Unity Version Differences

Unity Version Differencesversion Unity5.x 4.x . differencefeatures

First release unity, and then slowly analyze the various versions. Furthermore, unity can coexist in multiple versions, as long as it is not placed in the same directory.

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Before unity has the difference between F and P, f:full full version, P:patch patch. More than a few words, F version with new features and functionality, p version only for the existing version of the bug fixed. After entering the 2017.7.10, the version number begins in the form of a year. x, the version is not in time, until the end of 17 to 18, unity 2017 began to update a version nearly every 2 weeks. and Unity 2018 is nearly a week to release the new version.

After understanding the version, we begin to introduce the features of each version, which refers only to 4.x,5.x and 2017, because the features of similar versions vary a little, but each large version has a distinct difference. Limited to the lack of personal knowledge, if some of the views are not right, please pat.

5.x vs. 4.x difference:

1. Normalized the resource management, unified the acquisition of all components, such as the previous animator,material without the awake or start function to obtain, can be used directly, now all to use the form of getcomponent to obtain,
2. 5.x incorporated the Ngui development team, began to integrate Ugui;
3. Version 5.3 removes the release module and the built-in Resource pack, allowing users to install themselves according to actual requirements, reducing the size of the package body
4. Optimized software startup speed
5. The way to open the interface has been changed, no login can not be used
6. JSON parsing built into version 5.4
7. The 5.6 release introduces a new decompression method, before unity compressed files are taken in zip form, i.e. LZMA format. Because the compression rate is high, so the compressed file is small, but the decompression loss time is more. The new compression method LZ4 compression rate is not so high (package body Large), relative, decompression speed is fast, this is the space and time problem.
8. Fixed update date, published for 2 weeks or 1 weeks after 5.6.6

2017 version vs. 5.x difference

The 1.2017 version reinforces 2D games, adds features such as timeline, and strengthens the transitions.

Version 2.2018 removed mono, with one more packages directory

some suggestions

Of course, novice I still suggest you try the next 2017 version of the new features Tilemap (tile map), this feature for the 2D game "mobile, tablet" development is very convenient. But in fact, whether you are a novice or Daniel, I recommend the use of about 5.5 of the version. The reason is that the 2015-2017 is the time of mobile phone game explosion, a lot of learning video and team-developed games are also taken 5.x. Although the new version introduces many new features, such as Timeline,shaderforge, the startup speed and rendering efficiency are greatly improved. To tell the truth, these features are really very powerful, but for the novice, or first lay the foundation, and for the team, the team structure is generally stable, and online for the existence of 5.x of various bugs have been explored, will not blindly into the pit, the development efficiency is naturally high.

Unity Version Differences