Coming from AS3: Few questions

Getting Started
1

Hello,

we are currently evaluating Unity as a replacement for our AS3 games and a few questions come up:

  1. Downloading Code Files: In Unity, on Desktop and Android, can you load code and assets from a server to update the local installation? In AS3 you can remotely load swf files and save them to the current installation folder (this works on all platforms except iOS). This way you can easily write an updater for your game.

  2. WebGL: Coming from Flash, we are worried that we will hit lots of browser or browser version specific problems when exporting to WebGL. Is this an actual problem or does Unity export to WebGL in a way that we do not have to worry about browser specific bugs?

  3. Licensing: How many computers can you use with a single license subscription? Can a whole team use one license or do we need one license per developer? If we need one license per developer, is there a tolerance to use Unity both in the office and on the home computer with a single license or does it require 2 licenses?

  4. Licensing: Is exporting to Steam and WebGL included in the base license or does it require extra licenses, similar to Android and iOS? I could not find an answer to this question

Thank you in advance

2

  1. In Unity you can stream your content if you do a WebPlayer build or a webgl build.

  2. WebGL support is still abit early and you are right there might be problems on some browsers however alot browser versions now support webgl / html5. I would be mostly worried about the size of the game files that the webgl exports. They are huge.

3/4) Try reading the license agreement and more here : Real-time tools for 3D, AR, and VR development | Products Also prices for iOS/Android are available there. ( 75$ / month/user/platform + 75$ / user / month )

3

Hey thanks for your feedback, I appreciate it!

  1. so an auto updater for a desktop or Android build is not possible?

  2. Yeah I do worry about file size. Is there any announcement for better support for vector graphics or something like that?

3/4) Yes found the answers, thanks!

Thanks a buch!