Turbo Switch PRO - Fast and save platform switches

That version worked great, thanks.

I created caches for iOS and Android from a 3.5GB project and it produced 1.1 million files. That's 65% of the entire project folder, file count wise. Since my project is kept in a Dropbox folder, this made the dropbox app flip out from the enormous file count. I suspect other sync apps would react the same way.

I suggest you expand the docs to mention the potential file system issues, which can be much more challenging than just running out of space.

 

Hi Johnny

I apologize for the hassle our tool has caused!
You are right, saving the caches on a cloud-drive isn't a good thing to do.
This is one of the reasons we added the option "Custom Cache Path":


Please use a directory on your local drive to store the cache.
We will add this to the documentation.

Have a nice weekend!


Cheers
Stefan


Edit:
The documentation is already updated, see chapter 9.

 

Hi,

How can I completely remove TPS from my project? I thought I had removed it by removing the TPS folder from my asset folder in the project but I still get reminders to update TPS. Can you please let me know how to get rid of it completely?

thanks,

 

Hi

Just delete "Assets/Plugins/crosstales" from your project.


Cheers
Stefan

 

Hi there,
I'm switching from PC to Android and back very often and Unity keeps recompressing the textures every time, which can take a whole DAY when compressing to ASTC2.
I suppose that's the goal of TPS, but I wonder how much does it differ from Unity's own cache server.
I have read all the posts here and I have seen the speed comparison between cache server and TPS, but I wonder if this difference is still valid today, since the test was done more than 2 years ago.
Also, how is it possible for TPS to be so much faster than Unity's cache server?
I mean, what's the deal of a cache server if doesn't cache textures compression for each project target?

 

I was also considering Advanced Builder.
Is TPS actually compatible with it?

 

Hi AtomicJoe

The test is still valid today, please see the BOTD-demo:

Don't ask me why the cache server is so bad But TPS is still 10x faster, so it's still useful today.


Cheers
Stefan

 

Unfortunately, the author wasn't willing to go the extra mile to support our asset. However, we will release soon our build tool called "Turbo Builder" - so stay tuned.

 

There seems to be some problem with the button having no text in it.

 

Please restart Unity and the problem should be gone.

 

Turbo Switch stopped working for me suddenly.

[Package Manager] Server::Kill -- Server was shutdown

Cleanup mono



Unhandled Exception: UnityEngine.UnityException: get_unityVersion is not allowed to be called while application is terminating.

  at <0x00000> <unknown method>

  at <0x00000> <unknown method>

  at <0x00000> <unknown method>

  at <0x00000> <unknown method>

  at <0x00000> <unknown method>

  at <0x00000> <unknown method>

  at <0x00000> <unknown method>

Waiting for Unity to close...

Waiting for Unity to close...

Waiting for Unity to close...

Waiting for Unity to close...

Waiting for Unity to close...

Waiting for Unity to close...

Waiting for Unity to close...

Waiting for Unity to close...

Waiting for Unity to close...

Waiting for Unity to close...

Waiting for Unity to close...

After Unity closes, nothing happens and I found above messages in the console. I am on macOS 10.14 Mojave and Unity 2018.3.0f2.

 

Hi

We will investigate this behaviour as soon as we're back in our company in January.

So long,
Stefan

 

The aforementioned issue still exists in 2019.1.0 of Turbo Switch. I'm upgraded to Unity 2018.3.2f1 but the situation is the same.

 

Hi

Can you please try this: open "Helper.cs" under "Assets/Plugins/crosstales/TurboSwitch/Editor/Util" and uncomment line 1469-1476. Then re-try the switch.

Does it work?


So long,
Stefan

 

This worked for me! Finally, haha.

 

switching from linux to android causes all of my textures to go super dark in game not sure whats causing it, all default settings are left alone. please help

 

Hi

Have you set in "Player Settings" the Color Space to "Gamma"?
Because "Linear" causes dark textures under Android.


Cheers
Stefan

 

will look into this thank you

 

Just from past experience, I would advise you not to store unity projects on cloud drive.

Mainly because when unity opens it and builds, it restructures the folders and content in a way that cannot be restored without much difficulty. So if you build in unity, and it crashes and you stop working, and project syncs to cloud, that cloud version is a pain to get working again if that is your only copy available.

Same with zipping up a project folder while unity has it open and has built it. That zip won't work without corrections.

Now I always close unity project, then zip and drag that to cloud for safe keeping.

 

Does the cache work across multiple projects?

 

Hi

The default is one cache per project, but you can set the same cache folder manually for multiple projects.
I'm unsure why you would do that, but little do I know

However, be aware that setting one cache for multiple, DIFFERENT projects will imho lead to severe consequences and probably ruin the projects - so please be careful!


Cheers
Stefan

 

Hi @Stefan-Laubenberger, I'm having the same issue with Collaborate. When I switch to a new platform it wants me to pull all commits that have been made since I previously switched platforms.

Anything I need to do to get it to work correctly?

Thanks!

 

Hi

Have you enabled "Collab" as vcs in the "Config"?



Cheers
Stefan

 

Hi Stefan, yes I have. The drop down option is now greyed-out but it still says Collab.

 

Hmm, are you using a "Custom Path"?

 

Yes, I am using a custom path. Could that be the problem?

 

I'm not sure - is the path outside of the project?
Probably it's easier if you write me an email or join our Discord-channel.

 

Ok thanks, I'll email you!

 

I'm currently using the unity cache system, I think I read you have to not be using that and this at the same time. Do I simply disable unity cache server then add this asset to the project?

 

Yes, you have to disable Unity's cache sever, like this:

 

Hi, I just bought your plugin and am excited to see it work!

I have a git repo I am using to keep the project current between my Windows PC and Laptop, I am developing for Oculus Rift and Quest.

Before I make a mistake:if I push the code on the PC platform from my PC, then when I pull it to my laptop, the laptop happens to be on the Android platform, will this mess anything up, will Unity load in to whatever the pull is?

Thanks for any preemptive info anyone has.

 

Hi John

TPS won't interfere with git. But you have to make sure you added the "Library"-folder to the .gitignore-file.

I hope this answers your question.


Cheers
Stefan

 

Hi. When switching platform after deleting folders, the folders are restored in empty. It will be great if it could be fixed.

 

Hi Pickyguy

Hmm, I don't understand - which folders do you exactly mean?

Thank you!


So long,
Stefan

 

This is reproduction steps.

1. Make new project.
2. Activate two platforms in the TPS
3. Make a folder and copy some file into the folder.
4. Switch to another platform in the TPS.
5. Delete the folder which I have created.
6. Switch back to previous platform in the TPS
7. Deleted folder exists, but the folder is empty.

 

Hello again

Thank you for the details, now I understand the problem.

That was a bug in the last version and is fixed in the new version 2019.3.0 (which is unfortunately still in Unitiy's review process).
To fix it, please do the following steps:

1. Open "Constants.cs"
2. Change "DEFAULT_COPY_ASSETS" to false (line 133)
3. Go to the "Config" tab an hit "Reset"
4. Set your settings, like active platforms etc.
5. Switch

That should fix the issue you mentioned.
Please let me know if it works for you.

So long,
Stefan

 

It works! Great!! Thank you so much

 

You're welcome!

 

Hi Stefan, that looks like an interesting tool, since I'm currently waiting to switch platforms..

I'm going to Unite Copenhagen, and they have a session that I'm going to attend:

Refresh what you know about AssetDatabase.Refresh().
The AssetDatabase has been rewritten. The more you know about how this API works, the stronger your code will be. This information can guide your decision-making for your own Asset Management strategies. For example, you do not need to reimport assets when you jump between platforms. In this session, you'll gain a deeper understanding of importing modified assets and tracking dependencies to improve your workflow and iteration time significantly.

Are you aware of this, and does this replace the need for Turbo Switch Pro, or does it mean I need to code something myself?

Also, do you support Nintendo Switch?

Thanks!

 

Hi

Nice, I will be there too!

However, TPS was (and hopefully will always be) faster than Unity's cache server implementation. Currently, it's still 5x-10 faster than their solution in Unity 2019.2, so I'm quite confident that TPS will stay relevant for the years to come.

Nintendo Switch is supported.

I hope this answers your question.


Cheers
Stefan

 

Thanks for the very quick reply! Setting up the cache server seemed like a hassle, so I will buy your asset the next time i need to switch platforms

Mostly I work on the iOS platform, and just test in the editor, but when I get the Switch dev kit and will prepare for other devices, it will come very handy.

What about Turbo Builder Pro, I saw you mentioned that above. Would that speed up the build process? Is that something that is available? Didn't see it on your asset store page.

Will you be having an asset store booth or something at Unite? Would be cool to drop by and say hi!

 

Turbo Builder is theoretically finished since a long time, but I'm afraid of writing the documentation.
But yes, it will speed up the build process, especially if you build for multiple targets at once.
So, I promise that I will release TB in October 2019.

I'm just an attendee at Unite; getting the latest news and making some new friends.

 

Great news!

We've just released version 2019.4.0 of TPS which no longer closes and restarts Unity!
The old implementation can still be used by enabling "Legacy Mode" in the configuration.

 

Cool, I will check it out! Maybe you should have a switch and build bundle..

TPS? Isn't it supposed to be TSP? But I guess it's great that it doesn't restart Unity

If I remember your face and see you around Unit, I'll say hi

<-- I'll be looking like that

 

TPS is the abbreviation for the (old) full name: "Turbo Platform Switch"
Since the name was a bit too long, we shortened it to "Turbo Switch"... So correct would be TS, but then there are people thinking TS means "Teamspeak", so I stuck to TPS.

I think I will remember your face So let's grab a beer in Copenhagen!


So long,
Stefan

 

Haha ok! Yeah, looking forward to it

 

I bought this the other day. For the most part, it works well, but I've been having a few small issues. I have a text file in my Asset/Resources folder that holds some dialogue. If I add extra lines to the file, then switch to a different platform (using the TPS Menu), the game will load an older version of the text file where the new lines are missing. I can fix it by manually re-importing the file on each platform, but that's tedious and I'm definitely going to forget to do it at some point in the future.

Something similar happens with import settings for my sound effects (and possibly other assets). If I'm using one platform, and I update the import settings for several assets, then I switch to a second platform, the import settings change back to the way they were the last time I used the second platform. If I switch back to the first platform, the import setting go back to the update values.

Is that behavior intended? If it matters, I'm using version 2019.4.2, and I've never used Unity's cache server.

 

Hi bobgtv

We recently implemented a new switching method, which probably has some minor issues.
Can you please open "Helper.cs" and add the following code "AssetDatabase.Refresh();" after line 428:


Does it help?


So long
Stefan


Edit:
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The latest version 2019.4.3 should fix the problem.

 

I tried the new version and still experienced the same problems. Some assets (textures, sound, text) aren't reimported properly when switching platforms and I'd have to manually reimport them. I'm not sure if it's a TSP issue or a Unity issue. I've read that some plugins can cause issues with the assetdatabase.

I actually switched to legacy mode and so far I've yet to experience a single issue.

 

Hmm, this is really strange; I have to investigate this further.
Can you please tell me your Unity version?