Tutorial

• Check for TPC package dependencies

  • Input System (com.unity.inputsystem)
  • Entities (com.unity.entities)
  • Unity.Physics (com.unity.physics)

• Check for Demo scene package dependencies

  • URP (com.unity.render-pipelines.universal)
  • Unity Character Controller (com.unity.charactercontroller - still experimental at this date)

  Unity Character Controller (formerly Rival) is not a direct requirement for TPC but the fastest and recommended way to get your character moving around the DOTS world

  • Entities.Graphics (com.unity.entities.graphics)

• Import the DOTS_TPC package and untick "Demos" in case you just want the base package

• Create new Scene

This should contain a Main Camera and the Directional Light

• Create a subscene

The subscene will be empty at first but later contains GameObjects that will be converted to entities. These include the level geometry and TPC settings

• Setup some basic 3D GameObjects that represent your game world. A ground plane to start with. Then some cylinders or ramps.

Note: The next section is Character Controller/CC specific. If you don't use CC or have it already setup, skip this part.

• import the CC package with the Package Manager. Click the + icon, "Add package by name" and enter: "com.unity.charactercontroller"

• the CC package serves as the base and an implementation is required for first/third person movement. TPC comes with such an implementation in the Demos folder (DOTS-TPC/Demos/Character Controller)

• Navigate to the "StandardCharacters\ThirdPerson\Prefabs" folder

• Drag & Drop the following prefabs:

  • ThirdPersonPlayer
  • ThirdPersonCharacter

• Click on ThirdPersonPlayer and reference ThirdPersonCharacter in the field Controlled Character

• The Character Controller setup is done!

TPC Setup

• Drag & Drop TPC_Camera prefab from the prefab folder "DOTS-TPC\Runtime\Prefabs" into the subscene or
• Create a new GameObject in the subscene and add the component TPC_MainCamera_Authoring
• The TPC setup is done!

Note: A final step for Character Controller is needed!

• Click on ThirdPersonPlayer once again and reference TPC_Camera in Controlled Camera

• Hit play!