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Prerequisites

You must have a registered Genies account before you are able to start building using the Genies SDK. You also must have the correct Unity installation and modules.

1. Create a Genies Account​

If you already have a Genies account, you may skip this step.

Navigate to the Genies Workshop Portal page to create an account. You will only need to provide your phone number for account creation.

Sign up here: https://workshop.genies.com

2. Download Git​

Git must be installed since Unity Package Manager depends on Git. You can follow this installation process for installing git.

caution

The Git executable path should be listed in the PATH system environment variable at the end of the installation. To test this, open a new terminal window, type git and press enter, and make sure the terminal recognizes the command.

3. Download Unity​

Developing with the Genies SDK requires you to download Unity Hub and a specific version of Unity.

Download the following if needed:

4. Unity Installation Modules​

Once you download Unity Hub and the correct Unity version, open the Installs tab from the Unity Hub application. Next to the appropriate version click the cog button to the right of it. Select the Add modules option.

Add the following modules:

  • Android Build Support
  • iOS Build Support
  • Mac Build Support
  • Windows Build Support

Click Continue and after installation, the Unity Hub should display the modules below the Unity version.

Unity Version

note

These modules should be added for any version of Unity using the Dev Kit.