{"id":12837,"date":"2023-03-18T17:05:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T17:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=12837"},"modified":"2023-03-18T17:05:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T17:05:08","slug":"unleash-your-unity-abilities-with-this-foolproof-guide-to-debugging-in-visual-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-unity-abilities-with-this-foolproof-guide-to-debugging-in-visual-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unleash your Unity abilities with this foolproof guide to debugging in Visual Studio!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6787a4b170fbd\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6787a4b170fbd\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-unity-abilities-with-this-foolproof-guide-to-debugging-in-visual-studio\/#Debugging_Your_Unity_Game_in_Visual_Studio_A_Guide\" title=\"Debugging Your Unity Game in Visual Studio: A Guide\">Debugging Your Unity Game in Visual Studio: A Guide<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-unity-abilities-with-this-foolproof-guide-to-debugging-in-visual-studio\/#Introduction\" title=\"Introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-unity-abilities-with-this-foolproof-guide-to-debugging-in-visual-studio\/#Setting_up_Visual_Studio_to_Debug_Unity\" title=\"Setting up Visual Studio to Debug Unity\">Setting up Visual Studio to Debug Unity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-unity-abilities-with-this-foolproof-guide-to-debugging-in-visual-studio\/#Attaching_Visual_Studio_to_Unity\" title=\"Attaching Visual Studio to Unity\">Attaching Visual Studio to Unity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-unity-abilities-with-this-foolproof-guide-to-debugging-in-visual-studio\/#Setting_Breakpoints_in_Visual_Studio\" title=\"Setting Breakpoints in Visual Studio\">Setting Breakpoints in Visual Studio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-unity-abilities-with-this-foolproof-guide-to-debugging-in-visual-studio\/#Debugging_Your_Unity_Game\" title=\"Debugging Your Unity Game\">Debugging Your Unity Game<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-unity-abilities-with-this-foolproof-guide-to-debugging-in-visual-studio\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Debugging_Your_Unity_Game_in_Visual_Studio_A_Guide\"><\/span>Debugging Your Unity Game in Visual Studio: A Guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Programming is complex, and debugging helps identify and resolve any problems that arise during game development. Unity, a flexible game engine, offers many tools for debugging our games. With Visual Studio, a robust integrated development environment (IDE), we can debug our project efficiently. In this article, we&#8217;ll explore how you can debug your Unity game in Visual Studio.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Setting_up_Visual_Studio_to_Debug_Unity\"><\/span>Setting up Visual Studio to Debug Unity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first step is configuring Visual Studio for debugging Unity. In Unity, go to the &#8220;Edit&#8221; menu, select &#8220;Preferences,&#8221; and navigate to &#8220;External Tools.&#8221; Next, locate &#8220;External Script Editor&#8221; and select &#8220;Visual Studio&#8221; in the drop-down menu.<\/p>\n<p>Next, you&#8217;ll need to set up your Unity project for debugging. Open your Unity project, click on &#8220;File,&#8221; and select &#8220;Build Settings.&#8221; In the &#8220;Build Settings&#8221; window, open &#8220;Player Settings,&#8221; and choose your target platform from the list on the left. In &#8220;Other Settings,&#8221; set the &#8220;Scripting Backend&#8221; to &#8220;.NET&#8221; and &#8220;Api Compatibility Level&#8221; to &#8220;.NET 4.x&#8221; for Unity to support debugging in Visual Studio.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Attaching_Visual_Studio_to_Unity\"><\/span>Attaching Visual Studio to Unity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To debug your Unity game, first, attach Visual Studio to your project by starting your Unity game and opening Visual Studio. In Visual Studio, select &#8220;Debug&#8221; on the top menu, and choose &#8220;Attach Unity Debugger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Once in the &#8220;Attach Unity Debugger&#8221; window, press &#8220;Play&#8221; in Unity to begin your game. In the window, you should see your Unity game process. Select it and click on &#8220;Attach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Setting_Breakpoints_in_Visual_Studio\"><\/span>Setting Breakpoints in Visual Studio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Breakpoints help pause your game&#8217;s execution to inspect variables and execute code line by line. To add a breakpoint, open the script you want to debug in Visual Studio. In the left pane, select the code line where you want to add the breakpoint. Click on the left margin of the line, and a red circle appears, indicating a breakpoint has been set.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Debugging_Your_Unity_Game\"><\/span>Debugging Your Unity Game<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now that you&#8217;ve set up Visual Studio, attached it to Unity, and set breakpoints, it&#8217;s time to start debugging your game. Launch your Unity game and play, and when you reach the breakpoint, the game will pause, and Visual Studio will focus on the script.<\/p>\n<p>Here you can inspect variables, execute code line by line, and see the call stack to understand how your game reached that point. To continue playing, click &#8220;Continue&#8221; in Visual Studio, and your Unity game resumes execution.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Debugging your Unity game with Visual Studio is crucial and enhances the game development process&#8217;s speed and quality. By setting up Visual Studio, attaching it to Unity, setting breakpoints, and debugging your game, you can easily identify and resolve issues. 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