Hi!
I’m new to Unity!
I downloaded this engine yesterday, and I don’t know from where to begin… Can you post some links of beginner tutorials, projects with cars or something else? I really like this engine…
Thanks.
Welcome,
I’d recommend the FPS Tutorial and the 3D Platform tutorial on Unity’s site:
http://unity3d.com/support/resources/tutorials/
Haven’t had a look at the other ones, but the FPS Tutorial is good to learn basic scripting and the 3D Platform tut is good to learn to use the editor. It will also be really useful to look through the user manual and script reference:
and the best way i’ve found to search for something specific is go to google and type:
site:unity3d.com whatever you’re searching for
that way you get results from documentation and the forums, but not from unrelated websites.
Welcome aboard! 
Here are two forum threads (in Support) to help get you started:
Learning Resources for Unity
Unity Tutorials on Reddit
Have fun and dig in!
It depends, do you plan on making a 3d game, if so then you will need a 3d modeler and knowledge on how to 3d model, if you want to make a 2d game, i dont have much experience in that, but i am pretty sure you will need something like paint.
Also you will need to know scripting, of course. I am still learning it, but yes, look for some tutorials on google.
Hi! Thanks for your replies and for the links…
Because I don’t know programming can something be made without scripts, or I will have to learn them? :lol:
And from what type are the scripts used in IslandDemo.exe, RobotSimpleMixing, etc?
C/C++, JavaScript…?
Thanks.
Well, my impression (-mind, I’m new here, too-) is that for rather small scale Projects you can pick some bits and pieces of scripts out of the tutorials and fiddle with them to get something semi-decent to work… but for anything a little bit more advanced you’ll have to learn scripting… or find someone who does it for you :roll: 
(About the demos I’m not sure, but I think they’re JavaScript)
Greetz, Ky.
Scripts are need to make anything in Unity. With that in mind you can do some very simple stuff like architectural walkthroughs and the like by dragging/dropping scripts we provide, but once you move beyond that you’ll need to start writing your own scripts.
Well, for starters check out the feature overview in case you haven’t already:
Then check out the Scripting feature page in particular:
There you’ll see that scripting in Unity is done in either C#, JavaScript or Boo. Beyond that we do have a plugin architecture that lets you add C/C++ code (desktop) or Objective-C (iPhone) for custom functionality.
But the demos in question are mostly JavaScript and perhaps some C#.
Have fun!
Thanks Ky…
Special thanks to HiggyB!
I will take a look at the links and search for some tutorials for scripting ( I saw that here are )
Regards.
Sorry if I was wasting your time… 
Nope, not a moment wasted here. 
Dig in, have fun and post up if/when you have questions, we’re all here to help!
Thank you for your kindness.
I sure will post…
Thanks again
if you are also new to overall programing things , maybe you could also , on the side get some basic tutorial on basic concept of code and the like , in C# there is quite a lot i guess, and within unity you will be able to apply that concept without problem.
im new also and i managed to get some tutorials from some of the people here in this forum. i will post the links.
There are some really good ones here
http://www.unitylabs.net/tutorials
Some here, but most of them cost money
http://www.unitytutorials.com/video
The Normal Scripting Tutorial from Unity
http://download.unity3d.com/support/Tutorials/2%20-%20Scripting%20Tutorial.pdf
I havent really looked through this one
A personal favorite of mine
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?
t=36096&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=scripting+basics
But trust me, these are BASIC. You will need to learn the functions also.
Here is a good place to learn them
And Here is a major resources manual on Unity by Unity
That should keep you busy through Christmas!
Thanks giyomu, gamenut
Thanks for the very usefull links…
Oh,it will…
Thanks again
Is there a User Manual (pdf or hardcopy) that has all the commands available. ie, I’m currently looking at Terrain editing so want to find out the structure of the Terrain class, and functions available.
I’m in Sydney, Aust. where could I buy a hardcopy manual quicly and easily?
Thanks
No hard copy available, but everything can be found in the script reference:
if you search terrain it’ll tell you all the functions available etc.
Hi again! When I first saw Unity3D it seemed pretty scary…Lots of buttons… I was about to give up and then I saw some really good tutorials that showed me the extremelly powerful features of Unity… So, now I have started figuring out the scripts step by step and hope to learn the completely. Will check some basic scripts that can help me with the baby steps… So this is something like a deja vu?
there’s also good learning material about unity in youtube…
these guys have several introductory videos about unity
as far as i know they have made 22 videos about unity
also the 3dbuzz ones are nice too
http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/sv_videonav.php?fid=9f5b5a754d47ee1af9d0a00ee8b260cd
those too have several hours of video tutorials about unity
Well, yes I watched the full videos of Tornado Twins(VTC not YouTube) which are very useful I made a small scene with the turret which I may upload to a web later but with textures and maybe with some points, time etc…
About 3D Buzz, I haven’t checked it I was learning C++ along with them but thanks will check that out!
Thank you DodongoXP!