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This requires effective state management of game actions.<\/p>\n<h3>Stack Implementation<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Undo and Redo Stacks:<\/strong> Utilize two stacks: one for undo operations and another for redo. Each action taken by the player, such as moveLeft(), moveRight(), etc., should be pushed onto the undo stack.<\/p>\n<pre><code>Stack<action> undoStack = new Stack<action>();\nStack<action> redoStack = new Stack<action>();<\/action><\/action><\/action><\/action><\/code><\/pre>\n<h3>Recording Actions<\/h3>\n<p>To record actions, wrap game moves in an <code>Action<\/code> object containing all necessary data to undo and redo the action.<\/p>\n<pre><code>public class Action {\n    public Vector3 Position { get; set; }\n    public Quaternion Rotation { get; set; }\n    \/\/ Add more properties as needed\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<h3>Undo Functionality<\/h3>\n<p>When the player triggers an undo operation (e.g., pressing Ctrl + Z), pop an action from the undo stack, revert it, and push it onto the redo stack.<\/p>\n<pre><code>public void Undo() {\n    if (undoStack.Count &gt; 0) {\n        Action lastAction = undoStack.Pop();\n        ApplyAction(lastAction, true);\n        redoStack.Push(lastAction);\n    }\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<h3>Redo Functionality<\/h3>\n<p>For redo, pop an action from the redo stack, reapply it, and store it again on the undo stack to maintain the sequence.<\/p>\n<pre><code>public void Redo() {\n    if (redoStack.Count &gt; 0) {\n        Action lastAction = redoStack.Pop();\n        ApplyAction(lastAction, false);\n        undoStack.Push(lastAction);\n    }\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<h3>State Management<\/h3>\n<p>The ApplyAction method can be used for state management. 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