EDIT: I’ve gotten some off-forum information, so I’m trimming down the list as I go.
Yeah, thread title is a little vague I suppose. Oh well.
Anyways, I’m in a bit of a pickle. I am heading up a development team (five members so far), and our project has just taken a turn and we’re re-starting development using the Unity engine. Now, I’ve been looking through the Asset Store for anything which might be useful to the various members, or might cut down on production time; don’t want to re-invent the wheel if someone else has already perfected it after all.
Out of the entire Store, I made a list of wants, needs, and maybes. I’ve already selected some Needs, but I’m going to need help sorting through the very long list of Wants. In short, I need objective opinions and reviews so that I can choose between Dialogue Engine A and Dialogue Engine B, between AI Pathfinding X and AI Engine T.
If any of you reading this have used any of these tools, please let me know what you thought of it. I’m looking for tools which will help people very new to Unity, or which will cut out a bunch of wheel inventing. If any of you have used more than one tool in a category, could you tell me the strengths and weaknesses of each one?
Without further ado or stalling for more time, the list:
Most Interested In
Tidy Wave Mesh
Tidy Tile Pack #1
Standalone Plugin Maker
2DTile
ORK Okashi RPG Kit
Physics Plugins
Fluvio 2 (Pro or Standard)
Box2D For Unity
Magnetodynamics
Dynamic Fire System
Ti Liquid Scripts
Data Management Plugins
QuickSave
SaveIt Pro
UniSave
INISystem
UniPack
Object Handling Plugins
Generic Object Recycler
Swarm Object Manager
Breed
PoolManager 2
Input Management Plugins
Input Manager
Input Mapper
cInput2
Inventory System Plugins
RPG Inventory
Inventory Manager in JS
Inventory Manager in C#
IGIS - Basic Inventory
Sleek Inventory
CSystem Inventory
Z-Inventory
Maps and Minimaps Plugins
Ultimate MiniMap
Minimap Script Package
P.O.I. Map
Dialogue, Speech, and Voice Plugins
Unity Dialogue Engine
EasyDialogue
UniSpeech
Dialogue Manager
Speech Bubbles
Typewriter
Gibberish Framework
Voice Chat
Pathfinding and AI Plugins
PathFinder
SimplePath
Vision System
TargetPRO
Search Grid
Menu Plugins
Custom Radial Menu
Pie Menus!
Drawers
Context Menus!
GUI Plugins
Tooltip System
http://u3d.as/content/chazix-scripts/tooltip-system/2Jx
GuiSkeleton
http://u3d.as/content/coatl-games/gui-skeleton/2ih
SimpleUI for 2DToolkit
http://u3d.as/content/coatl-games/simple-ui-for-2dtoolkit/2Ew
MessageManager
http://u3d.as/content/the-ant-ranch/message-manager/1B2
NGUI: HUD Text
http://u3d.as/content/tasharen-entertainment/ngui-hud-text/37P
Scrolling Text System
http://u3d.as/content/chazix-scripts/scrolling-text-system/2Z7
Health Bars!
http://u3d.as/content/different-methods/health-bars-/1Bn
Locator HUD
http://u3d.as/content/altered-reality-entertainment/locator-hud/2g0
Radial Clipping System
http://u3d.as/content/jmls-universe/radial-clipping-system/2Md
Dynamic Circles
http://u3d.as/content/blackish/dynamic-circles/1TT
FOV Mesh Maker
http://u3d.as/content/hyungseok-seo/fov-mesh-maker/1VB
Camera Shake
http://u3d.as/content/thinksquirrel-software-llc/camera-shake/30i
Particle Effects Plugins
Animated Particles Creator
http://u3d.as/content/squeaky-cow/animated-particles-creator/1Bx
GeniusFX
http://u3d.as/content/blunt-technology/genius-fx/1UP
Magical Box
http://u3d.as/content/fluffy-underware/magical-box/1Wg
Networking Plugins
Ultimate Networking Project
http://u3d.as/content/m2h/ultimate-networking-project/1ut
Badumna Network Suite
http://u3d.as/content/scalify/badumna-network-suite/1v7
SmartFox2X Integration
http://u3d.as/content/sunny-storm/smart-fox2x-integration/3dS
Lidgren Basic Setup
http://u3d.as/content/fholm/lidgren-basic-setup/2NW
Easy Network!
http://u3d.as/content/tobi7702-web-de/easy-network-/2nK
Unity Editor Functionality Plugins
Asset|Preview
http://u3d.as/content/wit-entertainment/asset-preview/2Lz
PlaySave
http://u3d.as/content/arthur-brussee/play-save/2nh
Nested Prefab
http://u3d.as/content/bento-studio/nested-prefab/2Jz
UnityExtender
http://u3d.as/content/different-methods/unity-extender/2zx
GridAlignPanel
http://u3d.as/content/voidspiral-entertainment/grid-align-panel/1QA
Procedural Color Creator
http://u3d.as/content/squeaky-cow/procedural-color-creator/1Bw
Grid Framework
http://u3d.as/content/hi-phish/grid-framework/3bR
Achievement Plugins
Achievement++
http://u3d.as/content/fatdreads/achievement-/3en
Simple Acheivements System
http://u3d.as/content/my-bad-studios/simple-achievements-system/2LM
Sprites and Animations Plugins
2D Character Sprites Package
http://u3d.as/content/the-jamk/2d-character-sprites-package/1ZH
PolyDraw
http://u3d.as/content/parabox-llc/poly-draw/2Wc
Thinkscroller
http://u3d.as/content/thinksquirrel-software-llc/thinkscroller/2kQ
Idle Randomizer
http://u3d.as/content/m-w-musker/idle-randomizer/30U
Misc Plugins
Talis Language Kit 1
http://u3d.as/content/daniel-talis/talis-language-kit-1/2Nm
Spawn Controller
http://u3d.as/content/snail-rush/spawn-controller/2ES
Quest Manager
http://u3d.as/content/pillow-games/quest-manager/2XL
Currency Manager
http://u3d.as/content/controlled-chaos-media/currency-manager/2qa
Teleporter
http://u3d.as/content/dan-miller-schroeder/teleporter/1tE
Piecemaker - Mesh Destruction
http://u3d.as/content/marrrk/piecemaker-mesh-destruction/1RP
Flocks
http://u3d.as/content/soodaq/flocks/2vT
Group Pausing Kit
http://u3d.as/content/eleck-tek/group-pausing-kit-pause-controller/2VV
Advanced 2.5D Platformer Kit
http://u3d.as/content/roel-ezendam/advanced-2-5d-platformer-kit/3bc