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Forg: spell checks, fixed a link

2023-01-06T17:42:36Z

spell checks, fixed a link

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	===Tutorials===		===Tutorials===
	* [http://workshops.ko-opmode.com/ How to make cool stuff in Unity] - A lot of people seemed fond of this one. It completely avoids coding, unlike Unity's tutorials.		* [http://workshops.ko-opmode.com/ How to make cool stuff in Unity] - A lot of people seemed fond of this one. It completely avoids coding, unlike Unity's tutorials.
	* [https://~~unity3d~~.com/~~learn/tutorials/projects~~/roll-ball~~-tutorial~~ Roll-A-Ball Tutorial] - I think this is the best of Unity's own tutorials, but I'd do the above first.		* [https://learn.unity.com/project/roll-a-ball Roll-A-Ball Tutorial] - I think this is the best of Unity's own tutorials, but I'd do the above first.
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=36&v=HZrNzXsjji8 How to make a simple Walking Simulator style game] - Good intro to quickly getting together a playable thing!		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=36&v=HZrNzXsjji8 How to make a simple Walking Simulator style game] - Good intro to quickly getting together a playable thing!

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	===Lighting===		===Lighting===
	====Shadows====		====Shadows====
	~~Sometiems~~ you may notice that shadows far from the camera are not drawn. A resource intensive way to get ~~round~~ this is to go to Edit>Project Settings>Quality, and change the 'Shadow Distance' property.		Sometimes you may notice that shadows far from the camera are not drawn. A resource-intensive way to get around this is to go to Edit>Project Settings>Quality, and change the 'Shadow Distance' property.

	==Exporting==		==Exporting==
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	Unity isn't perfect at reducing the size of exported games, but this video has some tips: [https://hooktube.com/7O21c8BzEzM Reduce your Unity Build Size with some quick shrinking Tips (mobile, windows, etc)]		Unity isn't perfect at reducing the size of exported games, but this video has some tips: [https://hooktube.com/7O21c8BzEzM Reduce your Unity Build Size with some quick shrinking Tips (mobile, windows, etc)]

	The big one I ~~learnt~~ from that is checking the ''editor log'' to get details about what is taking up space.		The big one I learned from that is checking the ''editor log'' to get details about what is taking up space.

	===Options===		===Options===
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	===Platform Notes===		===Platform Notes===
	====Linux====		====Linux====
	For exporting to Linux you should make sure you use the ''Universal'' option. Unlike Windows Linux does not automatically run ~~32bit~~ executable files without installing extra stuff. If someone's into games they have probably already done this, but it's good to factor in all circumstances. If you have a README you may want to mention that a Linux user will have to make the game executable by using <code>chmod +x</code> and then, when running it include a <code>./</code>before the file name.		For exporting to Linux you should make sure you use the ''Universal'' option. Unlike Windows Linux does not automatically run 32-bit executable files without installing extra stuff. If someone's into games they have probably already done this, but it's good to factor in all circumstances. If you have a README you may want to mention that a Linux user will have to make the game executable by using <code>chmod +x</code> and then, when running it include a <code>./</code>before the file name.

	So their terminal should look something like this:		So their terminal should look something like this:

Rjt: /* Other Resources */ uninomicon.com

2021-05-04T14:34:56Z

Other Resources: uninomicon.com

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	* [http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/newbie-guide-to-unity-javascript-long.34015/ Newbie Guide to Unity JavaScript] - I think this should be helpful to people who've never programmed before?		* [http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/newbie-guide-to-unity-javascript-long.34015/ Newbie Guide to Unity JavaScript] - I think this should be helpful to people who've never programmed before?
	* [[Assets:Main_Page#HLSL\|HLSL]] shaders in the assets section.		* [[Assets:Main_Page#HLSL\|HLSL]] shaders in the assets section.
			* [https://uninomicon.com/ uninomicon.com] - Wiki documenting the undocumented quirks of the Unity engine.

Rjt: /* Scripting */ Unify Community Wiki link, spaceship tutorial link

2021-03-05T13:27:31Z

Scripting: Unify Community Wiki link, spaceship tutorial link

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	Scripts can be a bunch of separate files, and you can attach multiple to one object with no problems.		Scripts can be a bunch of separate files, and you can attach multiple to one object with no problems.

	Generally I find it useful to create an empty game object that I can attach 'general' kinda scripts to ; for things like ~~reseting~~ the games, for example. But you can also attach these to your player, or whereever makes sense to you.		Generally I find it useful to create an empty game object that I can attach 'general' kinda scripts to ; for things like resetting the games, for example. But you can also attach these to your player, or whereever makes sense to you.

	===Example scripts===		===Example scripts===
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	<pre>		<pre>
	</pre>		</pre>

			===See Also===
			* [http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Scripts Scripts] section on the Unify Community Wiki.
			* [https://stopsecretdesign.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/unity-spaceship-tutorial/ Unity Spaceship Tutorial].

	==Other Resources==		==Other Resources==

Rjt: /* Exporting */ Tied a bit, notes of shrinking builds

2018-09-13T11:03:59Z

Exporting: Tied a bit, notes of shrinking builds

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	Though exporting from Unity is a pretty straightforward process, there are a lot of optional things, and some [[:Category:Platforms\|platform]]-specific things to take into account.		Though exporting from Unity is a pretty straightforward process, there are a lot of optional things, and some [[:Category:Platforms\|platform]]-specific things to take into account.

			===File Size===
			Unity isn't perfect at reducing the size of exported games, but this video has some tips: [https://hooktube.com/7O21c8BzEzM Reduce your Unity Build Size with some quick shrinking Tips (mobile, windows, etc)]

			The big one I learnt from that is checking the ''editor log'' to get details about what is taking up space.

			===Options===
			====Borderless Fullscreen====
			====Icons====
	You can add custom icons to your games and enter your name by		You can add custom icons to your games and enter your name by

	~~Borderless Fullscreen~~		===Platform Notes===
			====Linux====
	===Linux===		For exporting to Linux you should make sure you use the ''Universal'' option. Unlike Windows Linux does not automatically run 32bit executable files without installing extra stuff. If someone's into games they have probably already done this, but it's good to factor in all circumstances. If you have a README you may want to mention that a Linux user will have to make the game executable by using <code>chmod +x</code> and then, when running it include a <code>./</code>before the file name.
	For exporting to Linux you should make sure you use the Universal option. Unlike Windows Linux does not automatically run 32bit executable files without installing extra stuff. If someone's into games they have probably already done this, but it's good to factor in all circumstances. If you have a README you may want to mention that a Linux user will have to make the game executable by using <code>chmod +x</code> and then, when running it include a <code>./</code>before the file name.

	So their terminal should look something like this:		So their terminal should look something like this:
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	If you are hiding the mouse cursor you will also need to lock it's location, otherwise, if for example you've made a first-person game with mouse = WASD controls, they will have restrictions on rotating thier view.		If you are hiding the mouse cursor you will also need to lock it's location, otherwise, if for example you've made a first-person game with mouse = WASD controls, they will have restrictions on rotating thier view.
	~~===Mac OS===~~
	~~Pretty similar requirements as as Linux, in that you should lock the cursor, and use the 'Univesal' build type.~~
	~~===Windows===~~
	~~Exporting for Windows is pretty easy. 32bit builds will work on anything, but you can also include 64bit ones together or as a seperate download for people that want them.~~

	Windows builds end up with two .PDB files in their ~~directerory~~ which are just debugging stuff and you can delete them to make your game a much smaller download (they can make it at least twice as big D: )		====Mac OS====
			Pretty similar requirements as as Linux, in that you should lock the cursor, and use the ''Universal'' build type.

			====Windows====
			Exporting for Windows is pretty easy. 32bit builds will work on anything, but you can also include 64bit ones together or as a separate download for people that want them.

			Windows builds end up with two .PDB files in their directory which are just debugging stuff and you can delete them to make your game a much smaller download (they can make it at least twice as big D: )

	==Importing==		==Importing==

Rjt: /* Other Resources */ Link to Unity shaders in the assets section

2018-04-16T00:34:16Z

Other Resources: Link to Unity shaders in the assets section

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	* [http://catlikecoding.com/unity/tutorials/ Unity C# Tutorials] on Catlike Coding. Lots of neat, procedural stuff here.		* [http://catlikecoding.com/unity/tutorials/ Unity C# Tutorials] on Catlike Coding. Lots of neat, procedural stuff here.
	* [http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/newbie-guide-to-unity-javascript-long.34015/ Newbie Guide to Unity JavaScript] - I think this should be helpful to people who've never programmed before?		* [http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/newbie-guide-to-unity-javascript-long.34015/ Newbie Guide to Unity JavaScript] - I think this should be helpful to people who've never programmed before?
			* [[Assets:Main_Page#HLSL\|HLSL]] shaders in the assets section.

Rjt: /* Tutorials */ Added Clyde's tute

2018-01-31T04:38:34Z

Tutorials: Added Clyde's tute

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	===Tutorials===		===Tutorials===
	* [http://workshops.ko-opmode.com/ How to make cool stuff in Unity] - A lot of people seemed fond of this one. It completely avoids coding, unlike Unity's tutorials.		* [http://workshops.ko-opmode.com/ How to make cool stuff in Unity] - A lot of people seemed fond of this one. It completely avoids coding, unlike Unity's tutorials.
	* [https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/projects/roll-ball-tutorial Roll-A-Ball Tutorial] - I ~~tihnk~~ this is the best of Unity's own tutorials, but I'd do the above first.		* [https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/projects/roll-ball-tutorial Roll-A-Ball Tutorial] - I think this is the best of Unity's own tutorials, but I'd do the above first.
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=36&v=HZrNzXsjji8 How to make a simple Walking Simulator style game] - Good intro to quickly getting together a playable thing!

	==Interface==		==Interface==

Rjt: Fixing some typos and little things

2017-08-15T23:52:59Z

Fixing some typos and little things

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	Exmaple scripts, tricks, and other things to help you use [[Unity 3D]]		Exmaple scripts, tricks, and other things to help you use [[Unity]].

	==Getting Started==		==Getting Started==
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	===Linux===		===Linux===
	For exporting to Linux you should make sure you use the Universal option. Unlike Windows Linux does not automatically run 32bit executable files without ~~instaling~~ extra stuff. If someone's into games they have probably already done this, but it's good to factor in all circumstances. If you have a README you may want to mention that a Linux user will have to make the game executable by using <~~pre~~>chmod +x</~~pre~~> and then, when running it include a <~~pre~~>./</~~pre~~>before the file name.		For exporting to Linux you should make sure you use the Universal option. Unlike Windows Linux does not automatically run 32bit executable files without installing extra stuff. If someone's into games they have probably already done this, but it's good to factor in all circumstances. If you have a README you may want to mention that a Linux user will have to make the game executable by using <code>chmod +x</code> and then, when running it include a <code>./</code>before the file name.

	So their terminal should look something like this:		So their terminal should look something like this:
	<pre>		<pre>
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	$ ./examplegame.x86_64		$ ./examplegame.x86_64
	</pre>		</pre>

	[[Distribution:Itch.io\|Itch.io]] is great because it will take care of this for players, as well as keep things nice and organised and Linuxy!		[[Distribution:Itch.io\|Itch.io]] is great because it will take care of this for players, as well as keep things nice and organised and Linuxy!

	If you are hiding the mouse cursor you will also need to lock it's location, otherwise, if for example you've made a first-person game with mouse = WASD controls, they will have restrictions on rotating thier view.		If you are hiding the mouse cursor you will also need to lock it's location, otherwise, if for example you've made a first-person game with mouse = WASD controls, they will have restrictions on rotating thier view.
	===Mac OS===		===Mac OS===
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	===3-D Models===		===3-D Models===
	====Blender====		====Blender====
	In [[Blender]] the forward direction is X and up is Z, but in Unity forward is Z and Y is up! Which means you'l get an irritating surprise when importing things! There are some solutions though:		In [[Blender]] the forward direction is X and up is Z, but in Unity forward is Z and Y is up! Which means you'll get an irritating surprise when importing things! There are some solutions though:

	(just dumping some links, will sort later)		(just dumping some links, will sort later)
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	====Colliders====		====Colliders====
	=====Enabling and disabling=====		=====Enabling and disabling=====
	Most of the posts I found via searching say you can't just switch colliders off and on with scripting, but I guess those're all outa date because it works just ~~fune~~ for me!		Most of the posts I found via searching say you can't just switch colliders off and on with scripting, but I guess those're all outa date because it works just fine for me!
	<pre>
	GameObject.GetComponent(Collider).enabled = false;		<pre>GameObject.GetComponent(Collider).enabled = false;</pre>
	</pre>
	Either remove'GameObject.' if the script's on the object with the ~~colider~~ you want to toggle, or use a variable (or search, etc..) to put the name of the GameObject you want to reference.		Either remove <code>GameObject.</code> if the script's on the object with the collider you want to toggle, or use a variable (or search, etc..) to put the name of the GameObject you want to reference.

	======Other Methods======		======Other Methods======
	May as well mention the work'rounds I dug up though! They include: ~~Deativating~~ the collider by enabling it as a trigger. This'll cause an 'OnTriggerEnter' state to be called rather than 'OnCollisionEnter'. Hacky, but it works!, as long as you're using a convex shaped collider		May as well mention the work'rounds I dug up though! They include: Deactivating the collider by enabling it as a trigger. This'll cause an 'OnTriggerEnter' state to be called rather than 'OnCollisionEnter'. Hacky, but it works!, as long as you're using a convex shaped collider
	<pre>
	GetComponent(Collider).isTrigger = true;		<pre>GetComponent(Collider).isTrigger = true;</pre>
	</pre>
	Also hacky!, but you can shrink the collider down to 0 to make it impossible to actually be triggered by anything D: then resize it when needed D:		Also hacky!, but you can shrink the collider down to 0 to make it impossible to actually be triggered by anything D: then resize it when needed D:
	And of course, if you're able to, you could disable the whole game ~~obejct~~. Another way to use this could be to have two copies of the same object which you switch out/in.		And of course, if you're able to, you could disable the whole game object. Another way to use this could be to have two copies of the same object which you switch out/in.

	====Raycasting====		====Raycasting====
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	* [[Guide:Sources#Unity]] - Example projects to poke round in, in the sources section of this wiki.		* [[Guide:Sources#Unity]] - Example projects to poke round in, in the sources section of this wiki.
	* [http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Main_Page Unify Community Wiki] - Can be outdated, but has lots of scripts and things up there.		* [http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Main_Page Unify Community Wiki] - Can be outdated, but has lots of scripts and things up there.
	** [[http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Tips Tips]] page on the Unify Community Wiki.		** [http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Tips Tips] page on the Unify Community Wiki.
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOeA0pJ8Y2s Unite 2015 - A Little Math for Your Big Ideas] - Floating, a related watery physics.		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOeA0pJ8Y2s Unite 2015 - A Little Math for Your Big Ideas] - Floating, a related watery physics.
	* [http://catlikecoding.com/unity/tutorials/ Unity C# Tutorials] on Catlike Coding. Lots of neat, procedural stuff here.		* [http://catlikecoding.com/unity/tutorials/ Unity C# Tutorials] on Catlike Coding. Lots of neat, procedural stuff here.
	* [http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/newbie-guide-to-unity-javascript-long.34015/ Newbie Guide to Unity JavaScript] - I think this should be helpful to people who've never programmed before?		* [http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/newbie-guide-to-unity-javascript-long.34015/ Newbie Guide to Unity JavaScript] - I think this should be helpful to people who've never programmed before?

Rjt: /* Other Resources */ Unity 3D > Unity

2017-02-25T14:32:48Z

Other Resources: Unity 3D > Unity

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	==Other Resources==		==Other Resources==
	* [[Guide:Sources#~~Unity_3D\|~~Unity 3D]] - Example projects to poke round in, in the sources section of this wiki.		* [[Guide:Sources#Unity]] - Example projects to poke round in, in the sources section of this wiki.
	* [http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Main_Page Unify Community Wiki] - Can be outdated, but has lots of scripts and things up there.		* [http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Main_Page Unify Community Wiki] - Can be outdated, but has lots of scripts and things up there.
	** [[http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Tips Tips]] page on the Unify Community Wiki.		** [[http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Tips Tips]] page on the Unify Community Wiki.

Rjt: Rjt moved page Guide:Unity 3D to Guide:Unity: Unity 3D > Unity

2017-02-25T14:31:27Z

Rjt moved page Guide:Unity 3D to Guide:Unity: Unity 3D > Unity

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Rjt: /* Other Resources */ Unify Community, Tips page

2016-12-07T19:02:19Z

Other Resources: Unify Community, Tips page

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	* [[Guide:Sources#Unity_3D\|Unity 3D]] - Example projects to poke round in, in the sources section of this wiki.		* [[Guide:Sources#Unity_3D\|Unity 3D]] - Example projects to poke round in, in the sources section of this wiki.
	* [http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Main_Page Unify Community Wiki] - Can be outdated, but has lots of scripts and things up there.		* [http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Main_Page Unify Community Wiki] - Can be outdated, but has lots of scripts and things up there.
			** [[http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/Tips Tips]] page on the Unify Community Wiki.
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOeA0pJ8Y2s Unite 2015 - A Little Math for Your Big Ideas] - Floating, a related watery physics.		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOeA0pJ8Y2s Unite 2015 - A Little Math for Your Big Ideas] - Floating, a related watery physics.
	* [http://catlikecoding.com/unity/tutorials/ Unity C# Tutorials] on Catlike Coding. Lots of neat, procedural stuff here.		* [http://catlikecoding.com/unity/tutorials/ Unity C# Tutorials] on Catlike Coding. Lots of neat, procedural stuff here.
	* [http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/newbie-guide-to-unity-javascript-long.34015/ Newbie Guide to Unity JavaScript] - I think this should be helpful to people who've never programmed before?		* [http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/newbie-guide-to-unity-javascript-long.34015/ Newbie Guide to Unity JavaScript] - I think this should be helpful to people who've never programmed before?