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Series: Build Inventory & Equipment Systems with Unity UI Toolkit

Build a complete inventory and equipment system in Unity 6 using UI Toolkit. You'll start from scratch with a reusable window system, design the full UI layout in UI Builder, wire up drag-and-drop item management, render a 3D character preview, and connect everything to player data. No prior UI Toolkit experience needed.

Part 1: Reusable Window System Part 2: Design the Inventory UI Part 3: Create the Inventory Data Model Part 4: Inventory Interactions Part 5: Render a 3D Character Preview Part 6: Equip Items with Slot Validation

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I'm a self-taught developer and artist. I've built game services, run an indie studio, taught thousands of developers, and worked in developer advocacy. I make tutorials and breakdowns using Unity, Godot, Blender, GitHub Copilot, and whatever else gets the job done.

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  1. create-a-runtime-inventory-with-UI-Toolkit create-a-runtime-inventory-with-UI-Toolkit Public

    Learn the basics of Unity’s new UI system, called UI Toolkit, by creating an in-game inventory system where your player can drag and drop items to move them around

    C# 36 11

  2. ui-toolkit-spatial-inventory-pt2 ui-toolkit-spatial-inventory-pt2 Public

    Part 2 of the Create a Grid-based system with UI Toolkit.

    C# 33 5

  3. ui-toolkit-custom-editor-fundamentals ui-toolkit-custom-editor-fundamentals Public

    Learn the fundamentals of creating a custom editor tool, including what scriptable objects are and how to create, delete and bind to one. You will also learn about ListView and the Object Picker.

    C# 21 6

  4. implementing-touch-with-the-new-input-system implementing-touch-with-the-new-input-system Public

    Learn about the enhanced touch API in Unity (New Input System)

    C# 20 6

  5. animate-runtime-progress-bars-UI-Toolkit animate-runtime-progress-bars-UI-Toolkit Public

    Learn techniques for creating and animating progress bars using UI Toolkit and DOTween

    C# 17 5

  6. create-a-map-system-with-ui-toolkit create-a-map-system-with-ui-toolkit Public

    Create a regular and mini map using UI Toolkit

    C# 11 2

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  • unity-factory-pattern Public
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    C# 0 0 0 0 Updated Aug 6, 2026
  • unity-event-bus-system Public

    In this tutorial we'll walk through what an event bus is and how to create one.

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    C# 2 0 0 0 Updated Jul 14, 2026
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  • ui-toolkit-pt2-inventory-design Public

    Part 2: Design a responsive inventory UI with UI Builder, sprite-based item slots, and reusable UXML templates.

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    C# 2 0 0 0 Updated Jun 16, 2026
  • ui-toolkit-pt5-equip-char-preview Public
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    C# 0 0 0 0 Updated Jun 16, 2026
  • ui-toolkit-pt3-inventory-data-model Public

    Part 3: Create a ScriptableObject-driven item data model and populate the inventory grid at runtime.

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    C# 0 0 0 0 Updated Jun 16, 2026
  • ui-toolkit-pt1-reusable-window-system Public

    Part 1: Build a reusable, draggable window system with UI Toolkit in Unity 6.

    gamedev-resources/ui-toolkit-pt1-reusable-window-system's past year of commit activity
    C# 4 2 0 0 Updated Jun 16, 2026
  • ui-toolkit-pt6-equipment-interactions Public

    Part 6 of the Unity 6 UI Toolkit inventory course: equip items, slot validation, and 3D mesh swap.

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    C# 2 1 0 0 Updated Jun 16, 2026
  • ui-toolkit-pt4-inventory-interactions Public

    Part 4 of the UI Toolkit Inventory Series for Unity: drag and drop, runtime data binding for tooltips, and drop-target highlighting.

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    C# 0 0 0 0 Updated Jun 16, 2026
  • unity-mcp-custom-tools-tutorial Public

    How to extend Unity's official MCP with your own custom MCP tools.

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    C# 3 0 0 0 Updated Apr 19, 2026
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