Creating in-game tutorials is a necessary yet often tedious task for developers. Players dislike forced guidance, and developers dread the hours spent scripting step-by-step instructions. Automatic Tutorial Maker (ATM) for Unity solves both problems by automating tutorial creation while ensuring clarity.

How to create a tutorial in 3 steps

Record your actions

Open your Unity scene, add the ATM prefab, and assign core components (camera, canvas).
Click Start Recording in the AutomaticTutorialMaker component. Perform the actions you want to teach: click buttons, drag objects, press keys, or swipe.
Click Stop Recording. The system converts your actions into customizable tutorial steps, complete with visual hints.

Customize generated steps

Adjust step logic: Set conditions (e.g., "click this button"), add time delays to prevent accidental skips, or require a confirmation button.
Modify visuals: Choose from 20+ prebuilt visual tips (arrows, hand icons, UI popups, or world-space markers). Add text in any language.

Test & refine

Play the scene: The tutorial guides players using your recorded steps.
Reset progress via the StepSequencePlayer to test from the beginning.
Manually add steps for edge cases using the inspector.

Advanced use cases

ATM supports flexible integration with custom gameplay logic through three key features:

Parallel steps

To run multiple tutorial steps simultaneously:

Assign the same Parallel Group ID to steps in the AutomaticTutorialMaker component.
Enable Execute In Parallel for each step in the group.
Steps will activate together, but each completes independently when its condition is met.

Script-triggered steps

Launch steps via code for context-sensitive tutorials (e.g., hints when entering a zone):

Synchronous start:

// Finishes other steps starting this one
sceneReferences.StartTutorialStep(stepIndex);

Asynchronous start:

// Allows other steps to run alongside this one
sceneReferences.AsyncStartTutorialStep(stepIndex);

Custom event hooks

Inject your own logic at critical moments:

On Step Start: Trigger methods when a step begins (e.g., play sound, blur background).
On Step Complete: Run post-completion actions (e.g., unlock achievements, spawn objects).
Implementation:
- In the AutomaticTutorialMaker inspector, navigate to a step’s Additional Step Behavior section.
- Assign UnityEvents or direct method calls to On Step Start and On Step Complete fields.

Automatic Tutorial Maker (ATM) operates on Unity’s standard components using the “record input → replay input hints” principle. This innovative approach to tutorial creation simplifies the workflow for freelancers and indie developers. As the creators of ATM, we invite you to try this solution and streamline your onboarding process.

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