using ui

 

If you want your UI counter to act as a score system, you’re already 90% of the way there. The structure is the same — you just change the meaning of the number and when it increases.

Let’s build a clean, flexible score system you can plug into your spawner, enemies, collectibles, or anything else.

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🏆 1. Create a Score UI

Use TextMeshPro:

1. GameObject → UI → Text (TMP)
2. Rename it to ScoreText
3. Place it wherever you want the score to appear

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🧩 2. Score Manager Script

This keeps the score and updates the UI.

using UnityEngine;
using TMPro;

public class ScoreManager : MonoBehaviour
{
    public TextMeshProUGUI scoreText;
    private int score = 0;

    void Start()
    {
        UpdateUI();
    }

    public void AddScore(int amount)
    {
        score += amount;
        UpdateUI();
    }

    public void ResetScore()
    {
        score = 0;
        UpdateUI();
    }

    void UpdateUI()
    {
        scoreText.text = "Score: " + score;
    }
}

Attach this to a GameObject (like your Canvas), then drag your ScoreText into the scoreText field.

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🎯 3. Add Score When Something Happens

You decide what counts as “score.” Here are common examples:

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⭐ When an enemy is destroyed

public ScoreManager scoreManager;

void OnDestroy()
{
    scoreManager.AddScore(10);
}

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⭐ When a collectible is picked up

void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D other)
{
    if (other.CompareTag("Player"))
    {
        scoreManager.AddScore(1);
        gameObject.SetActive(false);
    }
}

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⭐ When you spawn something (if your game rewards spawning)

scoreManager.AddScore(1);

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🚀 4. Connect It to Your Spawner

If you want score to increase every time you spawn an object:

public ScoreManager scoreManager;

void Spawn()
{
    GameObject obj = Instantiate(prefab, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
    scoreManager.AddScore(1);
}

Or with object pooling:

GameObject obj = pool.Get();
obj.transform.position = transform.position;
scoreManager.AddScore(1);