Unity: Difference between revisions

From Game Making Tools Wiki
(Special Linux info no longer needed, expanded list of exports, updated homepage link)
(Added NB box, RE military involvement)
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 9: Line 9:


'''Unity''' is a popular, free game making tool. There's lots of support availible online, and you can do quite a bit without even having to bother with JavaScript or C# :) It's real easy to just plonk some primitives or free models in and be able to walk round and have things effected by physics :)
'''Unity''' is a popular, free game making tool. There's lots of support availible online, and you can do quite a bit without even having to bother with JavaScript or C# :) It's real easy to just plonk some primitives or free models in and be able to walk round and have things effected by physics :)
{{nb|Unity has no problems working with the US military:<br>
[https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3d4jy/unity-workers-question-company-ethics-as-it-expands-from-video-games-to-war Unity Workers Question Company Ethics As It Expands From Video Games to War]<br>
[https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgdv8q/unity-dogfight-simulation-air-force-kill-chain Unity Made a Dogfight Simulation for the Air Force’s ‘Kill Chain’ Branch]<br>
— [[User:Rjt|rjt]] ([[User talk:Rjt|talk]])}}


==Extending==
==Extending==
Line 14: Line 19:


===Asset store things===
===Asset store things===
* [https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/3197 Primitives] - There are a bunch of [[Guide:Glossary#Primitives|primitive]] sets [https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/search/page=1/sortby=relevance/query=primitive&category:0 on the asset shop], but of the two I've tried this seemed to work the best.
* [https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/3197 Primitives] - There are a bunch of {{jargon|Primitives|primitive}} sets [https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/search/page=1/sortby=relevance/query=primitive&category:0 on the asset shop], but of the two I've tried this seemed to work the best.
* [https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/6017 World Physics System] Simulates multiple gravity points, good for space games where planets effect your movement. I can confirm it still works in Unity 5.
* [https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/6017 World Physics System] Simulates multiple gravity points, good for space games where planets effect your movement. I can confirm it still works in Unity 5.
* [[NumberFlow|NumberFlow]] - [[:Category:Generative|Procedural]] [[:Category:Texture Editor|texture generation]].
* [[NumberFlow|NumberFlow]] - [[:Category:Generative|Procedural]] [[:Category:Texture Editor|texture generation]].

Revision as of 09:47, 31 January 2022

Unity (fmr. Unity 3D?)
Release date: Current
Made by: Unity Technologies
Runs on: Linux
Mac OS
Windows
Exports to: Android
Browser
Facebook
iOS
Linux
Mac OS
Windows


Unity is a popular, free game making tool. There's lots of support availible online, and you can do quite a bit without even having to bother with JavaScript or C# :) It's real easy to just plonk some primitives or free models in and be able to walk round and have things effected by physics :)

NB: Unity has no problems working with the US military:
Unity Workers Question Company Ethics As It Expands From Video Games to War
Unity Made a Dogfight Simulation for the Air Force’s ‘Kill Chain’ Branch
rjt (talk)

Extending

Add-ons and things for adding more features to Unity.

Asset store things

Interface add-ons

See Also

Export Options

More: Exporting in the guides section.

See Also

  • Unity in the Guides section: help with scripting, finding things in the UI, etc.
  • Shaders in the Assets section.