Questions tagged [file]
Files are a common resource for storing information on computers and electronic devices.
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Saving shaders to file
I'm in the process of writing saving/loading function for my little game. I'm willing to save the shaders as resource as I did for texture and meshes.
I have a _SHADER struct that contains the VS/PS ...
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Inconsistent android build size
I have build a simple 2D game with unity. When build for android, the build size is around 32 MB.
However when I install and run the app, we're looking about double the size.
(App - 60.22 MB, Data - ...
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How to import files that are not included in the project by checking that they do not exist?
I want to check whether the files exist, as in the window that opens when importing asset from Package Manager, and copy them into the ...
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Only first line/column of level text file gets loaded into tile map
I'm trying to make a map using a text file, but it only does the first line / column and not the rest.
I know the problem is in getTileImage.
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Persistent save value, event after deleting savefile
Now, I now the title is really obscure, but I have tried to solve the following problem for so long and most of it is integrated into my game so far that I can't just copy & paste it here, so this ...
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How to store localized text data in Unity?
I need to create a lot of read-only text data. As far as I know storing a lot of data directly in the script is not good, so I need to create a separate json file with ready-made data to load in the ...
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How to automaticaly assign textures based on their name to a Dictionary<T,Texture>
I have a state machine that the controls the flows and transitions of the states, the thing is that I have a script that requires textures to transition to in-between scripts, what I want to do is to ...
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Why are sound files always larger in size than an image file?
I am making 2D games. I noticed that PNG files are always much smaller in size than a second-long sound effect file. Why are sound files always larger in size than an image file?
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Handling problems with file permissions - PhysFS
My game handles all file access through PhysicsFS.
(N.B.: PhysicsFS (sometimes called PhysFS) is a file access library, and has nothing to do with game physics; it just handles opening, reading, and ...
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Is there a way to convert built Unity game back into a project?
I accidentally deleted my game.
I had been working on it for about 2 months and I accidentally deleted it while cleaning up my files. I am so smh. I have a ton of builds of the game though and since ...
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Best way to save screenshots in a game?
I'm making a game, and I'm adding a screenshots feature. Currently I save screenshot files to <Home Directory>/Pictures/MyGame/. However, I'm not sure if ...
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cant add unity scripts to obects "unity_csc.bat not found. Is your Unity installation corrupted?"
I got a new computer and on it I installed unity and signed in etc. when I load it up however and try adding scripts to objects in the scene it doesn't add them and has this error:
"cant add ...
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Unity Prevent reloading of edited files packages
I had to make a change in the existing Universal Rendering Pipeline's ShadowCaster2D.cs to suit my needs. But every time I reload the project, the file gets reset. ...
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XML Serializer deleting player files
I've been getting reports from my users that sometimes the game isn't saving. I've recently been provided with the game save files from one of these reports and found all the XML files were completely ...
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How can I import an Excel file in an Unity WebGL game?
Currently, we have a project that runs on Windows and uses an Excel spreadsheet to save/retrive some data/information. Now we want to build that project for WebGL. The problem is that file reading ...
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