Code Programming Tutorials, Guides & Best Practices

Create a scriptable object for defining item properties.

using UnityEngine;

// Define the base item as a scriptable object
[CreateAssetMenu(fileName = "NewItem", menuName = "Inventory/Item")]
public class Item : ScriptableObject
{
    public string itemName;
    public Sprite icon;
    public bool isStackable;
    public int maxStackSize = 1;

    public virtual void Use()
    {
        Debug.Log($"Using {itemName}");
    }
}