Unity is a highly cross-platform engine that focuses on easy art pipeline process and uses Mono as its scripting back end.
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Unity: parallel vectors and cross product, how to compare vectors
I read this post explaining a method to understand if the angle between 2 given vectors and the normal to the plane described by them, is clockwise or anticlockwise:
public static AngleDir ...
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Unity3d - setting gameobject position by percentage of view
I am having trouble finding a way to set a gameobject's position with regards to the screen size. I am building a 2d game that I will be putting on iPhone, iPad, and Android. I need to be able to set ...
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5.1 sound in Unity3d 3.5
I'm trying to implement 5.1 surround sound in my game. I've set Unity's AudioManager to a default of 5.1 surround and loaded in a 6 channel audio clip that should play a sound in each of the different ...
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Game engine like Unity 3D that allow me to use .NET code
I've been looking at Unity 3D for developing a 3D PC game and I really like the scene editor and how it simplifies the process of constructing 3D scenes, managing assets, animations, transitions etc. ...
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Strange behavior of RigidBody with gravity and impulse applied
I'm doing some experiments trying to figure out how physics works in Unity.
I created a cube mesh with a BoxCollider and a RigidBody. The cuve is laying on a mesh plane with a BoxCollider.
I'm ...
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Off center projection
I'm trying to implement the code that was freely given by a very kind developer at the following link:
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Understanding Unity3d physics: where is the force applied?
I'm trying to understand which is the right way to apply forces to a RigidBody.
I noticed that there are AddForce and AddRelativeForce methods, one applied in world space coordinate system meanwhile ...
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What kind of shader is this?
Cube World uses a pretty good looking shader, I especially like the shading of the characters:
Is this soft shading? I'd like to achieve this effect in Unity 3D Free, but since the free version ...
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How can I generate a 3d model via a series of transforms?
Is it possible to generate 3D models using some sort of object transformation (like it's shown here), using PovRay or any other tool, and import them into Blender / Unity?
For example starting with a ...
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Unit Testing at Unity3D
How to implement Unit Test at Unity3D.
I wonder if it would be possible to extend the Unity editor to have some sort of testing framework in it.
Is there any guideline to implement it?
EDIT :
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Unity custom shaders and z-fighting
I've just readed a chapter of Unity iOS Essential by Robert Wiebe.
It shows a solution for handling z-figthing problem occuring while rendering a street on a plane with the same y offset.
Basically ...
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Why doesn't light continuous on my model?
I created a basic textured cube model with Blender to practice modeling, and then I imported it into Unity. After I put up some lighting it looks pretty ugly. The light is not continuous on a row of ...
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Unity3D: default parameters in C# script
Accordingly to this thread, it seems that default parameters aren't supported by C# script in Unity3D environment.
Declaring an optional parameter in a C# scirpt makes Mono Ide complaint about it:
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How to get GameElements (RigidBody) size in Unity
I've made a prefab consisting of a Cube which I've first scaled to more resemble a brick. There's also a Rigidbody added to the cube (in the prefab). Now I want to use that prefab in a c# script to ...
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Control convention for circular movement?
I'm currently doing a kind of training project in Unity (still a beginner). It's supposed to be somewhat like Breakout, but instead of just going left and right I want the paddle to circle around the ...
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Randomly placing items script not working - sometimes items spawn in walls, sometimes items spawn in weird locations
EDIT: I changed some code after getting advice from colleagues. However it still has problems occasionally, though the problems aren't as bad or frequent. Here's the new code I'm actually using: `
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Distributed Rendering in the UDK and Unity
At the moment I'm looking at getting a game engine to run in a CAVE environment. So far, during my research I've seen a lot of people being able to get both Unity and the Unreal engine up and running ...
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The reasons behind Unity3D engine design (game object/transform component)
I'm trying to understand the reasoning behind Unity3D engine design and this is something I can't get my head around yet: why is transform data stored in a separate component, instead of being a part ...
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Rendering Unity across multiple monitors
At the moment I am trying to get unity to run across 2 monitors. I've done some research and know that this is, strictly, possible. There is a workaround where you basically have to fluff your window ...
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Can I use an animated gif as a texture?
I want to have a plane that shows an animated Gif as it's texture, so essentially it will be a movie. Can I apply an animated Gif as a texture? If so, does it apply like a normal texture? Note: I know ...
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2d games unity vs Flash [closed]
do people find unity better than flash for 2d games while unity is 3d engine , or Flash still better because it's made for 2d games and flash can get the job done faster ,and now flash is better for ...
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How to detect collision in Unity3D without rigid bodies?
The target platform of my game is mobile devices therefore I try to develop it performance oriented. It will be a strategy game so I don't really need physics in it, consequently I did not add ...
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Scene graph in Unity3D
I was wondering if any scene graph-like mechanism is implemented into Unity3D? For example if I have a GameObject, can I add child cubes to it so when I rotate the parent GameObject, the siblings will ...
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How to start creating an interface for a game in Blender or Unity? [closed]
I am trying to learn to create some simple games. In the game that I conceive, I need a graphical interface in my game. The interface need some components like dropdown list, textbox, radio buttons, ...
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Where to attach global scripts in Unity?
As far as Iknow in Unity, every script must be attached to an object. But what is the case with global scripts? For example in a tetris-like game to which object should I attach the element spawner ...
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Should I use XNA or Unity to build a video game? [closed]
My friend and I are planning to make a video game (like Slender) where the character is stuck in a building, when lightning strikes, and the lights go out and your objective is to find the back-up ...
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3D Modeling Software for Programmer [closed]
I've recently learned how to make games for Unity3d, and now I want to start making games! I can't wait to start!
However, before I can make 3D games, I need to learn 3D modeling for character ...
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Calculate the angle between two 3d vectors: Function always returns 89.1-89.9
I have my own 2d game and I am attempting to calculate the angle between 2 GameObjects.
My Problem: My function that is meant to calculate the angle(direction) between 2 Vector3's doesn't appear to ...
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Flick Gesture in Unity3D Android
I'm trying to create a football game where the user will make a flick gesture in order to kick the ball. I'm quite new to developing games in unity3d, I have successfully made a moving ball, added ...
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What file types should I exclude from my game's source control repository?
I have started working on a personal project using Unity with a friend and we've set up our own source control system.
I am aware of the fact that there are many types of files, namely those that are ...
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how to split up the prefab of multiple player in photon?
there is a game, using photon, i have create and do every thing, just i need one change, in the game for each person there is a prefab that create when every body join the room, i want to create a ...
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How can I prevent pixel artifacts on programatically generated textures?
In the game I'm developing, rooms can be of various sizes, which means I need to vary the size of the floor texture appropriately.
The way I've solved this problem is to generate a Texture2D ...
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Hide individual regions on a territory map
I have a map of adjacent irregularly-shaped territories. It happens to be a county map, but that's not important. In the game, the player only sees a few to start, and as he progresses to new ...
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2D jerky motion with AddForce and physics
I have a problem smoothly motion - I see jerking when I am using physics and AddForce.
It's not a question related to Update or Time.deltaTime -
I created simple scene with few lines and sphere.
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Creating custom collision map for 2D
I have a 2D level that I have built in my map editor, and I was wondering the best way to create a collision map for it.
I have a collision map layer in my map editor, which saves each node (for ...
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Do I have too many colliders on my screen?
I'm running into a situation where my frame rate drops from 70 FPS (on my desktop computer) down to 5 FPS (on my iphone) and I'm trying to understand why. At the moment, I'm only drawing simple ...
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unity3d camera movment problem
when i turn the camera with
var tspeed:float=2.0;
function Start () {
}
function Update () {
if(Input.GetButtonDown("tleft")){
transform.Rotate(0, tspeed* Time.deltaTime, 0);
}
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Long delays in Unity3D substance generation
Currently working on an iOS/Android project in Unity3d, and we're seeing some incredibly long times for generating substances between testing runs. We can run the game, but once we shut down the ...
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Tools need to for low poly model, texture making & lighting in unity3d (iOS) [closed]
I am new to unity3d, i want to create a 3d game i have a team of 3d designers and programmers. My question which software should we use for modelling, texture making and advanced lighting for mobile ...
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How do I prevent dynamic GUI elements from overlapping in Unity?
I'm working on a birds-eye-view for our Unity3D game world, where each point of interest has a label hovering above it. The problem is that sometimes they overlap, although there is more than enough ...
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How to use proximity sensor in android with unity3d?
I want to create a android game with unity3d using proximity sensor an I don't know how to access that sensor with java script
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Virtual World Plaforms and Unity3d
I'm moving in the direction metaverse developing. A few years back I wandered around in Second Life and found it entertaining for a New York minute. Now, I'm set to plunge into the Virtual World/MMO ...
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Mesh deformation maya to unity
I have a model that has been modeled & rigged in Maya, whenever i export it as an FBX and take it into unity it seems to collapse at certain areas (see the attachments for a before and after). The ...
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How do I tell if an object is currently colliding with another object?
I know this sounds simple, but I can't figure out how to tell if a GameObject is currently colliding with another object in Unity. I've looked online, but can't find any tutorials or answers that ...
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unity pathfinding [closed]
I have the navmesh and all set up in my unity project but as is I only know how to give it a target to go to, what I want is for it to randomly walk around my scene any help is greatly appreciated
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1 kb swf file created when building to flash in unity
I am trying to build a project in flash that I have made. It goes through its building process, but when it is done the swf file that it creates is 1 kb in size. I am not sure what I am doing wrong or ...
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unity texture baking limit
I'm baking textures in unity to use for the navmesh but there's a limit of 1024 tiles, is it possible to increase this limit to accomodate the amount I have to bake
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Started game development no idea of computer graphics. Should I learn tools or concepts?
I am in 6th semester of my Computer science bachelor degree program, Working as Intern in a start up company. I started game development using AndEngine, things are going good because I have good hold ...
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In Unity, can I make a GameObject within a prefab disabled by default?
If I create a simple object hierarchy in my scene...
-ExampleGameObject
--Child1 [is active]
--Child2 [is not active]
...how can I accurately store this as a prefab? If I drag ExampleGameObject to ...
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Unity gizmos vs. referenced game objects
I'm designing a Unity script that I intend to be highly reusable and as easy as possible to setup within the editor. To this end, a number of properties of this script really need some kind of visual ...
