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Discussion in 'Editor & General Support' started by Bahamut Games, Jul 25, 2014.

  1. Bahamut Games

    Bahamut Games

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    I know this has been asked a lot but i need an updated solution, i need to know if the latest unity (maybe unity 5) supports a way to load the google maps api inside a texture (for example executing html5 and javascript inside a unity scene).

    I have seen some plugins for maps, but almost all the plugins are for "static maps" and i want to use dinamic maps. Also the only plugin that seems to have a more "dynamic" style (mapnav) is strange, it uses mapquest and the GUI is not the same oen that google maps has (zoom options, speed, stability, etc.)

    Is there a way to implement the "real Google Maps API" into a unity 2D plane?
    I would be very dissapointed if a AAA game engine that is used for lots of mobile games can't do this...
     
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    Bahamut Games, Jul 25, 2014
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  2. fffMalzbier

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    For me it looks like there two way to go.
    1. Get an web view plugin that can draw the Google maps custom page onto a plane and interact with it like a web page.
    2. Build a script or plugin yourself for loading and handling the interaction yourself.
     
    fffMalzbier, Jul 25, 2014
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  3. Graham-Dunnett

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    Well, Unity cannot access the Google Maps API. You can, of course, use the WWW class to make requests to the Google servers. I can't think of any AAA games that use Google Maps, so it's probably not a feature that gets many requests.
     
    Graham-Dunnett, Jul 25, 2014
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  4. Bahamut Games

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    Yeah... im sorry, it may not be a AAA feature but i know lots of mobile games that use a webview to show things like help pages and stuff, these kind of games link a "FAQ" section, for example,, to their web page, and can open it inside the game, without linking the webpage outside of the game.

    In this case i assume i would need a web view plugin, do you know of a good one?
    Doesn't unity has it's own web view??

    THanks
     
    Bahamut Games, Jul 26, 2014
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  5. Graham-Dunnett

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    No, there is no HTML renderer built into Unity.
     
    Graham-Dunnett, Jul 27, 2014
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  6. unbeat

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    plz share any tutorial 0n google map integration in unity 3d...
     
    unbeat, Sep 16, 2014
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  7. scytalevsbijaz

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    can someone please share a tutorial on google maps for 2 games?
     
    scytalevsbijaz, Jan 29, 2015
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  8. tarasfromlviv

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    My plugin Google Maps View does exactly this: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/integration/google-maps-view-82542

    Works on Android and on iOS. It is a native view so the performance is great. The only limitation is that you can't display Unity scene objects on top of it. Can't be displayed on 3D objects either as it's a native view on top of Unity game but should cover most of general use cases.
     
    tarasfromlviv, Oct 28, 2018
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