripts with slight optimisations and shortening where required

  • Scripting Changes:

    • Added easy variable names to change sounds in the "FlashlightController" script

    • Refactored and tweaked the "FlashlightTrigger" script to allow the user to pickup a battery or flashlight on trigger event

    • Added custom battery number, so you can pickup multiple batteries at once

  • Misc

    • Online documentation created

    • Added the trigger examples to the demo scene

    • Reduced asset size by removing light-baking

    • Updated to lowest Unity V2018.4 (As per Unity rules)

Version 1.4 – September 2020

  • UI Changes

    • Redesigned the flashlight UI to incorporate a new design

    • New flashlight basic icon

    • Radial 360 dial to show battery indication

    • Bottom corner battery number indicator

    • Re-written to combine this new design

  • Scripting Changes:

    • Hold “Reload Battery” key to replace the battery instead of just pressing the button

    • Optimised and re-factored the code to match with changes

    • Re-based the scene to have a much darker demo

Version 1.3 - July 2020

  • UI Changes:

    • Edited the canvas layout and the way it is display in Unity

  • Scripting Changes

    • Added a new Audio Manager, so more sounds can be added and called within script

    • Added a new input manager, which allows easy control of all inputs from one place

    • Refactored the Raycast, ItemController and main flashlight manager scripts to make them more efficient, optimised, and easier to use

    • The newly created “ItemController” allows an enum to be used to select the object type, the developer can easily add more objects to the enum to extend the system.

    • Added a trigger script to pickup batteries by walking over them

    • Added a new “Infinite Battery” tickbox in the controller, so you never need to pickup batteries, if the system is to be used just as a standalone flashlight mechanic.

  • Miscellaneous

    • Updated and edited sounds, textures and materials

    • Added new manager examples to the prefabs and demo scene

    • Update all prefabs and set them to 0,0,0 for future use

    • Changed tag type to only require “Pickup” on each item

Version 1.2 - April 2020

  • UI Changes:

    • Edited Grunge background image for visual look

    • Replaced the animated battery counter with a UI Image (Rather than UI Slider)

    • Create a rectangle UI element for UI image slider

    • Repositioned and anchored all UI elements

    • Renamed UI elements for consistency with variables

  • Scripting Changes

    • Editing variable naming conventions to improve consistency

    • Adding range sliders for intensity and speed

    • Changed default values for a more even start

    • Re-arranged common variables and made minor code tweaks for efficiency

    • Keys can be remapped within the flashlight controller inspector for ease of use

  • Miscellaneous

    • Edited flashlight rotation speed to 2 by default

    • Created a darker demo scene for flashlight testing

    • Increased the height of character controller

    • Changed layer mask for EXCLUDING objects like walls – Can be edited

Version 1.0 - November 2019

  • Initial Release

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