[2.1.12] - 2024-10-24

Fixed

- Fix ShaderGraph instancing include on HDRP.

Added

- Add custom `MaterialPropertyBlock` support to `InstancedPrototype`.

[2.1.11] - 2024-10-17

Fixed

- Fix XR stereo rendering.

[2.1.10] - 2024-08-23

Fixed

- Fix placement tool not respecting the assigned placement layer mask.

- Fix log when there is an error in the picking request as it can be safely ignored.

- Fix the renderer arena disposing a copy of selection and enabled bit lists.

[2.1.9] - 2024-08-16

Fixed

- Fix Burst error due to an reference to a managed object that was erroneously not removed last patch.

- Fix Burst error on 2021.3 due to returning a `NativeArray` from a burst function.

[2.1.8] - 2024-08-07

Fixed

- Fix an exception in the indirect dispatcher when an indirect buffer is invalid.

- Fix leak due to non-disposed bit arrays during renderer teardown.

- Fix compile error on Unity 6.0 with URP.

[2.1.7] - 2024-08-06

Fixed

- Fix placement tools not iterating over all available container in the spatial hash.

- Fix `InstancedMeshContainer` having an invalid render ID before a prototype is assigned.

- Fix `InstancedMeshContainer` not updating the spatial hash immediately after a transform change.

- Fix demo ShaderGraph not working when ShaderGraph injection is disabled.

[2.1.6] - 2024-08-05

Fixed

- Fix compile regression due to ShaderGraph generator pointing at the old ShaderGraph node.

- Fix editor icon names when using the light theme.

[2.1.5] - 2024-08-05

Fixed

- Fix 2021.3 compile error due to nested native containers.

- Remove old shader API config defines.

[2.1.4] - 2024-08-05

Fixed

- Fix compile error when ShaderGraph injection is disabled.

- Fix `SetupFloraInstancingDataNode` not including the instancing header or defining the procedural pragma.

- Fix `InstancedObjectLink` not removing itself from the container on destroy in a build.

[2.1.3] - 2024-08-03

Fixed

- Fix culling data not being built when instances are added to a container.

- Fix some tools using the runtime hash instead of the editor hash.

- Fix early return in the eraser tool.

- Fix preview cameras causing the scene view to flicker.

[2.1.2] - 2024-08-02

Fixed

- Fix incorrect occlusion debug variable name in HDRP.

[2.1.1] - 2024-08-01

Fixed

- Fix occlusion debug display not clearing.

- Fix static occlusion errors and debug display.

- Fix culling data not always responding to changes.

- Fix prototypes not responding to changes.

- Fix GPU occlusion depth size calculation.

- Fix shadow silhouette breaking GPU occlusion.

- Fix instance prototypes on terrain freezing the editor on first use.

- Fix terrain instances not respecting the terrain culling distance.

Changed

- Removed instance prototype requirement for terrain foliage.

[2.1.0] - 2024-07-28

Fixed

- Fixed build errors due to editor-only code in the runtime.

- Fixed installer version mismatch.

- Fixed terrain foliage not updating consistently.

- Fixed terrain streaming not working with terrain foliage.

- Fixed instances not appearing due to culling data not being built.

- Fixed crashing with terrain foliage due to jobs not completing on scene exit or domain reload.

- Fixed LODs sometimes not updating correctly.

Changed

- Final version to support Unity 2021.3.

- Improved terrain loading performance.

- Revamped the entire rendering API to be more efficient and flexible.

[2.0.13] - 2024-07-04

Fixed

- Fixed ShaderGraph injection null exception on Unity 6.

- Fixed null exception `InstancedTerrainFoliage` in when an `InstancedPrototype` is missing.

- Fixed possible out of range error in `InstancedTerrainFoliage` mark region dirty.

- Fixed `InstancedTerrainFoliage` not working with MicroVerse.

- Fixed `InstancedTerrainFoliage` bather dirty cells not being burst compiled.

Changed

- Added support for patching MicroVerse and BetterShaders shaders.

[2.0.12] - 2024-07-03

Fixed

- Fixed prefab not being modified and not getting an `InstancedPrototype` when converted to an instance from the scene context menu.

- Fixed Flora not running when custom pass is disabled on HDRP, Flora will now automatically enable custom passes.

- Fixed convert GameObjects to instances not checking for child `MeshRenderer` components.

Changed

- Added an editor only spatial grid for placement so that placed instances are consistent with the grid.

- Added vertex transfer to bypass loading from the indirect buffer and visibility buffer in the fragment shader.

- Completely rewrote the `InstancedTerrainFoliage` load system to be more efficient, faster, and more reliable.

[2.0.11] - 2024-06-29

Fixed

- Fixed incorrect define in 2022.3 with URP; passes now use `RenderingData`'s command buffer directly.

- Fixed renderer data being updated outside the render loop.

- Fixed renderer update job not being completed every frame.

- Fixed culling data build job missing the [BurstCompile] attribute.

- Fixed culling data in `InstancedTerrainFoliage` being recreated in `OnEnable`.

- Fixed culling data in `InstancedTerrainFoliage` sometimes resetting when no changes have been made.

- Fixed undo functionality in the `InstancedTerrainFoliage` inspector.

- Fixed layers being null on `InstancedTerrainFoliage` upon creation.

- Fixed shader SH coefficients attempting to set l-value array when `UNITY_INSTANCED_SH` and `UNITY_USE_SHCOEFFS_ARRAYS` are enabled.

- Fixed ShaderGraph patcher inserting duplicate pragmas into each pass.

- Fixed ShaderGraph patcher including procedural instancing in the Meta pass.

- Fixed submesh index accessing invalid materials on renderers when missing.

- Fixed `Convert Instances To GameObjects` not converting all linked objects.

- Fixed `Remove Linked Objects` not destroying child linked objects.

- Fixed `InstancedTerrainFoliage` inspector displaying child LOD instead of the LODGroup.

- Fixed sample scene materials and directional light in HDRP.

- Fixed linked object removal attempting to destroy or remove the instance twice.

- Fixed fill and placement instances not adhering to the spatial hash, causing failure to find a designated container or cell.

Changed

- Disabled `InstancedTerrainFoliage` detail data serialization; requires a more compact solution.

- Reduced the required disk size of containers' culling data to ~25% of the previous size.

- Removed unnecessary data from culling data nodes.

- Serialized culling data as bytes instead of structs to reduce editor size for scenes and prefabs.

- Serialized transforms with compressed rotation and scale to reduce instanced container size.

- Made detail density a slider to match Unity's UI in the `InstancedTerrainFoliage` inspector.

[2.0.10] - 2024-06-27

Fixed

- Fixed null reference error in the fill tool when an object has been destroyed.

- Fixed linked object check methods throwing exceptions instead of just returning null.

- Fixed excluded occluders not being added after filling a mesh.

- Fixed `InstancedMeshContainer` not adding itself back to the global spatial has after being empty.

- Fixed tool undo when an `InstancedMeshContainer` contains linked objects.

- Fixed culling data being reset every time `InstancedMeshContainer`'s transform changes.

- Fixed shadows disappearing when using minimum shadow LOD with cross-fade due to batches combining incorrectly.

- Fixed shader patcher failing when a shader has custom pass includes, now falls back to common names or the last found include.

- Fixed endless loop in picking due to typo.

Changed

- Added instance count and linked object utilities to instanced mesh container GUI.

- Added linked object instantiate and clear methods to `InstancedMeshContainer`.

[2.0.9] - 2024-06-26

Fixed

- Fixed empty containers being added to the global spatial hash.

- Fixed wizard import sample being displayed and enabled before Flora is actually installed.

- Fixed jobs not implementing the legacy batch compatibility layer with `unity.collections` 1.4.0.

- Fixed scheduled job writes exception due to the job not completed before the scene is closed.

- Fixed `unity.collections` package being down-graded on 2022.3. Flora will now only install the package if it's not already installed.

[2.0.8] - 2024-06-25

Fixed

- Fixed fill tool filling beyond the terrain bounds.

- Fixed LOD world size being doubled for built culling data.

- Fixed flora shaders losing connection to materials when the importer version changes.

- Fixed linked objects not being excluded from painting when their collider is a child of the linked object.

- Fixed being able to paint on freshly created object links causing stacking.

- Fixed shader patcher missing certain legacy includes and fails.

- Fixed tool render previews rendering as a solid color.

- Fixed containers adding themselves to the runtime spatial hash at their transform position instead of their world bounds center.

Changed

- Serialize `InstancedTerrainFoliage` culling data to reduce load times.

- Multi-thread renderer updates, joins with uploads and culling.

- Delay rebuilding terrain culling data rebuilds until after the patches been loaded.

Flora 2.0