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'''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==
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===Asset store things===
===Asset store things===
* [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/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]].
* etc
* etc


===Interface add-ons===
===Interface add-ons===
* [https://gist.github.com/phosphoer/8cccb00e20d9892af1438a795779bee0 Simple Geometry Painter] Some .CS scripts that add nice 3-D object drawing tools to Unity.
* [https://gist.github.com/phosphoer/8cccb00e20d9892af1438a795779bee0 Simple Geometry Painter] - Some .CS scripts that add nice 3-D object drawing tools to Unity.
 
===Other===
* [https://github.com/plunderludics/unity-hawk UnityHawk] - Run and interact with emulators in Unity.


===See Also===
===See Also===

Latest revision as of 17:35, 21 April 2024

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

Other

  • UnityHawk - Run and interact with emulators in Unity.

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.