Archery with AdMob and Leaderboard

Introduction to AdMob and Leaderboard in Archery Game Tutorial

In this tutorial, we will be adding AdMob ads and a leaderboard to our Archery game created with Unity. AdMob is a popular platform used to monetize mobile applications by displaying ads within your game. A leaderboard is a feature that allows players to compete with each other to achieve the highest score, making the game more engaging and fun.

In this tutorial, we will focus on integrating AdMob Rewarded Video Ads, Display Banner Ads, and Firebase Realtime Database Leaderboards. We will also explain how to set up Firebase and AdMob accounts and integrate them into your game.

Step 1: Setting up Firebase and AdMob Accounts

• Create a Firebase account and create a new project. https://console.firebase.google.com/
• In your Firebase project, navigate to the "Add Firebase to your web app" option and create a new web app.
• Create an AdMob account and link it to your Firebase project. https://admob.Google.com/
• Fill out the required information, and AdMob will automatically be linked to your Firebase project.

Step 2: Adding AdMob Components to Your Unity Project

• Open your Unity project and create a new Scene or open the existing scene where you want to integrate AdMob ads.
• Go to the Unity package manager and search for GoogleMobileAds.
• Once installed, click on GoogleMobileAds > Examples to get a sample project on how to use AdMob.
• Drag and drop the AdMobBanner into your scene, and customize its properties as needed. You can find more detailed instructions on AdMob components in the GoogleMobileAds package.

Step 3: Creating Ad Request

• In your code (C# script), initialize AdMob with the appropriate app ID and Ad UNIT ID.
• Request Rewarded Video Ads or Banner Ads as needed. If you want to show Ads on game start or load, use Admob RewardAdRequest.

using Google Mobile Ads;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;

public class Admob : MonoBehaviour
{
    private readonly string appId = " Your App ID ";
    private readonly string adUnitId = " Your Ad UNIT ID ";

    private BannerAd bannerAd;
    private RewardBasedVideoAd rewardVideoAd;

    void Start()
    {
       MobileAds.Initialize(initStatus: (status) => OnInitializationComplete(status));

        RequestBannerAd();
    }

    void RequestBannerAd()
    {
        bannerAd = new BannerAd(adUnitId);
        bannerAd.OnLoaded += HandleBannerAdLoaded;
        bannerAd.LoadAd(new AdRequest.BuildConfig());
    }

    void HandleBannerAdLoaded(object sender, EventArgs args)
    {
        MonoBehaviourUtility.ShowBanner();
    }
}

Step 4: Enabling AdMob Ad Displays

• Enable Rewarded Video Ads by clicking "Ad Request" > "Reward Video Ad" > Enable in the AdMob Editor.
• Enable Banner Ads by clicking "Ad Request" > "Banner" > Enable in the AdMob Editor.

Step 5: Adding a Leaderboard to Firebase and Unity

• Create a new Firebase Realtime Database Leaderboard.
• Use the Firebase Realtime Database API to create and access your leaderboard.
• For example, to update scores:

using Firebase;
using UnityEngine;

public class ScoreHandler : MonoBehaviour
{
    private FirebaseDatabase database;
    private DatabaseReference leaderboard;

    void Start()
    {
        database = FirebaseDatabase Instance;
        leaderboard = database.GetReference("Leaderboards");

        leaderboard.child("ArcheryGame").Push().SetValueAsync( points );
    }
}

Step 6: Integrating Admob with Firebase Realtime Database

• When you set a new score in Firebase Realtime Database, increase your score.
• At the same time, the game can reward players and provide a more seamless score submission experience.

In our next tutorial, we'll dive deeper into handling data persistence and caching. Let me know if you would like me to expand more on this tutorial.

Full source code available in here.