Everyday Unity

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

Animate like a Programmer

TL;DR: Use CrossFade via code or Animancer

https://youtu.be/ZwLekxsSY3Y

#animation

Unity VFX Graph - Level Up Effect Tutorial

https://youtu.be/tnUPngBEnQ8

#vfx #vfxgraph #levelup

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 #scriptablerenderpipeline

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

.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

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

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

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

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

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_scripts_to_fix_the_polygon_collider/

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

#physics #physics2d #meshcollider

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

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

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

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

Post-Processing: Unity post processing pipeline and shaders

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

#shader #postprocessing

Wave function collapse

One of the simplest examples of how WFC works

https://youtu.be/2SuvO4Gi7uY

#wfc #wavefunctioncollapse #pcg #generation

Exponentially Better Rotations – Max Slater – Computer Graphics, Programming, and Math

https://thenumbat.github.io/Exponential-Rotations/

#rotation #math #quaternion

JTRP : Unity HDRP ToonShading Render Pipeline (Preview)

An example of Scriptable Render Pipeline usage

https://github.com/JasonMa0012/JasonMaToonRenderPipeline

#srp #hdrp #toonrenderpipeline #toon

Selectively deep profile single methods in Unity's Profiler

Runtime deep profile individual methods
With selective profiler you can choose individual methods to profile from Unity Profiler. Just select a method in the Profiler window and choose Profile to automatically get more precise information.

https://github.com/needle-tools/selective-profiling

#profiling #deepprofiling