DOTS, ECS, Jobs & Burst
DOTS, ECS, the Job System and Burst compile trade flexibility for raw speed, handling huge numbers of entities. This section covers Entities, systems, jobs, Burst, and how to mix them with regular GameObjects. It has a learning curve, but pays off for simulations and crowds. 20 hand-picked Unity guides, tutorials, videos and repos, kept current.
- Hex Map 5.6: Create Climate Burst Job
Hex Map 5.6 update converting climate creation into a Burst job.
catlikecoding.com · Oct 2026 - How Rust LTD Built The Deep Firearm Simulation in Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2
ECS ballistics, custom firearm physics and Quest 3 frame budgeting in a VR firearm simulator.
unity.com · Sep 2026 - Unity removed DOTS features and I am sad...
- 0:00 - Hello Unity Sailors
youtube.com · Sep 2026 - Optimizing Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor for Mobile
Mobile port techniques: flow field navigation, KD-tree queries, GPU-driven rendering, Burst jobs and Addressables.
unity.com · Sep 2026 - DrakkenRidge: Building an open-world adventure for mobile VR
Building a large open-world mobile VR RPG using Unity's Entity Component System.
unity.com · Sep 2026 - Unity CoreCLR is here, BUT there is an issue...
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youtube.com · Sep 2026 - Hex Map 5.5: The First Burst Job
Hex Map 5.5 update converting a mock job into a Burst job.
catlikecoding.com · Aug 2026 - Can Zig Beat Unity's Burst Compiler?
In this video we write a tiny number-crunching function in Zig, compile it to a native DLL, and call it from Unity with P/Invoke. We compare it against a plain C# loop and Unity’s Burst compiler, then
youtube.com · Aug 2026 - Can AI Finally Write Unity DOTS Code?
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youtube.com · Jul 2026 - Simulating thousands of fish using boids in Unity ECS
Life Below's flocking of thousands of fish with boids on Unity ECS.
jettelly.com · Jul 2026 - The DOTS/ECS Code of Tabletop Tavern - The Hot Path Show Ep. 59
TJ's YouTube Channel: @TJGameDev
youtube.com · Jul 2026 - Realistic building destruction with Unity ECS
Buildings collapse according to how their parts are supported, built on Unity ECS.
jettelly.com · Jul 2026 - Unity DOTS State Machines - The Hot Path Show Ep. 58
The Hot Path Show is a weekly livestream focused on showcasing different ways to solve problems in game development through data-oriented design.
youtube.com · Apr 2026 - Using External Libraries in Unity - The Hot Path Show Ep. 57
0:00:00 - Intro Shenanigans
youtube.com · Mar 2026 - Data-Oriented Next Fest - The Hot Path Show Ep. 56
Last year I did a livestream with Nitzan Wilnai who is writing a book on data-oriented design in Unity. Nitzan's upcoming game: Cardwheel is in Steam Next Fest right now!
youtube.com · Feb 2026 - Intro to the DOTS Features & Samples in Unity 6
Introduction to Unity 6 DOTS features, performance benefits, samples and learning resources.
unity.com · May 2025 - Introduction to the Data-Oriented Technology Stack
Evaluating whether DOTS suits your project: concepts of Unity's Data-Oriented Technology Stack.
unity.com · May 2024 - Data-oriented design roundtable: Your questions, answered
Unity engineers and studios answer practical questions and share hard-won tips on data-oriented design in production.
unity.com · Feb 2024 - Start learning data-oriented design in Unity with these resources
Curated articles, samples and templates for learning data-oriented design and DOTS in Unity 2022 LTS.
unity.com · Feb 2024 - Pseudorandom Noise: Simplex Noise
Implements simplex noise in C# with Burst-style jobs.
catlikecoding.com · Sep 2021