Genesis Setup
Follow the setup instructions here for configuring and installing Genesis.
On the Project Settings for Genesis, once an install path has been set you will need to install the plugins for Entitas Redux. This can be done by either:
- Clicking the button for
Install or Update All PluginsOR - Clicking the button next to Entitas Redux for
Install or Update Plugin.
Create a GenesisSettings asset by either:
- Selecting the menu item
Assets => JCMG => Genesis => GenesisSettings.
- Right-clicking in the Project window and selecting
Create => JCMG => Genesis => GenesisSettings.
This asset contains the configuration information needed for the code-generation steps of EntitasRedux to generate the application-specific framework code based on component's you've defined.
(If you see something like "No Pre Processors available" instead of a dropdown menu set to "Everything", it may mean that Genesis can't find .NET Core 3.1.)
Select the newly created GenesisSettings asset. There are a few settings to update or identify here:
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By default zero code generation plugins are imported; this can be rectified by selecting the Auto Import button underneath the General Code Generation section.
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By default, any code-generated files are placed into
Assets/Generated. This can be changed to a more desirable location by changing the relative path underneath the Output Directory section. -
Finally, two
Contextare defined underneath the EntitasRedux Context Names section. In short, aContextis an equivalent concept to an ECS World in other frameworks, i.e, a separate simulation space each with its own distinct entities and potentially components. The two startingContextare Game and Input; for the purpose of this tutorial these can be left alone.
Once this has been completed, pressing CTRL + Shift + G on Windows or CMD + Shift + G on macOS will execute a code-generation run. This should produce a set of barebones EntitasRedux framework code for the defined context(s) with zero components.
