Hi everyone, i’m new here …
i just started “Learn to Code by Making Games - The Complete Unity Developer” course. On that course it recommended to install unity 4.6.9 first, but i already installed unity 5.1.0f3 (with monoDevelop) in my computer. Should i keep install unity 4.6.9 to ?
please the guidance …
thanks …
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You can use Unity 5 for the course but you will run into one or two issues as you progress. The instructors have however added some additional resources which explain what you need to change to support the newer version for the earlier part of the course. Later in the course you upgrade to Unity 5 anyway.
If it were me, I would use the latest version, and then, if you run into any difficulties, search the forum for answers or post a question if you can’t find one.
You can of course have multiple versions of Unity installed, but you will need to be careful with regards to their install directories. If you are on a PC you will be given the opportunity to specify the install path, if you are on a Mac, rename the existing installation directory first, then install the other version. In either case I would probably start from a blank canvas, e.g. remove the current install, then install the oldest version, rename the directory (if needed), then install the latest version.
Hope this helps.
I had two versions of Unity prior to starting the course, in two different directories, and in once instance, I moved the Block Breaker game into my Unity 5 projects folder and worked on the game in Unity 5, it updated the code and ran without any problems whatsoever. Although there may be a couple of changes needed to get the game(s) working in Unity 5 from the get-go because of the slightly different coding needed for the components in the games. Nothing major and if you’ve used Unity prior to doing this course it’s nothing more than a minor nuisance.
As Rob said, if you have any problems, then don’t be shy and post away in the appropriate forum and somebody should be able to help. I’ve asked some rather ‘odd’ questions and always gotten some answers/feedback/help.
Regards,
Vaughan.
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thanks for the answer, and sorry for long respone …
how serious the issues that i found if i still use my unity version
(5.1.0f3) ? is it difficult or not ?
If i found some, is that easy to found the solution in any forum, like
GameDev maybe ?
thanks …
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There were some specifics which changes around version 5 and later in 5.3 I believe, particle systems specifically in the latter.
If you don’t want to use the old version (understandable), I would suggest upgrading your current installation to the latest version at least.
And yes, of course, whatever issues you may run in to, if they are not already covered in the course (as I said you may need to check each lecture for additional resources which covers any Unity 5 differences) just post a question and ask, someone here will help you 