Unity: features, pros and cons

Unity is a game engine for creating mobile and PC video games. It can be used to create titles for a wide variety of platforms, from Windows to iOS. Unity is most suitable for beginner developers - largely due to the fact that it will be relatively easy to understand, if you do not plan to create a huge full-scale game with a lot of unique authoring content.

In addition to game development, Unity has also found application in the automotive, mechanical engineering, and even aerospace industries. With the help of this engine to create cartoons and in some cases even a full-fledged movie. For this variability is to thank ready-made physical model for the interaction between different objects within the same scene. This greatly simplifies the process of creation, since you do not have to work out the behavior of each individual element.

The main programming language written in Unity is C#. It is convenient because it is cross-platform and is constantly evolving. However, it is a programming language that was invented by Microsoft, so even though it is cross-platform, the best way to run games in C# is on Windows.

Features

There's a reason why the Unity game engine has become one of the most popular game engines around the world. It's appreciated for:

• Simplicity - Unity has a fairly low entry threshold, so it can be mastered even by beginners.
  
• Universality- with Unity you can make a game for any modern popular platform. And that's just great news, especially if you're going to create a commercial project.
  
• Versatility - in Unity you can easily customize the system for a particular project to make the development as effective and fast as possible.

The last item on this list allows companies to tweak the engine to their own needs in a short time and with a minimum of investment. This is the reason why Unity is equally well suited for creating a small puzzle game, survival game and a full-scale RPG.

Pros

As for the advantages of Unity over other engines, we can highlight the powerful tools that allow you to create without limits. The Unity editor has built-in support for programs like Maya, Blender, which means you don't have to spend extra time integrating your creations from there into the game.

Cons

Of course, despite all that huge popularity of Unity, this engine has its disadvantages. For example, it's quite slow (compared to other engines that are good for making small 2D games like LibGDX). Of course, you can't make AAA titles with LibGDX and you can with Unity, but the fact that it's a rather slow game engine is a fact.

The weight of the game's installation file on Unity is from 20 to 100 megabytes - it all depends on what platform the game is designed for. And if on PC this is not even a problem, on the phone it can be quite critical.

Despite the fact that Unity has ready presets, which you can use without spending a lot of time on programming, they may not always fit your needs, and developing new ones from scratch is a really hard task, which requires a significant material base. However, you can always download ready-made templates from our website, and not worry about developing additional content. Our templates have been made by professionals and tested many times, so they will definitely work without fail.

Don't need templates, but plugins, for example? You can also find it on our site, but in another subsection.

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