How to implement 2D world map in Unity?

I want to put a 2d world map into unity (exactly a map like google maps, so also with zooming in and moving around with cursor/wasd)

I could use Google Maps API, but I don't have a credit card.

I could use Mapbox, but its pricey, already paying with 100+ users (will every game download on steam or itch.io count for one user?)
I could use openstreetmap.org, but I didn't find a proper, understandble tutorial. I do know there're are some assets using osm, but those are paid and I'm not planning spending any money on the game (I will also publish the game for free)
Do you guys have any recommendations or tutorials?


Thanks in advance!

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RaycastHit2D hitting collider outside of the collider

So I'm trying to figure out how to make a drag and drop into a slot(sprite or image) with a sprite, and for some reason the sprite keeps dropping onto a slot that is far away from where I dropped it. I've been trying to debug it, looking at the direction and origin and they're correct. I can't for the life of me figure out why this is happening, can anyone help?

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Bloated project size?

I'm still very much a beginner, so my projects aren't very complex. So I was incredibly surprised when I saw that my project itself weighted at around 1gb, after building, I saw that the exported version was around 100mb

What causes the project to be so much larger? And what are the ways to optimize it so it doesn't take as much storage?

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Is there any better way to animate in Unity than the animator tree?

I have used the animator tree for a while now. And I am not a fan of the visual, node-like way of setting up animations and having to use hash strings in the noscripts and things just feel like they get very easily messy. And I don’t like having to jump back and forth to make adjustments between the tree and the noscript either. I would rather have one central noscript for doing animations for each different type of object I am animating, and not have to interact at all with the Animation tree. I have used the .Play() method to straight up call states in the Animatir, but is there a better way to animate than this?

My dream would to be to create a serialized list of animations that can be added to and taken away from, and use those animations to animate my character when I specifically call them/ blend between them. Is there some method more like what I am talking about in Unity?

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I've made a tetris style inventory system based on RE4, and I'm wondering if I should make a relaxing game about packing cases! What do you think?

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