Getting started with the Asset Store

Since Unity 3, the Asset Store has been similar to Apple's/Android's app stores, except, instead of apps, you can buy prebuilt assets that can be imported directly into your project. We will be using this in our project; but, before we do so, we will need to have an account, that can be created using the following steps:

  1. To open the Asset Store via Unity, we can go to Window | Asset Store from the top toolbar.

    Note

    You may also open the panel by pressing Ctrl + 9 (command + 9 on Mac). If nothing happens, make sure Unity is focused on window by clicking on the program and trying again. If you prefer working outside Unity, you may also go to the Asset Store website at https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/. However, ...

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