# Instructions for Windows developers working on the Fling Unity Visualization Tool # 1. Install the latest version of Unity # 2. (NOT NEEDED) Install "SmartMerge" for Unity by following https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/SmartMerge.html # 3. Install GitHub Desktop # 4. Install git-lfs # 5. Get a GitHub developer account # 6. Get invitated and accept the invitation to the fling-asia GitHub organization # 7. Clone the fling-unity repository to your computer via the GitHub desktop app # 8. Open the program in Unity # 9. Also install Visual Studio? (@MichaelCrurie didn't have to do this since he already had it on his computer) #------------- # To set up a NEW repository for an old Unity project: # 1. Put all the unity stuff in a folder, say fling-unity/ # 2. Navigate to that folder. # 3. Insert the below .gitignore and .gitattributes files to the root folder (fling-unity/) # 4. Add a README.md to the root folder (fling-unity/) # 5. Follow this: git init . git add .gitignore git add .gitattributes git add README.md git commit -m "Initial commit" # 6. In the GitHub desktop app, add this repository "from local" # 7. In the GitHub desktop app, Publish the repo git branch develop git checkout develop # 8. In the GitHub desktop app, Publish the branch # 9. In the GitHub desktop app, stage all the files to commit, and then make the commit "Mass commit" # 10. In the GitHub desktop app, Push to remote