Unity ECS (Entity Component System) - 2 of 2

[@TheOneFallingDown]

This is the most informative ECS video i have seen, thank you very much !

[@damaridecker2139]

i know I am kinda off topic but do anyone know a good place to stream new series online ?

[@jairobjorn9290]

@Damari Decker Flixportal

[@damaridecker2139]

@Jairo Bjorn Thank you, I signed up and it seems to work =) I appreciate it !

[@jairobjorn9290]

@Damari Decker Happy to help =)

[@hailongwang7549]

This is the best explanation of uinty ecs I ever seen. Thanks a lot !

[@CapsAdmin]

Very informative. I'm actually using this as an explanation on how to build an ECS.

[@DetectivePoofPoof]

Once again very concise and informative, thanks! Ok so why the hell can't Unity Technologies just make a video like this?

[@Hanokei]

Thank you so much.

[@salaniojrt]

really good explanations! would also be nice to cover persistence of those data and the flux between a world of simulation and a presentation one.

[@briantwill]

Yeah, I'd like to get into more of the arcane bits, but as I said, a lot of this stuff isn't documented anywhere and is still in flux. There are some clues in some of the examples they've released, and I'll make walkthroughs for a number of those.

[@Bjarkediedrage]

When should I be using IBufferElementData Vs IComponentData?

[@briantwill]

We can't have arrays in our normal components, and a single entity can't have multiple components of any particular type. So if you want an array, IBufferElementData is what you need. In cases where you feel like you want a component type to have an array in addition to non-array fields, the solution is to have two component types in place of just one: a regular component and a dynamic buffer array component. (The philosophy is: when in doubt, split components into smaller components.)

[@Bjarkediedrage]

@@briantwill Makes a lot of sense, thank you. Big fan of your video format, looking forward to your future videos on DOTS.