Unity Racing UI — HUD, Menus, and Race Management

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides comprehensive guidance and implementation strategies for creating all aspects of a racing game's user interface, from the in-race Heads-Up Display (HUD) to complex menu systems and essential race management features.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Optimized HUD Design: Implement efficient, multi-canvas HUD layouts for critical telemetry like speed, RPM, and lap times.
• Hybrid UI Systems: Leverage both UI Toolkit and uGUI for optimal performance and flexibility in menus and in-game displays.
• Minimap & Split-Screen: Integrate functional minimaps using render textures and manage split-screen camera viewports and HUDs.
• Menu Flow & Async Loading: Structure game menus and implement smooth scene transitions with asynchronous loading.
• Leaderboards & Ghost Data: Handle local and online leaderboards, and record/playback ghost car data.
• Race Start & Accessibility: Implement realistic race start sequences and essential accessibility features.
• Use Case: A game developer needs to design and implement a high-performance HUD for a new racing game, ensuring critical information is displayed clearly and efficiently without impacting frame rates, and also needs to build out the main menu, vehicle selection, and race results screens.

Quick Start

Use the unity-racing-ui skill to implement a three-canvas HUD layout for a racing game.