[hemmerling] Unity ( Unity 3D )

The Software Ecosystem

Unity - Download of current version.
Unity download archive for legacy versions of Unity 3.0 and newer.
- Unity Editor.
- Built-in shaders.
- Cache Server ( for Unity 4 and newer, needs a Pro or Team license ).
- Standard Assets ( for Unity 5 and newer ).
- Unity Installer ( for Unity 5 and newer ).
Unity Web Player - Unity Web Player for WinXP, Win7 with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera.
Unity Answers "Download link for previous versions of unity3d" → Download URLs to the legacy version of Unity 2.6.1f3.
- UnitySetup-2.6.1.exe.
- unity-2.6.1.dmg.
Unity Forum "Unity3D all versions of the download link." → Download URLs to the legacy version of Unity 2.6.1f3.
Unity "Manual Activation".

The commercial service Unity "Unity Industry" - “Transform your 3D data into interactive applications that deliver measurable results, enhance efficiency, and achieve your business goals”.
- Unity "Pixyz Plugin" - “Pixyz Plugin transforms any CAD file type into a dynamic and ready-made asset in Unity. Now available exclusively with Unity Industry”.
- Pixyz Software.

“UNet, Unity’s legacy multiplayer solution” is deprecated.
- Unity Support "UNet Deprecation FAQ".
- Unity Answers "Unity Multiplayer (UNET) has been deprecated. does that mean i cant build a game for 2 players?".
  - “but you should look for another option until Unity's Multiplayer system becomes available”.
  - “Other options to consider might be 'Photon', 'Mirror', 'Telepathy', ot you could just make your own networking solution by using Raknet with Unity. Raknet is what Unity used for networking, the raknet libraries were just accessed with Unity's Networking class”.

2020-04 “We're sorry, we can't load this Unity Web Player game. Unity Web Player games are no longer playable on Chrome, Firefox, or Edge browsers. Please try this game on Safari or Internet Explorer 11. If you are using Safari or IE 11, please ensure that your Unity Web Player is correctly installed” .

The free online service SharpDevelop "Snippet Converter for .NET 4.0" - “C# to VB.NET, C# to Boo, C# to Python, C# to Ruby, VB.NET to C#, VB.NET to Boo, VB.NET to Python, VB.NET to Ruby”.

The free workshop ”Unity 3D your team” ( ”Unity 3D your team” ) by XING "Christoph Becher" and SAE Institute Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany ( 2013-08-16 ).
- Cupworks "First lecture at SAE Hamburg" → Slides “Unity 3D your team”.
The free workshop “Einführung in Unity 3D (Game Engine)” ( “Introduction in Unity 3D (Game Engine)” ) by Linus Meng, SAE Institute Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany ( 2013-08-18 ).

Unity Community Forums "Asset store download folder? ".
- “If you choose to 'Download and Import' rather than just 'Download' it will place a copy in your project folder. Otherwise, the files are not tied to any particular project, so they are placed int he shared data folder on your local machine”.
- Just some examples of the download path for complete projects:
  - “C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Unity\AssetStore\”.
    - “C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Unity\AssetStore\Unity Technologies\Complete ProjectsTutorials”.
    - “C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Unity\AssetStore\Allegorithmic\Complete ProjectsUnity Tech Demos”.
    - “C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Unity\AssetStore\bisaniyehocam\Complete ProjectPacks”.
    - “C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Unity\AssetStore\Exit Games\Complete Projects”.
    - “C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Unity\AssetStore\Exit Games\Complete ProjectsTemplates”.
On Win8, during software installation, Unity stores a demo project at “C:\Users\Public\Documents\Unity Projects”.

In case of an unsupported graphics card, or forcing unsupported graphics option ( in my case by calling Unity with command line parameter ”-force-opengl” ), Unity displays the message “Unsupported graphics card. Unity Editor requires DX9 level graphics card (shader model 2.0). All graphics cards made since 2004 should be ok” and “Your graphics card is: GDI Generic”.

On my legacy Win7 computer with “Athlon XP2400” CPU, 3 GB RAM, “NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS/XT” graphics card with 512 MBytes RAM:
- Unity 3D version 2.6.1f3 works fine.
  - After installation, Unity shows the snag screen “Unity v2.x. This version of Unity requires authorisation for use of it. Please press the 'Register' button to begin the authorization process. A ~~one time 30-days~~ free trial is available for everyone</del>”.
  - Indeed, free operation of Unity is offered by registration anyhow ( ”[x] Activate the free version of Unity” ).
- Unity 3D versions 4.2, 4.15,..3.0 install, but the Unity editor crashes immediately when called, by an “APPCRASH” error message.
Unity Community Forums "Can't Install Unity".
Unity Answers "Why does Unity 3.x fail to start on Windows?".