Improve your Game Architecture with Scriptable Objects

SOAP (Scriptable Objects Architecture Pattern) is a Unity architecture pattern that leverages ScriptableObjects to create a more maintainable and decoupled game structure. In this video, we refactor a traditional singleton-based score system and tightly-coupled health system into a more flexible architecture using ScriptableObjects for both variables and events. We demonstrate how to move from direct component references and UnityEvents to a more robust event system that supports both parameterless and generic events, making our systems more testable and designer-friendly. The refactoring shows how to eliminate global state, reduce dependencies between components, and create a clear data flow that's visible in the Unity editor, all while maintaining the ability to debug and monitor our game's state at runtime.

SOAP - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/soap-scriptableobject-architecture-pattern-232107?aid=1101lw3sv
SOAP Asset Discord: https://discord.gg/CVhCNDbxF5

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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

0:00 ScriptableVariables
8:38 ScriptableEvents
14:50 SOAP Unity Asset

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SOAP - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/soap-scriptableobject-architecture-pattern-232107?aid=1101lw3sv
Wingman - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/wingman-your-inspector-s-best-friend-303181?aid=1101lw3sv
Logwin - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/logwin-log-debug-values-tracker-149558?aid=1101lw3sv
Odin - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/odin-inspector-and-serializer-89041?aid=1101lw3sv
Odin Validator - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/odin-validator-227861?aid=1101lw3sv
Hot Reload: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/hot-reload-edit-code-without-compiling-254358?aid=1101lw3sv
Hierarchy Icons: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/better-hierarchy-272963?aid=1101lw3sv
Better Transform: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/better-transform-size-notes-global-local-workspace-child-parent--276554?aid=1101lw3sv
Better Mesh Filter: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/better-mesh-filter-266489?aid=1101lw3sv
Editor Console Pro: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/editor-console-pro-11889?aid=1101lw3sv
Any Object Finder: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/any-object-finder-286455?aid=1101lw3sv
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