[SG2] = Shader Generator 2

(URP) = Universal Render Pipeline

(Default) = Built-in Render Pipeline

2.9.1

Modified

[SG2] Always serialize the current TCP2 version rather than the very first one the shader has been generated with.

Fixed

[Standard PBS Shader] Fixed Outlines that were broken in the last update
[Standard PBS Shader] Fixed Outline option not working in Unity 2021.2+
[Standard PBS Demo] Restored Normal Map on Robot model for PBS Demo
[SG2] (Default) Fixed "no tile" sampling when using the built-in render pipeline.

2.9.0

Added

Added the "Hybrid Shader 2", which changes the way the shader handles render pipelines internally. This will improve compatibility and maintainability with future URP versions, and allow easier shader variants stripping.
You can also now entirely exclude features you don't use from the shader code, to reduce the total variants count, build filesize and runtime memory usage. Please read the documentation to know more.

NOTE 1: Your materials using the old "Hybrid Shader" will need to be updated, a script will propose to do that automatically when you update TCP2, or you can use the menu option in "Tools/Toony Colors Pro/Upgrade materials".
NOTE 2: Lightmap support is now disabled by default because it dramatically reduces the number of shader variants; select the shader file and toggle "Lightmap" in the options to enable it back.

[Hybrid Shader 2] Added support for URP 12 features: Decals, Light Layers, Light Cookies
[SG2] (Default) (URP) Added options to enable LOD Crossfading for both render pipelines
[SG2] (Default) (URP) Added procedural dithering pattern options when using "Dithered Transparency"

Modified

Legacy "Desktop" and "Mobile" shaders have been removed. You can use the menu option "Tools/Toony Colors Pro/Upgrade materials/From Legacy Desktop-Mobile to Hybrid Shader 2" to upgrade your legacy materials to using the "Hybrid Shader 2"
Removed "TCP2_BuildShaderPreprocessor" script that was used to strip out Hybrid Shader variants ("Hybrid Shader 2" does a better job at stripping out of the box)
Minimum Unity version for TCP2 is now Unity 2019.4.12 (older versions will download an older version of TCP2)

Fixed

[SG2] "Other Shader Property" references should now accept the same as the Base property with properties from Material Layers
[SG2] Reloading a template will not clear the Shader Properties settings anymore
[Shader Generator 2] (Default) (URP) Fixed "Wind" and "Dissolve" features not working with the "Outline" pass
[SG2] (Default) (URP) Fixed "Curved World 2020" not working for the "Outline" pass
[SG2] (URP) Fixed console error about "PROP:Occlusion" when "Alpha Testing" was enabled
[TCP2_PlanarReflection] Fixed script complaining about the blur shader in a build even if blur is disabled
[TCP2_PlanarReflection] Made the blur shader reference explicit so that Unity knows to include it in builds

2.8.1

Fixed

[SG2] (Default) (URP) Holes should now work in Terrain shaders
[SG2] (Default) Fixed triplanar and no-tile texture sampling
[SG2] (URP) Fixed reflection color not working with reflection probes
[SG2] (Default) Prevent selecting invalid texture samplers (e.g. when they use triplanar or no-tile UVs)
[SG2] (Default) (URP) Fixed some possible compilation errors when using Material Layers
Prevent possible asmdef conflict with Cartoon FX Remaster

2.8.0

Added

[SG2] Added ability to generate Terrain-compatible shaders, with the flexibility of the Shader Properties system (see documentation and tutorials)
[SG2] Added option to use a "Custom Material Property" as the UV source for a "Material Property/Texture" (e.g. allowing gradient remapping effects)
[SG2] Added ability to reuse samplers for texture properties (Unity 2019.4+)
[SG2] Added "Transparency Dithering" option for the "Alpha Testing" feature with 4 included dithering pattern textures
[SG2] Triplanar: added "Bump Scale" option when Normal Map is enabled
[SG2] Triplanar: added "Ceiling Smoothness" shader property when using "Min Max Threshold" ceiling mode
[SG2] Triplanar UV: added "Scale" field to easily change the order of magnitude when needed (e.g. to avoid using very small UV tiling values for Terrain textures)
[SG2] Vertical Fog: added new options (space, make optional)

Modified

[SG2] (URP) Force normals normalization per-pixel for all platforms (was per-vertex on mobile previously). Use Code Injection if you really need to optimize things this much.
[SG2] (Default) Using "Alpha Testing" now also works with "Outline" pass (but is unlikely to work nicely visually due to the outline technique used)
[SG2] Generated shaders now use "shader_feature_local" and their "fragment/vertex" versions when relevant, if supported by the running Unity version (reduces global shader keyword count and compiled shader variants count)

Fixed

[Hybrid Shader] [SG2] (URP) Fixed shadow casting for point lights (URP 11+)
[SG2] (Default) Fixed normal map with triplanar UV when using "Sample Normal Map First" option
[SG2] (Default) (URP) Rim effects correctly use triplanar normal maps if they exist
[SG2] (Default) (URP) Fixed channels swizzle not taken into account when using "Triplanar" UV mapping on "Material Property/Texture"
[SG2] (Default) Fixed bug where dithered shadows wouldn't work
[SG2] (Default) Fixed alpha clipping in depth pass when using "Alpha to Coverage" option
Restored Water shader and material example in the "Shader Generator 2" demo scene

Toony Colors Pro 2