Issue #309 - Unity 6.3 LTS, Plus More

Unity 6.3 LTS is now available - We’re excited to announce that Unity 6.3 LTS, the first Long-Term Support release since Unity 6.0 LTS, is now available. For the full breakdown of everything in the release, please refer to the release notes. Unity You can now publish Unity games directly to Reddit - This tutorial walks you through building a Unity app for Devvit. Once complete, you'll see your Unity game running directly within a Reddit post. developers.reddit.com Outbound’s clip shader approach: Precise foliage discarding for real-time environments - How do you stop grass from clipping through the floor in your open-world van life game? In this guest post, Square Glade Games programmers Tony Fial and Michiel Procé offer a detailed look at how they approached and ultimately solved this problem in Outbound with a custom shader clip solution. unity.com Around The World, Part 27: Planting trees - In the previous post, I determined what kind of vegetation should grow where in my procedurally generated world. Now it’s time to actually plant those plants! frozenfractal.com Three design lessons from Defunctland's deep dive into Disney's 'Living Characters' - Disney's experiments in making real-world NPCs offer lessons for game developers. gamedeveloper.com Jobs Get Unity Certified! Take aim at your dream job! A a certification that will help you stand out from the crowd. Videos What's NEW in Unity 6.3 LTS? - Join Unity's own Adam Smith, Jason Mann and Tarrah Alexis for a discussion around what's new and exciting in the upcoming Unity 6.3 LTS release! Unity 7 Tips that Taught Me Pixel Art | Devlog 7 - In this episode, we’re taking a break from coding systems that scream at me, and instead diving into the art side of Willard — specifically, the 7 pixel-art tips that helped me build my favourite structure in the game so far. Night Run Studio MASSIVE Guide To Game Architecture PART 1 - In this video I describe what a game architecture actually is. This topic includes organization and production methods for managing your game project files. VerticalThird Unity + Git in 2025: Smart Merge + Worktrees + Worktree Runner - In this video we're going to configure and enable Unity’s built-in Smart Merge (UnityYAMLMerge), add the .gitattributes lines that make scene and prefab merges reliable, then move to git worktrees so multiple branches can stay checked out and open at the same time without ever triggering full project re-imports. Finally we install and configure git-worktree-runner so creating, opening and cleaning up worktrees becomes a single command instead of typing paths. By the end we have a clean, fast, parallel workflow that works the same whether we’re fixing a hotfix, building a long-running feature, or just trying out ideas — all with zero broken references and zero waiting. git-amend How To Texture Your First 3D Model In Blender - Hello fantastic people! Today we'll talk about the basics of texturing in Blender. This blender tutorial for beginners will show you how to apply materials and textures to models, starting with a simple wooden barrel. It's a great blender texture tutorial for anyone looking to learn blender texture and get started with blender modeling. PitiIT Assets Cyber Week Sale - CYBER WEEK JUST GOT BIGGER! Build faster this Cyber Day! Even more top assets are now 50% off, plus up to 95% off Flash Deals—new drops all week! 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