Unity packages

Package manager

• Window > Package Manager
• Select Packages: Unity Registry on top left
• Search for [the package you want to install]
• Install button on the bottom right corner
• Now available on the Tools menu

Some important packages

Cinemachine

• for sophisticated camera control
• Packages: Cinemachine
• Packages: Cinemachine Virtual Camera properties
• 3D third-person cameras
  • Unity video: Third Person Camera using Cinemachine
• 2D cameras
  • deadzones
  • Super Mario World example
  • Unity video: Creating a Third Person Camera using Cinemachine
  • Brackeys video: 2D camera (Cinemachine)

Pixel Perfect Camera

• for pixel art games
• Packages: Pixel Perfect Camera

ProBuilder

• for greyboxing 3d levels

2D extras

• for faster tilemapping

TextMeshPro

• The better way to make formatted text in Unity
• TextMeshPro documentation
• TextMeshProUGUI API
• Code example:

  using TMPro;
  ...
  TextMeshProUGUI textComponent;
  textComponent.text = "asdf";
  

• Gotchas:
  • To remove the blue T icon from play mode, go to Gizmos > TextMeshProUGUI and click on the icon, NOT the gizmo checkbox
    • Unity Answers: How to get rid of TextMeshPro's Icon when I'm not selecting it

Unity Recorder

• for marketing: recording video in the Play mode
• Packages: Unity Recorder Manual