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It looks like the list of differences is differences in tooling around the engine and/or licensing, not differences in engine features, though.

by cwyers 12y ago

venomsnake 12y ago
There is also the source code. Being able to take a look under the hood is critically important. (trying to modify is insane, but just knowing that you can see what is going on inside makes integration and bug hunting much faster)
- maccard 12y ago
  Pro license doesn't give you source access, that's negotiated in their enterprise license, which had always been the case. Idgo so far as to say if you're not modifying the source having it available doesn't add much for you.
teamhappy 12y ago
Technically you're right, and I almost mentioned that. It's kind of a stupid argument though. I.e., rendering engine != engine.
- WillPostForFood 12y ago
  Right, but it is things like the profiler, which you didn't have access to in Unity 4 free, that are now included. As a unity 4 free user, this is a huge improvement. The chart understates the value of Unity 5 free to people not familiar with the old ecosystem.
  - teamhappy 12y ago
    Are you sure about that? I didn't have a chance to look at version 5 yet. I thought the profiler was "Game Performance Reporting," which is not included in the free version. They mention "Unity Analytics Pro" separately (also not included in free). Either way, you're right, it is an improvement.
    - WillPostForFood 12y ago
      Ya, totally sure! Stuff like Profiler, Occlusion Culling, Render-to-Texture, and Post-Processing Special Effects are all now included. You can see it all this page, where they list all the "Engine Features" which are now the same for both versions. I think Unity should have listed some of this on their main chart, but perhaps they are trying to emphasize the value of Pro, because they don't want to lose pre-orders. http://unity3d.com/unity/engine-features http://unity3d.com/unity/engine-features

It looks like the list of differences is differences in tooling around the engine and/or licensing, not differences in engine features, though.

by cwyers 12y ago

It looks like the list of differences is differences in tooling around the engine and/or licensing, not differences in engine features, though.

venomsnake 12y ago

There is also the source code. Being able to take a look under the hood is critically important. (trying to modify is insane, but just knowing that you can see what is going on inside makes integration and bug hunting much faster)

maccard 12y ago
Pro license doesn't give you source access, that's negotiated in their enterprise license, which had always been the case. Idgo so far as to say if you're not modifying the source having it available doesn't add much for you.

teamhappy 12y ago

Technically you're right, and I almost mentioned that. It's kind of a stupid argument though. I.e., rendering engine != engine.

WillPostForFood 12y ago
Right, but it is things like the profiler, which you didn't have access to in Unity 4 free, that are now included. As a unity 4 free user, this is a huge improvement. The chart understates the value of Unity 5 free to people not familiar with the old ecosystem.
- teamhappy 12y ago
  Are you sure about that? I didn't have a chance to look at version 5 yet. I thought the profiler was "Game Performance Reporting," which is not included in the free version. They mention "Unity Analytics Pro" separately (also not included in free). Either way, you're right, it is an improvement.
  - WillPostForFood 12y ago
    Ya, totally sure! Stuff like Profiler, Occlusion Culling, Render-to-Texture, and Post-Processing Special Effects are all now included. You can see it all this page, where they list all the "Engine Features" which are now the same for both versions. I think Unity should have listed some of this on their main chart, but perhaps they are trying to emphasize the value of Pro, because they don't want to lose pre-orders. http://unity3d.com/unity/engine-features http://unity3d.com/unity/engine-features