Post-Processing: Unity post processing pipeline and shaders

https://github.com/GarrettGunnell/Post-Processing

#shader #postprocessing

2d Visibility
In a 2D top-down map it is sometimes useful to calculate which areas are visible from a given point. For example you might want to hide what’s not visible from the player’s location, or you might want to know what areas would be lit by a torch.

https://www.redblobgames.com/articles/visibility/

#2dvisibility #vision #2dlighting

Command design pattern for flexible controls schemes

A command pattern + new input system

https://pavcreations.com/command-design-pattern-for-flexible-controls-schemes/

#inputsystem #command #pattern

NativeGrid: Container class that helps work with NativeArray<T> as a 2D data. Adds few utilities and QOL improvements.

https://github.com/andrew-raphael-lukasik/NativeGrid

#nativegrid #dots

FrameRateBooster: Optimizer for Unity's Mono assemblies

Replaces Unity properties' unoptimized calls

https://github.com/ehakram/FrameRateBooster

Details: https://forum.unity.com/threads/vector3-and-other-structs-optimization-of-operators.477338/

#optimization #framerate #booster

Scripts to fix the Polygon Collider 2D problems

The Box2D Physics Engine doesn't support concave shapes. Instead, It generates multiple convex shape. In this way our objects may get stuck between these convex shapes.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Unity2D/comments/vlvr1t/i_wrote_some_noscripts_to_fix_the_polygon_collider/

Asset store (free): https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/physics/polygon-collider-2d-solver-224620

#physics #physics2d #meshcollider

How We Used dotMemory to Optimize dotMemory

Not exactly Unity related case, but I love posts like this one where an author shows an engineering approach to problem solving. A good example of how to profile and validate that changes improve performance

https://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2022/05/23/how-we-used-dotmemory-to-optimize-dotmemory/

#profiling #dotmemory #dotpeek

In The Games Of Madness: 9 Years, 9 Lessons on Horror

Lessons by horror genre veterans

https://frictionalgames.blogspot.com/2019/10/9-years-9-lessons-on-horror.html

#horror #narrative

Real-time 3D Art Best Practices: Texturing

A very detailed guide on texturing, can be easily used to setup guidelines in your project.

https://developer.arm.com/documentation/102449/0100/?lang=en

#optimization #textures #performance

Unpredictably fun: The value of randomization in game design | Unity Blog

https://blog.unity.com/technology/unpredictably-fun-the-value-of-randomization-in-game-design

#gamedesign #random

.NET Debugging Tips

- CONDITIONAL BREAKPOINTS
- DATA BREAKPOINTS
- MOVING THE DEBUG POINTER
- BREAK ON HANDLED EXCEPTIONS
- THE IMMEDIATE WINDOW
- THE DEBUGGER DISPLAY ATTRIBUTE

https://timdeschryver.dev/blog/dotnet-debugging-tips

#debug

nvjob-water-shader-simple-and-fast: NVJOB Simple Water Shaders. Free Unity Asset.

Supports only built-in RP

https://github.com/nvjob/nvjob-water-shader-simple-and-fast

#shader #water

URP Outlines

A custom renderer feature for screen space outlines. An example of how SRP can be used

Repo: https://github.com/Robinseibold/Unity-URP-Outlines

Details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMqio9NsqmM

#shader #outlines #postprocessing #srp #noscriptablerenderpipeline

Unity VFX Graph - Level Up Effect Tutorial

https://youtu.be/tnUPngBEnQ8

#vfx #vfxgraph #levelup

Animate like a Programmer

TL;DR: Use CrossFade via code or Animancer

https://youtu.be/ZwLekxsSY3Y

#animation

UltimateXR is a free, open source framework and toolkit for Unity that includes powerful features such as cross-device compatibility, state-of-the-art grab and manipulation mechanics, inclusion through a library of gender- and race-agnostic hands, customizable full body avatar representation, advanced UI components, locomotion mechanics, and much more

The package is available there:
https://www.ultimatexr.io/

#xr #manipulation

RectMask2DCulling: Custom RectMask2D, that allows disabling Culling / Softness for better performance

RectMask2DCulling uses the reflection to get private properties of parent RectMask2D class, and it adds performance overhead, so make sure to profile your case and compare this solution to a scroll list with object pooling (can be found in this channel #scrollrect or any other similar solution from GitHub).

https://github.com/mitay-walle/Unity3d-RectMask2DCulling

#optimization #uioptimization #ui #culling #rectmask2d

Understanding the Stack and Heap in C#

Another post about stack and heap, may give a better picture if you read it with other posts about this topic shared in this channel

https://endjin.com/blog/2022/07/understanding-the-stack-and-heap-in-csharp-dotnet.html

#stack #heap #referencetype #valuetype #interview

Toon Glass Shader Breakdown

https://www.cyanilux.com/tutorials/toon-glass-shader-breakdown/

#shadergraph #toon #glass

Making Sky's Stylized Grass with Compute Shader in Unity

A lot of grass shaders available on GitHub are geometry shader based therefore it doesn't work on Metal. This post shows how to make grass using a compute shader

https://www.junhaow.com/2021/03/06/050_Stylized-Sky-grass-in-Unity/

#grass #compute #shader

Universal Shader Examples

Sand box project containing example shaders and assets compatible with Unity Universal Render Pipeline (Unlit, shadows, matcap, Screen Space UV, lit, etc).
Made by the lead of Universal Render Pipeline at Unity.

https://github.com/phi-lira/UniversalShaderExamples

#shader #urp