keijiro/StickShow: GPU instancing with RenderMeshInstanced

StickShow is a Unity sample project showing how to use Graphics.RenderMeshInstanced with a custom shader graph and per-instance data.

https://github.com/keijiro/StickShow

#instancing #rendermesh

NullTale/SoCreator: Create ScriptableObject by type from Unity Editor.

Can come in quite handy when you have a lot of scriptable objects in the project. Which can be pretty common given that configs are better to be stored in SO since it doesn't generate garbage when being loaded. And SO loading is faster as it's a memcpy call under the hood.

https://github.com/NullTale/SoCreator

Info about SO is taken from a great talk at Unite

#scriptableobject #editortool

UnityTexelShaders: URP Texel Lighting

The aim of this project is to make late-1990-early-2000 game graphics, but with all-new look. Think of it as of half-life 1 software renderer with pixelated PBR.

https://github.com/keeborgue/UnityTexelShaders

More info on the effect: https://forum.unity.com/threads/the-quest-for-efficient-per-texel-lighting.529948/

#texelspaceshading #shader #urp

Dual Blur and Its Implementation in Unity

An algorithm claimed to have a lot less texture reads and writes compared to other methods.

https://medium.com/@uwa4d/dual-blur-and-its-implementation-in-unity-c2cd77c90771

#blur #posteffect

Batching SkinnedMeshRenderer - 1000 Zombies over 60 FPS

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_GGVlzAcWgA

#instancing #skinnedmesh #animation

Official - Lightmapping Troubleshooting Guide

https://forum.unity.com/threads/lightmapping-troubleshooting-guide.1340936/

#lightmap

Generic types are for arguments, specific types are for return values

https://enterprisecraftsmanship.com/posts/generic-types-arguments-specific-types-return-values/

#cleancode #abstraction

Shader Tutorial: Enter The Matrix

How to rotate uv in a shader

https://www.patreon.com/posts/shader-tutorial-73605548

#shader #uv #rotation

Top 10 Dotnet Exception Anti-Patterns in C#

- Exceptions should be reserved for the truly exceptional
- Exceptions should include all information needed to react to them
- Exceptions should only be caught where they can be appropriately responded to
- Do not catch Exception or force others to catch it by throwing Exception
- Exceptions add to your cognitive workload as a developer and slow down your application and should be avoided when possible

https://newdevsguide.com/2022/11/06/exception-anti-patterns-in-csharp/

#exception #errorhandling

Don't do that: What to avoid when soft launching a game

TL;DR: have a sound strategy and plan for metrics to test and what features affect which metrics

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/dont-do-that-what-to-avoid-when-soft-launching-a-game

#marketing #softlaunch

Unity-Dependencies-Hunter: This tool finds unreferenced assets by scanning all files in your Unity project.

https://github.com/AlexeyPerov/Unity-Dependencies-Hunter

#editortool #assets

Force field VFX breakdown

https://twitter.com/unitygames/status/1536770571194798083

#vfx #forcefield #shadergraph

Advanced Editor scripting hacks to save you time

Part 1: https://blog.unity.com/technology/advanced-editor-scripting-hacks-to-save-you-time-part-1

Part 2: https://blog.unity.com/technology/advanced-editor-scripting-hacks-to-save-you-time-part-2

#editortool #assetpipeline

10 things you need to be doing in Unity

A list of basic tips by a guy who works on a lot of prototypes:
- Serializing components
- Drawing scene gizmos
- Initialization order
- Stop using public fields
- Mod to loop collections
- PlayClipAtPoint
- Limit extern calls with SetPositionAndRotation
- Operator overloading
- Composition
- Don't use lazy naming conventions

https://youtu.be/Ic5ux-tpkCE

#tips

Dragging And Dropping 3D Cards 🃏

https://fronkongames.github.io/Dawn-Of-The-Cards/article/dragging_and_dropping_3d_cards/

#dragndrop

Using Inverse Kinematics for hand placement.

https://blog.gamedev.tv/using-inverse-kinematics-for-hand-placement/

#ik #animator

Custom Leaf Physics

Allows setting up fallen leaves with realistic physics

https://github.com/hasantarhan/LeafPhysics

#instancing #jobsystem #particles

Transparent and Crystal Clear: Writing Unity URP Shaders with Code, Part 3

A very detailed basic level guide about transparent shaders

https://nedmakesgames.medium.com/transparent-and-crystal-clear-writing-unity-urp-shaders-with-code-part-3-f6ccd6686507

#shader #urp #transparent

Unity-Grass-Instancer: Unity C# script and shader for GPU instanced grass

https://github.com/MangoButtermilch/Unity-Grass-Instancer

#grass #shader #hdrp #instancing #drawmesh

Rapid prototyping with new mobile Runner game template

https://blog.unity.com/games/rapid-prototyping-with-new-mobile-runner-game-template

#template #runner

Mesh-Animation: Fast GPU vertex shader based animation library for Unity (VAT, Vertex Animation Texture, Morphing Animation)

Mesh Animation bakes vertex positions for each animation frame to texture. A custom shader then move vertexes to desired positions on GPU. Allows drawing the same original mesh multiple times with GPU Instancing. Unique animation parameters are overridden for each instance with Material Property Block.

https://github.com/codewriter-packages/Mesh-Animation

#instancing #gpuanimation #bake