Why folder structures matter

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Greetings everyone!

We just released a blog post about the importance of folder structures for general game development and when using asset bundles. The general thesis is that the process should be artist-led but involve the whole team.

As games grow, data management will only become a bigger problem; I hope this article serves as a foundation to achieve industry standards and build even better structures for the even larger games the future will bring.

Feel free to discuss it in this forum thread!

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The link to the forums is not working in your blog post

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Thanks for catching! Should be fixed now!

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It’s likely more hassle than it’s worth but some visual examples would have been nice as the text examples are pretty word heavy.

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Would this be an example of organization by purpose?

Assets
  - AddressableAssetsData
  - AddressableGroups
  - Scenes
  - Bundles
    - EnemyBundles
      - DefaultEnemy
        - Models
        - Textures
        - Animations
        - Prefabs
        - Audio
      - BossEnemy
        - Models
        - Textures
        - Animations
        - Prefabs
        - Audio
    - UIBundles
      - MainMenu
        - Prefabs
        - Textures
        - Animations
      - HUD
        - Prefabs
        - Textures
        - Animations
    - LevelBundles
      - Level1
        - Prefabs
        - Textures
        - Scripts
      - Level2
        - Prefabs
        - Textures
        - Scripts
      - Level3
        - Prefabs
        - Textures
        - Scripts
    - SharedBundles
      - EnemiesCommon
        - Models
        - Textures
        - Animations
        - Prefabs
        - Audio
      - UICommon
        - Prefabs
        - Textures
        - Animations
      - LevelsCommon
        - Scripts
        - Textures
  - Scripts
    - Game.Player
      - PlayerController.cs
      - PlayerMovement.cs
      - PlayerHealth.cs
    - Game.Enemies
      - EnemyAI.cs
      - EnemyHealth.cs
    - Game.UI
      - UIManager.cs
      - UIController.cs
    - Game.Levels
      - LevelManager.cs
      - LevelGenerator.cs