Installation and Requirements

This guide covers the requirements and installation steps for the BlazerTech Character Management System (BT-CMS).

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Required Packages

Note

All required packages must be installed and correctly configured before importing BT-CMS.

Package	Purpose	Notes / Links
Addressables	Dynamically load/unload character spritesheets.	Found in the Unity Registry via Package Manager.
Naughty Attributes	Adds additional attributes to the Unity Inspector.	Installation Guide Unity Asset Store Link

Important

Addressables Settings file must be created before importing BT-CMS. If not created beforehand the included characters will not be functional. To create the settings file navigate to: Window > Asset Management > Addressables > Groups > Create Addressables Settings.

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Installation Steps

prerequisites

Make sure Naughty Attributes and Addressables are both installed and the Addressables Settings file has been creeated (See above^^).

Importing

Itch.io:

• If bought from Itch.io, download BlazerTech Character Management System.unitypackage and drag and drop it into your project.

Unity Asset Store:

• If bought from the Unity Asset Store, navigate to Window > Package Manager > My Assets and find BlazerTech Character Management System from within the list. Click Download if not already downloaded and then Import.

Import Popup:

• Regardless of the installation method a popup will appear prompting you to import the BlazerTech Character Management System into your project. Make sure all assets are selected and click the Import button.
  

After Installtion

Here's some things to do after installing the BlazerTech Character Management System:

1. Checkout the Quick Start Guide to learn how to setup your own characters or use the included ones.
   Read More → Quick Start
2. Play sample scenes - Go into the Samples folder and run some of the sample scenes to learn more about the Character Management System.
3. Create your own character type - make a new character type asset to use your own character spritesheets or third party ones.
   Read More → Character Types
4. Implement a character creation menu - Use the modular Character Creator System to create your own in-game character creation menu.
   Read More → Character Creator Overview