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00 Quick Start: Setup & Initialization

📍 Demo Info​

  • Scene Preview

    Demo Scene View Placeholder

  • Scene Path

    Assets/TinyGiants/GameEventSystem/Demo/00_QuickStart/00_QuickStart.unity
    Goal

    To verify that the plugin environment is correctly initialized and ready to run the subsequent demos.

🎯 Description​

Welcome to the Game Event System!

This scene serves as the Environment Check for the framework. Before you can run any logic or gameplay demos, the system requires a "Manager" object to handle event lookups and flow execution. If you skip this step, subsequent demos may throw errors because they cannot find the GameEventManager.

Why is this step necessary?​

The system relies on a Singleton Manager (GameEventManager) to handle event lookups and flow execution. Without this initialization, raising an event would result in errors.

🛠️ The Setup Workflow​

To prepare the environment, follow the on-screen instructions provided in the demo scene.

1. Open the Dashboard​

Navigate to the top menu bar in Unity:

Tools > TinyGiants > Game Event System

2. Check System Status​

Look at the "Initialize System" section (Middle-Left) of the Dashboard.

  • 🔵 If the button is Blue: The system is Uninitialized.
  • 🟢 If the bar is Green: The system is Ready.

3. Initialize (If needed)​

Click the "Initialize Event System" button. The plugin will automatically performing the following setup:

ActionResult
Core ManagersCreates the GameEventManager GameObject in the scene (DontDestroyOnLoad).
DatabaseGenerates a default GameEventDatabase asset if none exists.
Flow GraphCreates a default FlowContainer for visual logic.
Code GenCompiles necessary C# classes for basic types (void, int, etc.).
Deep Dive

For a detailed technical explanation of what happens during initialization, please refer to the Installation & Setup guide.

📝 How to Verify​

Once the status bar turns Green, return to the Game View.

  1. Check your Hierarchy. You should now see a Game Event Manager GameObject.
  2. Check the GameEventManager GameObject; you should now see the default Database and FlowGraph assets automatically assigned in the Inspector.
  3. You will also see the message 🎉 GameEvent initialization complete logged in the console.
  4. The UI in the demo scene (if interactive) serves as a visual confirmation.

Hierarchy Verification Placeholder

🚀 Next Step​

Now that your environment is healthy, you are ready to explore the actual event logic.

Proceed to the next demo to learn about the simplest form of communication: The Void Event.

👉 Next Chapter: 01 Void Event