Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
In this video we'll create an animated crowd of UMA characters in Unity using only open source assets. In less than 10 minutes you'll see how to created a crowd of 300 (or more) characters. If you aren't familiar with UMA yet you might want to watch my introductory video first - youtu.be/jpYtT47-FSE
Since making this video there have been changes in both the UMA and my code. Experience people will be able to follow along i am sure, but newer people may get stuck. I've written up some revised instructions at patreon.com/posts/create-crowd-of-53622057 and will re-record the video sometime soon. Let us know on discord (bit.ly/WizardsCodeDiscord ) how you get on, feedback and questions ahead of me re-recording the video will be helpful.
In game development you will often want background action. This unity tutorial video shows how you can, using open source code, quickly create a large crowd of NPC wandering around. We'll use the animations from the Unity Standard Assets and a custom controller, but you can use any animations and controller you own. The characters themselves will be randomly generated by UMA, which results in a different crowd every time you run.
Contents
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Install Animation Package 00:22
Install Character Package 00:55
Create a Crowd 01:14
Add Locomotion 03:22
Tune the UMA Randomizer 03:58
Import Standard Asset Animations 04:46
Configure Animation Controller 05:21
Tune the NavMeshAgent 08:15
Making a Larger Crowd 08:36
Coming Next 09:23
Links
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Video with more details on UMA configuration: youtu.be/jpYtT47-FSE
Animation Repository: github.com/TheWizardsCode/Animation
Character Repository: github.com/TheWizardsCode/Character
UMA Asset: bit.ly/UnityUMA
Need free Unity assets? Here are some of the best: bit.ly/BestFreeUnityAssets
And here's a bunch of good, but under $10, Unity assets: bit.ly/BestUnityAssetsUnder10
Don't forget to subscribe: bit.ly/WizardsCodeSubscribe
Comments encouraged, including constructive criticism - help me improve.
In this video we'll create an animated crowd of UMA characters in Unity using only open source assets. In less than 10 minutes you'll see how to created a crowd of 300 (or more) characters. If you aren't familiar with UMA yet you might want to watch my introductory video first - youtu.be/jpYtT47-FSE
Since making this video there have been changes in both the UMA and my code. Experience people will be able to follow along i am sure, but newer people may get stuck. I've written up some revised instructions at patreon.com/posts/create-crowd-of-53622057 and will re-record the video sometime soon. Let us know on discord (bit.ly/WizardsCodeDiscord ) how you get on, feedback and questions ahead of me re-recording the video will be helpful.
In game development you will often want background action. This unity tutorial video shows how you can, using open source code, quickly create a large crowd of NPC wandering around. We'll use the animations from the Unity Standard Assets and a custom controller, but you can use any animations and controller you own. The characters themselves will be randomly generated by UMA, which results in a different crowd every time you run.
Contents
=======
Install Animation Package 00:22
Install Character Package 00:55
Create a Crowd 01:14
Add Locomotion 03:22
Tune the UMA Randomizer 03:58
Import Standard Asset Animations 04:46
Configure Animation Controller 05:21
Tune the NavMeshAgent 08:15
Making a Larger Crowd 08:36
Coming Next 09:23
Links
====
Video with more details on UMA configuration: youtu.be/jpYtT47-FSE
Animation Repository: github.com/TheWizardsCode/Animation
Character Repository: github.com/TheWizardsCode/Character
UMA Asset: bit.ly/UnityUMA
Need free Unity assets? Here are some of the best: bit.ly/BestFreeUnityAssets
And here's a bunch of good, but under $10, Unity assets: bit.ly/BestUnityAssetsUnder10
Don't forget to subscribe: bit.ly/WizardsCodeSubscribe
Comments encouraged, including constructive criticism - help me improve.
