Installation

To use the Entities package, you must have a supported version of Unity installed. The Entities package is compatible with Unity 2022.3 and later.

Install the Entities package through the Package Manager window. Use the com.unity.entities name, if you choose the add the package by name option.

IDE support

The Entities package uses Roslyn source generators. Because of this, you should use an IDE that's compatible with source generators. Previous IDE versions might experience slow-downs or mark valid code as errors. The following IDEs are compatible with source generators:

• Visual Studio 2022+
• Rider 2021.3.3+

Disable domain reloading

To get the best performance in your Entities project, disable Unity's Domain Reload setting. For information on how to disable domain reloading, refer to the documentation on Configure Play mode settings.

For information about the effects of disabling domain reload, refer to the documentation on Details of disabling domain and scene reload.