Getting Started

Hardware and Software Requirements

Development

• Unity version: 2023.2.8f1
• Unity Editor system requirements
  • https://docs.unity3d.com/2023.2/Documentation/Manual/system-requirements.html
• Development environment:
  • Main development OS: Windows
  • IDE: MS Visual Studio 2022
  • Supporting tools: Git; required for certain Unity packages
  • Lip sync generation: FaceFX (requires separately license)

Download and Installation

• Download and install the Unity Hub: https://unity.com/unity-hub
• Run the Unity Hub and log in with a Unity account
  • Note, no need to install a Unity version just yet
• Download and unzip RideVH build package from provided URL; note, ensure destination path does NOT include any spaces

Loading the Unity Project

• Initialize ...RideVH/VHUnityHDRP/runUnity.bat to download and launch the proper version of Unity
• Open and Play the main scene, Assets/Scenes/SampleScene
  • Note, if generating a local standalone build, initial compile may take 1.5+ hours due to HDRP shader compilation. The subsequent iterative compile times will be much quicker.