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Use visual studio as Unity Debugger

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by MindSpyke, Dec 2, 2015.

  1. MindSpyke

    MindSpyke

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    Hi , since I'm used to Visual Studio I'd like to use it for the programming in my game ... I've set VS as the default editor in my Unity preferences but how do I use it to debug my unity scripts ? Eg : To be able to place breakpoints in VS and debug while I'm executing my game...

    Thanks for the help :)
     
    MindSpyke, Dec 2, 2015
    #1

  2. KelsoMRK

    KelsoMRK

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    I don't believe you have to set a default editor anymore. Go to Assets > Open C# Project to open Visual Studio. Then there should be a button in the VS toolbar where the "Play" button normally is that says Attach to Unity.
     
    KelsoMRK, Dec 2, 2015
    #2

  3. passerbycmc

    passerbycmc

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    also make sure you installed the VS extension for unity
     
    passerbycmc, Dec 2, 2015
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  4. lordofduct

    lordofduct

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    VS extensions should have installed by default when installing Unity (as long as you are using Unity 5).
     
    lordofduct, Dec 2, 2015
    #4

  5. CoopReed

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    CoopReed, Dec 2, 2015
    #5