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Please help me find the right Cook Book

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Melonfrog, Aug 13, 2014.

  1. Melonfrog

    Melonfrog

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    Hello!

    I am not sure if this is the correct place to ask this, if not I am sorry.

    I am looking into using Unity and from past experiences nothing helps more than a well written guide book. I am hoping someone who brought a book might be able to reccomend one to me.

    So far I have found, unity 4.x game development by example beginner's guide.

    Here are some things that might help:

    My budget is £50
    I use a Mac
    I am confident in programs that will be used for asset creation (Maya, Mudbox etc)
    I know most of the lingo used in other engines (I have used Cryengine for 3 years)
    I know NOTHING about programming, my Cry work was mostly just porting and placing in custom assets.
    I know very little about Unity and what version I have downloaded, 4x, 3x? (Downloaded it last month, free version)

    S0 thanks for any help!
     
    Melonfrog, Aug 13, 2014
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  2. randomperson42

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    I'm sure there are some great books out there - but honestly there are so many tutorials you can access for free on the internet that personally I wouldn't bother with a book.
     
    randomperson42, Aug 13, 2014
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  3. Meltdown

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    Rather look at a digital tutors subscription. For the price of the book you can get a few months subscription with many many hours of high quality Unity video tutorials.
     
    Meltdown, Aug 13, 2014
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  4. sicga123

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    Well packtpub have a lot of books which are quite good, they also sell short video courses aimed at Unity beginners. I have quite a few ebooks but nothing beats having a hard copy when one just wants to find that one needle in a haystack.
     
    sicga123, Aug 13, 2014
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  5. Melonfrog

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    Thanks, but can anyone recomend a certain book? Like the one I mentioned in the OP. There are tons of books to choose from, I just need advice in which one to buy.

    And yes, I have tried free tutorials, but they are just not as good as a book... They always have diffrent layouts/versions, do not explain certain points, they just cause frustration on my part.
     
    Melonfrog, Aug 13, 2014
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  6. smitchell

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    Wouldn't a book be the same though? layouts would probably be different.

    And the thing is with a book is the second its published it's already outdated.
     
    smitchell, Aug 13, 2014
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  7. Shorinji

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    Shorinji, Aug 13, 2014
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  8. Melonfrog

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    I will look into this Digital Tutors. Thanks.
     
    Melonfrog, Aug 13, 2014
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