Getting started with Unity

Audience

This guide is for those who've never used Unity and want to get started with this package with a better understanding of the basics.

How-To

Install Unity

1. Install Unity Hub from Unity https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download
2. Once the Unity Hub is installed, open it
3. In Unity Hub, select Installs
4. In Installs, select Add
5. Select a version required; this project is built with Unity 2020.3.61f
6. Select Next, and choose which modules to be along side with it.
   1. If you do not have a Visual Studio Code editor, select that option (optional).
   2. It is recommended to select WebGL Build Support, as well as Documentation
7. Select Done
8. This will show the install in progress, and it may take a while

Create a Unity Project

1. Download this project, and place it in a directory of your choosing
2. Open Unity Hub
3. In Projects, select Add (In reality there will be no project listed)
4. Go to the directory that contains this project
5. In this project, select the folder '3d-cluster-unity'

Install Visual Studio Code (optional)

This is to install an Interactive Developer Environment (IDE) that can be used for C# programming

It can be installed via the Visual Studio website.

Reference

The Unity documentation, docs.unity3d.com, should be the main reference to ensure that the proper version documentation matches with what is being used.