[Released] uNode - Visual Scripting [Support C# Import/Export]

Can you explain why DOTS will be supported in EventSheets, and not in graphs? What's the cause of this decision and what advantages and disadvantages it will give? Also, does it mean that the entire game will have to be made using EventSheets, or I will be able to use graphs where it doesn't directly use the DOTS features?

 

Thanks.

Eventsheet is still a graph but there will have new hierarchy based editor like in graph explorer but it will be much more robust.

Because this features is still under research i still don't know exactly advantage and disadvantage but the clear advantage is better performance.

Of course no, you can use it either by using hierarchy based editor or a graph based editor.

 

I'm curious how it will work.

By the way, I wrote modest reviews in the asset store. Sorry for being late.

 

Sorry for misunderstanding, for now its still too earlier to explain how it work but certainly uNode will generate pure c# for work.

Thanks for writing good review, it help me a lot.

 

@wahid_rachmawan
In earlier versions of uNode, always when I created new graph or opened old ones - they opened centered at the same point - which I marked privately (upper left corner) with the "continue" node.

I suspect that simply the uNode editor always opened the graph in such a way that it was centered in the same place.
In the current version of uNode, this is no longer the case, graphs open centered in different places.
Why is this so and can the old "settings" somehow be restored?

 

In the current version of uNode, the graph position is saved so when you reopen graph the graph open with the last position you've left. I think this is useful but if you prefer old setting i'll made new option in preference to enable old setting.

 

@wahid_rachmawan
Thank you, I know that some prefer it as it is now, so it would be nice to be able to choose from the settings.

By the way...
Visual scripting tools - they are specific and are mainly used by beginners or "people who thinks with their eyes" (like me)
I think that the Stackable Block system in uNode (which is a great thing) can scare beginners away - because it's too much like traditional coding.
So maybe it would be worth giving some cool examples in the asset store, showing the operation of traditional nodes - for beginners to learn and folding blocks for more advanced ones.

Personally, I am delighted with the possibilities of uNode - especially since I have a comparison with limited competition including Blueprints from the Unreal engine (which are praised everywhere, but really a burden for performance)
But if I started my programming adventure myself now, I would probably choose Bolt instead of uNode.
And only later, having knowledge and some skills, I would realize that uNode is better and fully professional. That's why I think your problem is to overcome this barrier for beginners

P.S.
Maybe the default names of action and validation blocks - should be "Action xx", "Validation xx" instead of "node xx"?

 

I have not used "Condition" so far - now I have used it and I see there are some problems:
It's ok here --->

But here --->

Actaully there is no need to use condition and validation nodes like this, because you can put all the logic in the validation node. But still there is an error in C# code generation here.
And here --->

 

Do you mean giving example is by comparing block system with the traditional nodes?
I am not sure how to do it, and i don't have a good example to compare both nodes.

Yes i think its the main problem in uNode, do you know how to improve uNode to break barrier for beginners?
i've tried by making uNode more easy in each update like improving UX, new features and so on but still i think its not enough, don't know what's wrong.

will be improved ASAP.

I think the bug is on the 'Condition' node, i will investigate and fix it ASAP.

Thanks for report and the suggestions.

 

I realize that the high entry threshold in uNode is due to its huge possibilities, other visual sriptings are more like toys - but also easier for beginners. Personally, I would be honest about it, that for some people it may be more difficult at the beginning but it is repaid with clean C# code and huge possibilities that the competition doesn't have for now.

I have some suggestions:
1. Stackable Block System should probably be presented as "advanced" and normal/traditional nodes should be as clear and legible as possible, so that beginners can see better that programming is not difficult at all
- maybe more emphasis on icons informing about types etc.? so that you can clearly see the differences between types, etc.
- maybe change the left panel (with variables, functions) to make it more clear and icon-based?
- maybe more/better icon node headers?
In competition - the nodes look easier to use (which is somewhat due to their limited possibilities)
2. I also have a strange feeling that some people may be deterred by the "Vertical Graph" style maintained in dark gray / black colors - maybe it's worth making a light version?
3. It would be great if there was a free version of uNode (eg limited to basic functions / nodes) + a set of several examples of completed mini games. It is probably a very efficient form of learning, being able to look inside a finished game, play it and analyze all the elements.
4. If it is not possible to make a free/demo version of uNode (or it is too difficult) - then do some very simple projects and, for example, make them available in "cooked/playable" form for inspection, plus screenshots of graphs and descriptions how it's done.
5. And of course any form of tutorials/guides etc. would be appreciated.

P.S.
a minor fix on the "place fit nodes" function? --->


edit//
Maybe it would be useful to be able to optionally set the background of the charts the old way (grid)? The lack of a grid can give the impression of chaos and hinder orientation.

edit2//
I tried to use uNode with Unity 2019.3.0f3.
I like the new "decor" 2019.3 and I will gladly start working in this version. --->

Unfortunately, the Vertical Graph does not work. --->

uNode is the only advanced asset I use - so it determines which version of Unity I can use.

 

1. -More icon will be available soon
-I still working on it
-Better icon header will be improved soon

2. Currently i focusing on making the vertical theme more good first and some other stuff and then maybe starting to make new theme but for now improving other features is more worth.

3. I think this is impossible for now, maybe in the future uNode 2.x

4. i'll try to make it but not happen in short time.

5. The main missing part in uNode i think is the tutorial and demo video, but i don't have time to make a videos for now.

The improvement of place fit will be in version 1.9 or 2.0

Sure setting background color and grid will be available soon.

Support for 2019.3 will be available in next update

 

Thinking about simple projects - I was thinking about something really simple, like:
A few objects, clicking, something going on etc.

Thanks

 

Good idea, i'll try to make it.

Thanks.

 

I was able to launch Vertical Graph in Unity 2019.3

The left panel looks clearly better in my opinion. Nodes and blocks require correction (moving of texts and elements)
In general - the look of the 2019.3 version - in my opinion it is more neat and transparent.

 

@wahid_rachmawan
1. When the function has the output type added - i can change its type, but nowhere can I see the possibility of changing the output type to "void"

2. The code is generated well, but... --->

 

Can this work at runtime?

 

Sorry for late answer.

I've revamped the left panel to match with the vertical theme :

1 & 2. It will be fixed in next update.

If you mean is the uNode Editor: this is only work inside Unity Editor.

 

@wahid_rachmawan
Chart center header - OK.
But I don't like the left panel.
As it is now (Unity 2019.3) it is better.
Which is better in my opinion:


Also, I think functions should have their own icon.
Eg void function something like this: {f} and another example like this: {f} {output type icon}

 

The left panel is still not finished yet, i recreate it with the new UIElements which you can also manually edit the layout (uxml) or style (uss) or maybe tweak it with UIElements Debugger like this:


This also applies to the Vertical Graph, but its still limited.

About the icon for function: you mean is custom icon for function or a improvement icon for function type?

 

At the moment we have a card icon with a folded corner. Or a type icon if the function returns the type.
I think there should be a characteristic icon for all functions, plus a second icon for the returned type - or some graphic combination of both icons. The letter "f" is very appealing to me - but you can think of / use something better.

I think visual scripting should be done to some extent using icons / pictograms etc ... Wherever possible.
This is the idea of this type of tool, and also a very good way to facilitate the work of people reaching for such tools.

 

Like the look you are moving towards, hope to see much more of that. It's a big thing for visual people. Symbols catch the eyes faster, and are more memorable and pleasurable to look at.

Seems like your starting to cover a lot of my issues, and I love you can type in expressions now. One of my biggest issues though is where you have decided to place things. Some options seem extremely unintuitive.

For instance, I think putting the namespace under a seperate panel feels weird. Would make more sense to place it above the class itself on the left panel. Essentially think it comes down to, is it a concept within a C# script itself, it should belong more to the C# UI. If not, like excludes and color changes, should stay. I'd also love to see more categories and icons in the tool panel too. I've just had a hard time finding things, even after using awhile. Either that or it shaves off seconds getting it right. With repetitive tasks that's important.

Also a suggestion, not sure if it exists in any form, but a way to actually setup an anonymous method actually typing into a node custom text code? If it's for compilation you wouldn't need to run the scripts, but if it is, there is Roslyn or something like CSScript if you've ever messed with it. Think something like this comes in handy for people who already can code, or are learning. Doing larger loops and complex math can get out of hand, but may help bridge both worlds more fluidly.

But keep up the good work! It's improving much faster now, in a direction that is better for visual thinkers all around.

 

Sorry for late answer, i very busy lately.

Do you mean something like in the graph explorer?

Okay i'll add namespace in the top of classes, and some other improvements.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Are you mean is a node for creating anonymous method with linq expression using a text code?
But for complex math you can use graph command to create complex math at once by hitting 'space' in the canvas.

 

May be.
Generally, the point is that it should be clearly indicated by the icon that it is a FUNCTION and what type it returns.

uNode is better than other tools of this type in terms of capabilities and C # code generation but ... it is more difficult to use.
E.g:
(video attached)
For someone advanced - like me, it is a simple and even pleasant operation, but you need to know when to right-click and when to left-click, as well as remember when searching - what exactly you are looking for. So it can be difficult and deterrent for beginners.

 

Okay, Item Selector will be improved soon.

And for easier to use, i regularly improve the workflow in uNode which will be much more easier to use in the future version.

 

Hi Wahid, it’s very impressive how the Unode is getting better with every update, thank you very much for that, there are a couple of ideas how to improve the new node browser.
1.in picture a.

2.It will be difficult for beginners to navigate in such a large number of blocks, there should be an easy way to remove unnecessary namespaces from the browser, like in picture 2 .
Thanks!

 

Thanks @alisia for the great idea.

All of it will be available soon.

 

@wahid_rachmawan
Unity 2019.3 has been released.
Will the next update uNode, support this version of Unity?

 

Sure the next update will support U2019.3

 

1. Hello. Tell me please . I want to change some colors in the editor I can’t understand how?
2. Is it possible to somehow save the changes made through the UIElements Debugger ?

 

1. What you want to change? if the color are changeable through the UIELements Debugger you can also change it use the correct uss (style) listed on the theme :

Here is a example to change the node color:


2. No you'll need to edit the .uss (style) using your favorite text editor.

 

I'm understood, thank you!

 

uNode v1.8.5 has been released.

Sorry for the longest update because I'm very busy at university lately.

changelog v1.8.5:
-Added support of displaying general node in node browser
-Added ability to drag & drop node browser type, variable, property, and function to block system
-Added ability to drag & drop graph explorer variable, property, and function to block system
-Added ability to exlude namespace & type in node browser
-Added ability to find node and pin type in node browser from a node on uNode editor
-Improved Graph Panel for Vertical Graph
-Improved Error checker
-Removed dependencies of uNode on generating Event node with multiple target
-Fixed bug can't change function type to 'void'
-Fixed some UX bug on Unity 2019.3
-Fixed some bugs

Download here : http://maxygames.com/download/

 

@wahid_rachmawan
Thank You for new version.

Three issues:
1. Appears in the console after installing the new version --->


2.

Could you add a button to center the view on this initial one?
This will allow after opening any script at any time, you could return to such a view (i.e. where we usually started to arrange nodes)

3. In my humble opinion, the left panel looks worse now


(Of course, I appreciate what you have improved and added - uNode is getting better.
But personally, I just like the original bright theme much more. Maybe it would be possible to optionally choose the appearance of the panel from version 1.8.4?)

 

1. Will be fixed in next update
2. To center the view to all node you can hit 'F' key
3. That's still initial implementation using UI Elements, left panel will be more good in the future version as i keep improving it.
Currently i not yet added an option to choose the appearance of the panel but you can customize it by modifying the stylesheet file named 'GraphPanel.uss' or the layout 'GraphPanel.uxml'

 

Ok, I didn't know about the "F" key, but first you need to click on the canvas and then press the "F" key, so a better solution would be a button that does it with one click - e.g. somewhere here --->


I understand that the appearance of the left panel is not final (probably the possibility of dragging variables and functions has temporarily disappeared)
So with great hopes and patience we are waiting for the next versions of uNode.

 

I am still waiting for v1.9 to get my desired features ... and i appreciate it, you work on it even you have a hard time during your university job !

 

Sure it will be added soon.

I think this is what you waiting for:

 

Hey....oh really ? I tried it, but i think it didn´t work. Maybe i try it again. Dependencies are gone for everything or just for "multiple target" ? I try to upload the simple example.

My way to do it, is while i am generating the C# script, i delete everything of "uNode". And when only C# script is left, it didn´t work, because telling you that it needs something.

 

Here is the small example file, i used to test the scenario. Please let me know if everything is correct, or if i need to arrange it in a different way. Thank you.

 

The generated c# will not have dependencies of uNode for everything except using state graph, and the state graph just need 2 simple script from the 'uNode/Runtime' folder so you can remove everything and just leave the 'Runtime' folder.

Have you update uNode to latest version?
i've test in my project and no dependencies of uNode, here is the output:

Code (CSharp):

1. using UnityEngine;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3.  
4. public class PROGRAM : MonoBehaviour {
5.     public List<GameObject> My_many_GameObjects = new List<GameObject>() { null, null };
6.     private GameObject foreachItem;
7.     public GameObject objectVariable;
8.     public GameObject objectVariable1;
9.     public GameObject objectVariable2;
10.     public EventCoroutine coroutine1;
11.  
12.     void Awake() {
13.         MaxyGames.Runtime.RuntimeUtility.AddEvent(objectVariable, "OnMouseOver", () => {
14.             coroutine1.Run();
15.         });
16.         MaxyGames.Runtime.RuntimeUtility.AddEvent(objectVariable1, "OnMouseOver", () => {
17.             coroutine1.Run();
18.         });
19.         MaxyGames.Runtime.RuntimeUtility.AddEvent(objectVariable2, "OnMouseOver", () => {
20.             coroutine1.Run();
21.         });
22.         coroutine1 = new EventCoroutine(this, _ExecuteCoroutineEvent("ForeachLoop_myList"));
23.     }
24.  
25.     bool _ExecuteEvent(string name) {
26.         switch(name) {
27.             case "Node_0": {
28.                 foreachItem.transform.Rotate(new Vector3(0.46f, 0.91f, 3.36f), 2F, Space.Self);
29.             }
30.             break;
31.         }
32.         return true;
33.     }
34.  
35.     System.Collections.IEnumerable _ExecuteCoroutineEvent(string name) {
36.         switch(name) {
37.             case "ForeachLoop_myList": {
38.                 foreach(GameObject foreach_item in My_many_GameObjects){
39.                     foreachItem = foreach_item;
40.                     _ExecuteEvent("Node_0");
41.                 }
42.             }
43.             break;
44.         }
45.         yield break;
46.     }
47. }
48.  

 

Ah ok...i will try it in the next days. Thanks for looking into !

 

Does anyone know how to turn on the Vertical graph mode? I already installed the vertical graph package but cannot find how to switch on that mode.

 

@EmeralLotus
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--->

 

@wahid_rachmawan
Adding attributes to variables doesn't work.

Another problem with Dictionary --->

 

All those bug has been fixed for the next update.

 

Does Unode can be handled in an assetbundle or an adressable asset? thankyou

 

Yes, you can include graph logic in an assetbundle or a prefab with component generated using uNode or scriptable object script that's generated using uNode

 

uNode v1.8.6 has been released.

changelog v1.8.6:
-Added ability to import graph from json
-Added ability to export graph to json
-Improved Editor
-Improved Type Builder
-Fixed variable node return type won't change after changing the variable type
-Fixed proxy dot won't show in the output port and input port from the block node
-Fixed can't add new attribute
-Fixed error on generating KeyValuePair type

Download here : http://maxygames.com/download/

 

hi there, something wrong with anonymous function node
i can't change types

oh , plz support delegate

 

Hi QtGhost,

Its a bug and i have fix it.

Replace 'NodeAnonymousView.cs' with the file attached to fix that.

For the delegate do you mean for be able to create new delegate type or using the existing delegate type?

And thanks for report it.