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Question by SofaKingNasty · Nov 07, 2020 at 05:05 PM · package

Demoralized begginner - Troubleshooting Package references

I'll start saying I'm in tech for 15 years and essentially fight inane issues for a living. But 20 hours I've spent learning Unity has been the worst. Every package I download has compatibility issues, or script failure issues, and reference breaks before I've even changed anything. I can't even get started learning because half the tutorials have these issues and I'm too inexperienced to troubleshoot effectively. I'm spending hours playing wack-a-mole with forum suggestions.

I'm demoralized. I wanted to get started in this engine, but I'm weeks into fighting it just to let me START using the templates IN THE ASSET STORE. Is there something fundamental I'm missing here? Or is this engine really that inaccessible to beginners?

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avatar image Hellium · Nov 06, 2020 at 10:46 PM 1
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With this few information about the actual problems you are facing, it will be hard to help you.

Generally speaking, don't use a Unity version the asset you download hasn't been tested against.

For example:

  • 3D Game Kit. Tested against 2018.1. In the release note: 2020.1 → Don't try any newer version

  • FPS $$anonymous$$icrogame: Tested against 2019.4 → Don't try to use it with 2020.X

  • Karting $$anonymous$$icrogame: Tested against 2019.4 → Don't try 2020.X

And so on.

avatar image andrew-lukasik · Nov 07, 2020 at 05:44 PM 0
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What @Hellium said. Resolving package dependencies is pretty tricky at times but shouldn't even happen if you're truly following beginner-level tutorials. Those issues will 100% happen eventually if you're installing preview packages - don't do that yet.

avatar image plamusse42 · Nov 07, 2020 at 10:01 PM 0
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I am not familiar with the issues you are talking about. I am a beginner myself and every thing went fine and seemed pretty straightforward. I am working on a $$anonymous$$ac with the latest OS.

avatar image bgoldbeck · Nov 07, 2020 at 10:17 PM 0
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I'd recommend taking it slow. Don't try and tackle too many things at once. Take it one issue at a time and consider there could be more than one solution to the problem, maybe try other packages and make sure they are more up to date.

avatar image $$anonymous$$ · Nov 12, 2020 at 09:54 AM 0
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No, Unity is a phenomenal engine and it's very easy to get started with it. It could be that the packages you are downloading aren't meant for the Unity version you're using. Try writing a single line of code in your script editor and see if that causes any issues, if it does you may be missing something.


Try copying this:

 Debug.Log("Everything is working!");

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Answer by joaooliveiracesario · Nov 12, 2020 at 01:23 PM

As a fellow beginner, I would suggest a fresh start, a new project with no extra packages other than the default stuff.

Adding assets should be avoided until a certain stage of development - I believe, once the basics like movement is implemented and the basics rarely ever require additional packages.

Before installing new packages, check the versions they were tested against and if it is compatible with your version of Unity.

If you are following tutorials, don't do so blindly. Keep in mind that these tutorials could be made in different versions as well and some things might not be the same for your current version.

Ultimately, while following tutorials, try and make your own version of what is being presented to you, as most, if not all tutorials aim to teach us the core concepts of what we want to do. If, for instance, you seek a tutorial to make a player move, the core concepts would be how to make a script listen to user input and apply it to a game object.

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