# Setup Guide

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**Mailbox** requires Game Creator 2 and can't work without it.
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## Setup

1. [Setup and install Game Creator 2](https://docs.gamecreator.io/gamecreator/getting-started/installation/)
2. Download and install Mailbox | Game Creator 2 from the package manager

Open the **Game Creator Install Window** by going to Game Creator > Install.. 

Select the Mailbox Examples and click **Install**

The example scenes can be found in the Plugins > GameCreator > Installs > Mailbox.Examples\@1.0.0 > Scenes folder

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**Example UI Requires TextMeshPro Essentials**

**Mailbox** supports Legacy UI, but all example UI elements use TextMeshPro, as Unity's old UI Text is now legacy. To view the examples, install TMP Essentials (**Window → TextMeshPro → Import TMP Essential Resources**).

All components support **TextReferences**, so if you prefer Legacy UI, you can switch to using Text instead of TMP.
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## Optional Setup

**When installing Mailbox from the Package Manager, Mailbox will check once to see if Game Creator 2 Inventory or Dialogue is installed.** If either is installed at the time of installing Mailbox, the corresponding integration will be installed automatically.

If you install Game Creator 2 Inventory or Dialogue later, you can manually trigger the integration check via the Unity toolbar:\
**Game Creator > Mailbox > Detect and Install Integration**

If you own Game Creator 2 Inventory, we recommend installing the Mailbox Inventory Examples and using the Mailbox Inventory UI & Example Scenes. These can be found in:\
**Plugins > GameCreator > Installs > Mailbox.InventoryExamples\@1.0.0 > Scenes** after installing the examples.

## Updating Mailbox

When a new version is released, we recommend uninstalling the old version first.\
You can do this by navigating to the Unity toolbar:\
**Game Creator > Uninstall > Mailbox**


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