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Debugging Unity – Missing UI Scripts in Unity Package.

For this lesson, we will show you how to debug a problem that can occur when you import a unity package that was developed in a newer version of Unity than you are currently using. The problem is that you might be missing all the UI component script from the objects in your package. If this is the case then there are two options for fixing this problem. You can either go back through each object in the package and replace the UI components or the better option, just update your project to the new compatible version of Unity.

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How to Use UI Buttons for Basic Input in Unity

Sometimes in Unity, you want to read in a basic input from the players. This could be a left mouse click or a touch of a mobile screen anywhere in your game. This is a common thing to do especially for simple mobile games like ZigZag. There is a very simple what to read in player input the is different than the standard way and comes will some extra benefits. What I am talking about is using a full-screen transparent UI button in Unity.

This is nice because you don’t have to use the Update function, You can have other UI elements on top of the button, and it works on both computer and mobile platforms. Sometimes in Unity, you want to read in a basic input from the players. This could be a left mouse click or a touch of a mobile screen anywhere in your game. This is a common thing to do especially for simple mobile games like ZigZag. There is a very simple what to read in player input the is different than the standard way and comes will some extra benefits. What I am talking about is using a full-screen transparent UI button in Unity.

This is nice because you don’t have to use the Update function, You can have other UI elements on top of the button, and it works on both computer and mobile platforms.