Please help, Can i use C## code compiled with Visual studio or MonoDev within Unity3D

I just started Dev on Unity platform. i have the following questions, please help me out. Thank a lot.

1) Can i use the C# project developed using visual studio ?

2) Must i just write and compile all C# using Mono Developer? Can i use Visual Studio compile my C# codebase?

3) Can i use the whole .Net 2.0 Assemblies from MS framework? For example to show some message box?

4) Can these compiled C# project be run on iOS?

5) Can i use C++ codebase ? if YES, how can i compile my c++ code base ?

 

1: Yes. I use VS for all of my projects.
2: No. See above.
3: I believe so.
4: If you have an iOS license for Unity.
5: No.

I am far from an expert, so if someone disagrees with me, you should probably listen to them.

 

Actually, 5: Yes, but it's a pro-only feature. You can learn more here: http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/Manual/Plugins.html

Khanstrcut is it big hassle to get intellisense for unity's api in VS and did you try it in VS2012?

 

Unfortunately you can't use the whole .NET 2.0 framework, only the parts implemented in the Mono framework. For instance, you can't use any of the winform namespace within Unity.

 

No, its straightforward and works incredibly well (in 2010). I haven't used 2012.

 

I can confirm that Intellisense works perfectly in VS 2012 as well. If you're not working off the *.sln file that Unity makes, you just need to make sure to get UnityEngine.dll and UnityEditor.dll (if you're using it) referenced in your project. You also should have no problems using dll's you compiled in Visual Studio, as long as they don't use any part of the .NET framework that Mono, or more specifically, the Mono used in Unity, doesn't support.

The one caveat is that as far as I know, there's no way to get Intellisense for JavaScript (UnityScript) files in Visual Studio; if you're using all C#, that won't be an issue of course.

 

With this you can,
http://unityvs.com/

 

Thanks a lot for all of these replies.

i am really curious, what could be the complete list of all mono supported frameworks? Or where can i find them?