Get Started Now With Performance Optimization — Learning Resources for Unity Addressables 2020+

With so much content out there, you might be confused about where to start learning Unity addressables. To help you there, here's a list of resources to help you learn Unity addressables in 2020+

Ruben Torres Bonet, Blogger

April 6, 2020

5 Min Read

[Visit the original site at Unity Addressables: Learning Resources]

You probably heard how addressables can help you optimize your Unity game: RAM usage, loading times, iteration times, content update with cloud storage...

But you might be confused about where to start learning addressables.

That I understand.

There's so much content out there on addressables that it can feel overwhelming at start.

To help you there, I compiled a list of resources to help you learn the addressables API in 2020+.

If you think I'm missing a link, send me an e-mail to [email protected]

Here we go.

Quick Navigation

Introduction to Unity Addressables

Addressables — Asset Type Specifics

Audio

Video

Prefabs and Instances

Text

Benchmarks

Addressables — VR & AR Development

Addressables — Cloud Content Update

Microsoft Azure and PlayFab

Addressables — Extras

Courses

Rambling Stories

Introduction to Unity Addressables

If you are new to Unity Addressables, this section is for you.

Here, you'll learn what the addressable assets package will do for your game before your users ditch your game due to huge loading times and memory crashes.

Written Resources:

Unity Addressables: 3 Benefits to Save Your Game (The Gamedev Guru)
Unity Addressables Tutorial: Learn the Basics (The Gamedev Guru)
Addressable Asset System (Unity)
Unity Addressable Asset System (Unity)

Video Resources:

Ultimate Unity3D How-To Guide for Everything Addressable Assets (Badger Dox)
How Unity3d Addressables Make AssetBundles Easy and Your Project Faster (Jason Weimann)

Addressables — Asset Type Specifics

If you're having problems with specific asset types or you want to focus your efforts, this section is a good follow up.

Audio

Written Resources:

Unity Addressables Migration: Music to My Ears (The Gamedev Guru)

Video

Written Resources:

Unity Addressables Videos: Delivering Over Network (The Gamedev Guru)

Prefabs and Instances

Written Resources:

Scaling Your Game Content With Unity Addressable Prefabs (The Gamedev Guru)
Unity Addressables Pooling: Jump In! (The Gamedev Guru)
Unity: How to Save Memory on Disabled GameObjects (The Gamedev Guru)

Video Resources:

How to Spawn Objects Anywhere in unity3d (And a Bit of Addressables) (Jason Weimann)

Text

Written Resources:

Unity Addressables: TextAsset Loading (The Gamedev Guru)

Benchmarks

Written Resources:

Unity Addressables: Compression Benchmark (The Gamedev Guru)

Addressables — VR & AR Development

When I started with Addressables, I never thought I'd need to go as deep as to make VR and AR-specific content.

But I'm glad Satchell78 proved me wrong here ðŸ™‚

Video Resources:

Oculus & VR Addressables (Satchell78)
AR and Addressables (Satchell78)

Addressables — Cloud Content Update

One of the biggest benefits of Unity Addressables is that it enables you to improve your content iteration times dramatically.

Instead of making new full builds to update the assets of your game, you can just upload new asset bundles that your player will fetch. This makes the whole update process a breeze, and it is particularly helpful for engineering and selling your DLCs.