Getting started with Unity

To get started with Unity, we first need to download the application, you can do this by visiting Download — Unity (unity3d.com).

From here we need to download the Unity Hub, so click the link to start your download.

We will also need a Unity account so go ahead and set one up while the installer downloads.

Once your download is complete, open the file to begin installing. Select the destination folder for the Hub and hit Install.

With the hub installed, we can head to the ‘Installs’ tab of the Hub. This is where we can manage multiple copies of the software. Click ‘Add’ to begin installing Unity. You will be presented with several version options to install, for the most reliable builds, always select an LTS (Long Term Support) version.

After clicking next you will have a selection of additional build features you can choose from. Your choice with these will depend on what platforms you wish to build your game for. If you don’t already have it (or any other script editor), I would recommend checking the Visual Studio option as you can use this for creating your scripts for Unity.

Once you have your selections complete, click next, agree to the terms and click Done to begin installing Unity.

In the next article we’ll run through setting up a project a making a nice efficient workspace.