--- title: Building a Clean Targeting Framework for Abilities in Unity description: A walkthrough of building a flexible ability targeting framework in Unity using the Strategy and Factory design patterns. Covers three targeting strategies:... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/building-a-clean-targeting-framework-for-abilities-in-unity-9tchdmej8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Building a Clean Targeting Framework for Abilities in Unity | daily.dev og:description: A walkthrough of building a flexible ability targeting framework in Unity using the Strategy and Factory design patterns. 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Covers three targeting strategies: self-targeting (instant, no input), AoE targeting (ground-click with physics overlap sphere and visual preview), and projectile targeting (spawns a moving projectile that applies effects on collision). The Factory pattern is introduced to generate unique effect instances per target, enabling multi-target abilities. Code is structured around a base abstract TargetingStrategy class, a TargetingManager MonoBehaviour on the player, and an IEffectFactory interface, making it easy to add new targeting styles without rewriting existing code. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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