{"id":11655,"date":"2017-05-10T13:03:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T20:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/?p=11655"},"modified":"2019-02-14T15:27:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T23:27:15","slug":"unity-game-development-with-visual-studio-for-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/unity-game-development-with-visual-studio-for-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Unity game development with Visual Studio for Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2014, we released the first version of the Visual Studio Tools for Unity (VSTU)<\/a>. Since then, we\u2019ve successfully released multiple versions of the Tools for Unity on Windows, but never had the opportunity to bring our tools to Unity developers running macOS.<\/p>\n

Today at the Microsoft Build conference, we announced the general availability of Visual Studio 2017 for Mac<\/a>. This is a full-featured IDE built for the Mac, to help you create anything from mobile and web apps to games.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re excited to include the Tools for Unity in this release, and give the opportunity to Unity developers on macOS to use Visual Studio for Mac.<\/p>\n

\"VSTU<\/a><\/p>\n

Setup<\/h2>\n

You\u2019ll need at least Unity 5.6.1, the first version of Unity to support Visual Studio for Mac and the Tools for Unity. Getting started could not be easier: In Unity, simply set Visual Studio for Mac to be the external script editor.<\/p>\n

\"VSTU<\/a><\/p>\n

Opening any C# script from Unity will now launch Visual Studio for Mac.<\/p>\n

Features Highlights<\/h2>\n

One click debugging<\/h3>\n

Simply click the start button in Visual Studio for Mac to attach the debugger to the Unity Editor. Even faster, press \u2318 <\/b>Command + Enter.<\/p>\n

\"VSTU<\/a><\/p>\n

You can put breakpoints and step through your scripts. You can browse the local variables, analyze the call stack, and evaluate expressions.<\/p>\n

Unity solution pad<\/h3>\n

Visual Studio for Mac will display the solution the same way it is displayed in Unity, making it much easier to navigate and find your scripts. You can see it in the screenshot above.<\/p>\n

IntelliSense for Unity messages.<\/h3>\n

Unity messages are methods that are called by the Unity game engine. Previously you needed to learn their signature, now Visual Studio for Mac provides code completion for them when writing scripts for Unity.<\/p>\n

\"VSTU<\/a><\/p>\n

Miscellaneous<\/h3>\n

Visual Studio for Mac also provides:<\/p>\n