# DCGO

**Download the following assets:**

1. Unity Hub
2. GitHub Desktop
3. Git
4. DCGO (Specifically the Assets folder to make things easier later)

**Follow the following instructions:**

01. Open GitHub Desktop
02. Click File > Clone Repository on the top left
03. Go to the URL tab, place https://github.com/DCGO2/DCGO for the URL and choose a location for the Local path, make note of that location
04. Click Clone and continue instructions while it downloads
05. Open Unity Hub
06. Go to the Installs tab on the left
07. Click on Install Editor on top right
08. Go to Archives tab
09. Click on the download archives link to open it in an internet browser
10. Click on 2021 then go down till you find version 2021.3.15f1 and install it
11. If it asks you to open Unity Hub or any similar messages, select the affirmative option
12. Click on Continue without making any additional selections
13. Read and agree to terms and Install, continue instructions while it downloads and installs
14. You may close the internet browser and go back to Unity Hub
15. If a message has popped up asking you to Initialize Git LFS, click the affirmative option, otherwise wait for one to do so
16. Navigate to the repository location as noted in step 03
17. Place the Assets folder next to the DCGO folder of the repository
18. This is a good opportunity to install Git (default settings work fine)
19. Go back to the Unity Hub and wait for it to prompt the next step
20. At some point the Unity Hub Install will prompt you to install Visual Studio Community 2019, do so unless you have already have a preffered IDE (If you do so, there's a possibility you might need the .NET desktop development and the Game development with Unity Workloads so select those as well and Install)
21. In the Unity Hub, click on the Projects tab on the left
22. Click on Add > Add project from disk on top right
23. Navigate to the repository location as noted in step 03
24. Once you have the DCGO folder selected, click Open
25. Click on the newly appeared DCGO project to open it
26. Allow Unity Editor access to your Firewall if it asks for it
27. If any errors show and it asks you to Enter Safe Mode, click Ignore
28. Once it finishes, it might have a message about NormalMap settings, click Ignore
29. Click on Edit > Preferences > External tools
30. Make sure you have your preferred External Script Editor selected
31. It might require you to have certain checkmarks in the boxes so select all to be safe
32. Click on Regenerate project files to help your IDE identify coding issues later
33. Close preferences

**To start the game in the open project, follow the following instructions:**

01. Fix any errors as shown in the Console tab at the bottom left that can't be cleared by the Clear button in the same area, once you do, continue to next step
02. Go to the Project tab in the bottom left if not already there
03. Navigate to the Scenes Folder
04. Double click on Opening
05. Click on the Play button at the top center