Elias Unity Plugin - Installation
Learn how to integrate the Elias Plugin into your Unity project to add interactive adaptive music and sound design for a more immersive gaming experience.
Download and Install sample
1: Download the Elias Unity Plugin:
- You can find the Elias Unity Plugin in the Extras folder of the Elias Studio application.
- To access this, open Elias Studio and navigate to File > Open extras folder. Select “integrations”
2: Import the Plugin:
- The plugin is delivered as a Unity UPM package, specifically a .tgz file named audio.elias.unity-plugin.tgz.
- Open Unity and import Elias plugin into your Unity project by clicking on the + icon in the Unity Package Manager (Install package from tarball…)
3: Install Plugin Samples:
- Once the plugin is installed, you can also install plugin samples.
- Select the Elias Unity Plugin in Package Manager, and then go to the Samples tab in the right panel.
- Import an Elias demo sample to see how things are setup.
- Once imported, you should be able to run the scene without any additional setup.
4: Version Compatibility:
- Ensure that your organization is using a single version of Elias for your project.
- The version of Elias Studio and the Unity Plugin should come from the same installation on your local machine, and everyone in the team should use the same installer file to avoid version mismatch issues.
5: Platform Compatibility:
- Windows (x64 only)
- macOS (arm64 and x64)
- iOS (arm64 with simulator support for both arm64 and x64)
- Android (arm64, armv7, and x64)
Live Editing:
- While working in the Unity Editor, you can connect to the Elias project using Elias Studio.
- Open the Elias Studio application, select the remote session from the start screen, and you can live edit your audio project.
- Changes will take effect immediately in the playback if you are in play mode in Unity.