Guides

Step-by-step tutorials.

Practical walkthroughs for building game features with LootLocker.

Guides
Unity
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
Guides
Unity
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
Guides
Unity
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
Guides
Unity
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
Guides
Construct
Setting Up Online Leaderboards in a Construct 3 Game

Let's use LootLocker's REST API to implement online leaderboards in a Construct 3 game project.

June 17, 2022
Guides
Godot
Implementing Online Leaderboards in Your Godot Game Using LootLocker

Learn how to use LootLocker's REST API to add online leaderboards in your Godot game project.

June 10, 2022
Guides
Gdevelop
Adding Online Leaderboards to Your GDevelop Game with LootLocker

This guide explains how to use LootLocker's REST API to implement leaderboards in the GDevelop game engine.

June 10, 2022
Guides
GameMaker
Easy Leaderboard for GameMaker

We've released an extension for GameMaker that makes it super easy to add online leaderboards to your game: we call it Easy Leaderboards by LootLocker!

April 28, 2022
Guides
Energy
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