Unity Script Templates - Changing default script content

[@ColdOneK]

If you like short ones, I've got two for you. 1 - You can save the files you make with the font asset creator for Text Mesh Pro, so you don't have to remake them every time you start a new project. 2 - If you're like me, when developing a new system, you might make a bunch of new scripts at once. Like say while making an inventory system. You'll need a base item - derivative item types - an inventory - etc. Making them one at a time is slow, as each will force unity to do a reload. Just open up a script, and deliberately create an error. You won't have to go through a reload each time you make a new script. Saves a lot of time.

[@Finalldrace]

Better than a fixed namespace is, to add: #ROOTNAMESPACEBEGIN# and #ROOTNAMESPACEEND# Then you can set the Namespace inside your Project (Project Settings/Editor - C# Project Generation - Root namespace)

[@Tarodev]

That is indeed better. Good tip!

[@nguyeninhtai5244]

Can you show the example? I can't get it :((

[@berk-berk-berk]

I've been needing this for the last 6 years

[@kingbling7571]

Almost 20K, Let's gooo!! Also Code Monkey mentioned your channel in one of his live streams!!

[@Tarodev]

omg WHAT? What did he say??

[@kingbling7571]

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[@Tarodev]

@@kingbling7571 Mind blown. I've been watching CM for so long and it's insane to think he knows I exist, lol!

[@kingbling7571]

@@Tarodev yup, must be an amazing feeling. Well u do deserve some recognition after all. Also don't forget that I exist when you grow large, jk lol

[@zaurin9650]

Super dope! Also really cool that you know Jason Storey, he's really cool imo.

[@Tarodev]

He's alright I suppose

[@Shahmuradov]

Simple and straight to the point. Thank you!

[@diligencehumility6971]

Yeah this channel is quite good

[@Tarodev]

Thanks boys

[@Tharky]

Jason also helped me out on some stuff, he's great :) Thanks for the tip bro!

[@crazyconan28]

Another benefit with this would be adding a symlink if you have multiple versions, that way you would only have to change one file/folder once to have it applied to all versions of Unity you have downloaded. Thank you for the quick tip Tarodev!

[@DanPos]

Excellent vid, those comments are so annoying haha. I may edit it to just get rid of the start and update function straight away too

[@diligencehumility6971]

Yeah I found out about this some years ago. What is annoying is, you have to do this ever time to update unity or download a new version. The templates should be shared so you can use the same templates

[@Tarodev]

Absolutely agree. I suppose it's not because they may change bits and pieces from the templates.

[@Vastlee]

Was going to reply the same thing. There's no reason for it either. Unity could easily store it in the user profile of the machine. Such a simple fix.

[@zenmasters_games]

Always learning something new. Your channel is the next best thing since sliced bread. 🍺

[@Rovsau]

Great video! I might add more using statements, so I can delete the ones I don't need. CTRL+X deletes a Line (uses clipboard) Shift+Delete does the same (uses clipboard).

[@buzatusebastian2735]

and shift delete also deletes a line without storing it in the clipboard

[@Rovsau]

@@buzatusebastian2735 Thanks! I'll update that in my post.

[@buzatusebastian2735]

@@Rovsau nvm shift del still stores the line in the clipboard wow. Just found that out srry

[@Rovsau]

@@buzatusebastian2735 ah lol, I missed that myself xD

[@sapientunderground]

Cheers, no more correcting new scripts before I can start working with them!

[@chaostellar]

Thank you for the amazing tutorials

[@Tarodev]

You're like text mesh pro, but backwards!

[@GameDevNerd]

Good tip, but you can make Visual Studio templates too for Add New Item menu ... super handy thing to know. I create all my new .cs files in Visual Studio anyways.

[@PitiITNet]

Such a small thing but making life so much better :D. Love it!

[@Shonia]

You can also have multiple templates of that and choose which you want.

[@guyginat]

How do you do that?

[@Tarodev]

@@guyginat I'm also interested in how this is done

[@Shonia]

@@Tarodev Idk if I can post link here so... Search youtuber "Coding With Unity" and the name of video is : Unity3D - Create, Edit and Rearrange Script Templates

[@Shonia]

@@Tarodev Hope it helps!

[@nikobellic7455]

Or you can put the "ScriptTemplates" folder inside your "Assets" directory, and changes the scripts as your liking, then just restart the editor. And you are done. It does not matter you update unity or move your code to a different system it should just work.

[@IlPandax]

Yes but only for a specific project, right?

[@nikobellic7455]

Yes, its not for all project or system wide, so it also may not be ideal in all cases, but its still another way to do it. Pick whichever method is suitable.

[@KeyboardKrieger]

Even though I use the same templates in all projects, this solution seems to be less hacky and more straight forward.

[@joaolira7]

Makes more sense doing your way. Every project can have a different namespace, for example.

[@joaolira7]

@Niko Bellic Does the script must have a specific name?

[@guyginat]

Super cool! Regarding namespaces, I think I understand the concept but I never find a reason to actually use them, it feels like it adds an unnecessary extra layer of complexity to your project, and if you are going small indie projects it seems redundant… Would love to see a a video about namespaces and their use. Other than that I am really enjoying your content man, thanks a lot! Everything is super helpful!

[@mementomori7160]

In short, by using namespaces you somewhat enforce to write cleaner less tangled code. I thought the exact same thing like you some time ago, but now I'm slowly changing it. There is a channel infallible code or something like this, they covered it nicely

[@kingbling7571]

It acts as a barrier which is always nice when you need to clearly define a line between two different modules n such

[@modiddymo]

Also in larger projects it shows you which modules a given class depends on by giving you a list of using statements at the top of your file.

[@jeffmccloud905]

Think of them like folders/sub-folders of your file system. They are for organization and to prevent naming collisions (imagine two classes named Button or Weapon). They become particularly important on large projects or when you make/reference DLLs

[@midniteoilsoftware]

kzbin.infosearch?query=namespaces

[@kubstoff1418]

pretty cool, tho I usually add a blank class from rider since it has a better project view and shows which assembly is the parent

[@Вдм]

For me it was empty folders in c:\Program Files\Unity, but found it in my home folder c:\Users\USERNAME\Unity\VERSION\Editor\Data\Resources\ScriptTemplates\

[@umapessoa6051]

You can also do this without changing the editor default templates by putting it on a special folder inside yout assets folder, this way everyone that works on the project will have it too

[@jamesfoward7761]

You can also set the Namepsace via the Edit > Project Settings> Editor > ROOT NAMESPACE

[@Tarodev]

Sure do wish I knew this before I did this video :)

[@jamesfoward7761]

@@Tarodev ^_^ the video is great, I had no idea you could remove those pesky empty Monobehaviors calls/libraries

[@kingbling7571]

@@jamesfoward7761 does it include the namespace in every new Script u create?

[@jamesfoward7761]

@@kingbling7571 Yes sir

[@nguyeninhtai5244]

I can't generate namespace by your way in UnityEdior2019

[@PixelbugStudio]

That was really cool✌️

[@rafarodriguez4765]

It is very cool, but due to being software in constant evolution you are always downloading the next lts versions, and you would have to do it in all of them. Apart from this, one more useful tip. thanks

[@BlackoutGamingChannel]

Can you do one of these on namespaces please? I kindda understand them but also i have no real idea what/why/when/where/how. Also, thank you.

[@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-]

Why did they choose to store the templates in the version folder? This means your templates are lost when you update Unity, which is pretty much every time you start a new project. Why couldn't they store the templates in the AppData folder, along with all the other presets (such as keybinds and layouts)?

[@IlPandax]

That's great! I didn't know that. ;)

[@YasserSedrati]

AMAZING!

[@EnemyOTS]

thank you for the tip. Now my Unity is creating a new testscript instead and i dont know how to undo the damage.

[@epicmcdude]

Hey Tarodev, Would you be able to make a tutorial about a combat or text log? Like in those CRPGS (Fallout 2, Baldurs Gate) where you have a small window to the side with a bunch of scrolling text telling you what you hit and for how much damage, or telling you information about an object you clicked on. Thanks for the videos!

[@Tarodev]

Great suggestion!

[@omritahar9048]

So i'm saving it and trying to replace the original but it says access to the path is denied. Care to help?

[@midniteoilsoftware]

This is great for when creating new scripts. But is there a template I can change so it doesn't put the annoying private keyword when adding new methods (e.g. Awake, OnEnable, etc.)?

[@KeyboardKrieger]

Nice one, I will do that at first on Monday xD

[@KeyboardKrieger]

Maybe it was today and not the following monday, but hey at least it's a monday and I finally used this tip^^

[@SkorpionYassine]

@@KeyboardKrieger lmaoo

[@littleknight66]

how can i learn a littble bit more about script template ?

[@crummymudd8625]

Thank you -- I've been wondering how to change this for a long time. I'm on Linux, so the path was a little different.

[@thesilentwisp]

Haha thank you. Cool beansss

[@TriCombStudio]

Any clue why Time.deltaTime would not work in my script? It says 'float' does not contain a definition for 'deltaTime' and no accessible extension method 'deltaTime' accepting a first argument type 'float' could be found. Restarted VS and unity, regenerated project files and tried the unity debugger without success. I am stumped... It still works in other scripts. fixedDeltaTime also would produce a similar error if I try to implement it under the fixedUpdate.

[@MaZyYTube]

You are in wrong place

[@TriCombStudio]

@@MaZyYTube this comment especially proves that with how abundantly helpful it is. My issue was resolved thanks to posting in comments sections though... so high five to people who comment regardless of how ignorant their opinions are for getting the ball rolling!

[@MaZyYTube]

@@TriCombStudio its good for you but imagine this video would have full of off-topic comments like this help request / questions it wouldn't make fun to read anymore.. and some bigger ytber already have this and needed to start deleting comments. Do you want it same here? I mean I would understand if this were related to the video. 2. It is harder to help in yt comment section. Better to use unity forum, reddit or discord. It is easier to share code and to analyse it.

[@TriCombStudio]

@@MaZyYTube This reply was far more useful than your first comment, I probably could have actually used this advice

[@ErtBaran]

Great 💯 Thanks.

[@iDigvijaysinhG]

Am I really first 😅, and great video, now I will get rid of those start and update methods

[@bambidalc513]

What is the font type you use for the notes in the video? Nice tip btw, thx!

[@Dorbellprod]

I've been growing quite sick of those default comments.

[@Tarodev]

Now you'll be free of them!

[@fleity]

it's slightly annoying this has to be done for every (new) install of unity. An interesting addition would be to show how to add custom menu entries to create c# scripts using specific templates

[@Tarodev]

You mean like what should already be built in to Unity? Man, I've been wanting this for years!

[@fleity]

@@Tarodev Yes absolutely! :D It actually doesn't sound that complicated. I feel like I could build that... I might just do that

[@fleity]

@@Tarodev OH WOW! I didn't knew until a few minutes ago but this has been built into Unity all along already. Just duplicate the script template and give it a new valid name: {SortingIndex}-{MenuItemName}-{FileName}.txt restart unity if it's already open

[@Cloud-Yo]

Now if only there was a way to not have to repeat this operation with each new version of Unity.

[@MaZyYTube]

Yes annoying but you could write a batch or shell file or even with c# to make little automization

[@goldone01]

It's really useful. The only annoying thing is that you need to repeat it every time you download a new Unity Version

[@KeyboardKrieger]

If you stay to LTS versions it's only one or two copy & paste a year.

[@SolonisRex]

Put them in the directory "Assets/ScriptTemplates". Unity looks for this folder and you can do it on a per project basis. This really is the best way to do it.