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[SG2] = Shader Generator 2

(URP) = Universal Render Pipeline

(BIRP) = Built-in Render Pipeline

2.9.16

Fixed

[Hybrid Shader 2] (BIRP) Fixed Hybrid Shader 2 not compiling for the built-in render pipeline
[Hybrid Shader 2] (URP) Fixed Reflection Probes when using "Forward+" and probes blending

2.9.15

Added

[Hybrid Shader 2] Added support for "GPU Resident Drawer"
[Hybrid Shader 2][SG2] Added support for "Adaptive Probe Volumes"

Modified

[SG2] Renamed "DOTS Instancing" feature to "BRG Instancing" (for 'Batch Renderer Group') as it also enables support for GPU Resident Drawer
[SG2] "Forward+" and "Depth Normals Pass" support is now enabled by default in Unity 6

Fixed

[SG2] Fixed "DOTS Instancing" object and world matrices compilation errors

2.9.14

Fixed

Fixed compilation error when URP is not installed in the project (for real this time)

2.9.13

Fixed

Fixed compilation error when URP is not installed in the project

2.9.12

Added

[SG2] Added an option to convert vertex colors to linear space
[SG2] Added a menu option to update all selected shaders with the Shader Generator 2 (useful if you manually changed the template, or updated TCP2 and want to apply all latest fixes in your generated shaders)
URP version of the Material Layers demo scene

Modified

Demo Scenes reorganization: each render pipeline-specific scene has been included in a corresponding package
Cat Demo Scene (BIRP): converted all shaders so that they use the Shader Generator 2 (they used the legacy SG1 previously)

Fixed

Fixed "Planar Reflections" with Unity 6 (Built-in and URP)
"Planar Reflections" blurring size is now resolution-independent
[SG2] Fixed console error when copying a shader that is at the root of the "Assets" folder
[SG2] Only calculate contrast and/or noise modifiers once for Material Layers

2.9.11

Fixed

[Hybrid Shader 2] (URP) Fixed compilation error when using Outline with lighting while light layers are disabled
[Hybrid Shader 2] (URP) Fixed cascaded shadow map not working when using URP 10 or lower
[Hybrid Shader 2][SG2] (URP) Fixed view direction calculation when camera is orthographic which caused incorrect visuals for view-dependent features (e.g. specular reflections)
[SG2] Fixed compilation error when "Terrain" shader is enabled and no layer has texcoord0 set as UV
[SG2] Fixed compilation error when "Terrain" and "Lightmaps" are enabled, but lightmap isn't enabled in the current Scene

2.9.10

Fixed

[SG2] Fixed error when updating a shader generated with a version prior to TCP2 2.9.7
[SG2] Fixed compilation errors when Vertex UV is used outside the XY channels as general data

2.9.9

Added

[SG2] (URP) Added DOTS instancing support: enable it in the OPTIONS section of the FEATURES tab, and then enable "DOTS Instanced" on the properties you want in the SHADER PROPERTIES tab

2.9.8

Added

[Hybrid Shader 2] (URP)(BIRP) Added/fixed support for Realtime Global Illumination (Enlighten) for both render pipelines
[SG2] (URP) Added support for Realtime Global Illumination (Enlighten)

Fixed

[SG2] Fixed Shader Generator 2 broken with URP template in last update

2.9.7

Added

[SG2] Added the ability to change the default blending of "Material Layers", which use linear interpolation (lerp). Custom blending formulas are also possible, see the documentation.
[Hybrid Shader 2] Added DOTS instancing support for the "Hybrid Shader 2" (needs to be explicitly enabled in the shader inspector)

Fixed

[SG2] (URP) Fixed a specular bug with "Visible over shadows" option enabled, where specular could pop out when going out of an additional light's volume
[SG2] Prevent NaNs on some platforms when using "Anisotropic Specular" feature
[SG2] Code Injection: fixed parsing line breaks for the replacement blocks (multi-line replacements)
[Hybrid Shader 2][SG2] Fixed possible precision issues with specular on mobile or low-precision platforms

2.9.6

Fixed

[SG2] Fixed "Vertex Displacement" in the shadow, outline and depth passes when "Make Optional" is enabled
[SG2] Fixed compilation when using "Texture Blending" with normal map blending enabled
[SG2] Fixed Light Layers support for additional lights
[Hybrid Shader 2] Fixed SSAO issues with URP 12+
[Hybrid Shader 2] Fixed "Fade" transparency mode not affected by color or texture alpha
[Hybrid Shader 2] (URP) Fixed compilation error when using Forward+ with SSAO

2.9.5

Fixed

[Hybrid Shader 2][SG2] Fixed shadows on mobile when only using one cascade (and possibly fixed other shadow-related issues)
[SG2] Fixed "Sample Normal Map First" option for BIRP and added it for URP
[SG2] Added epsilon to "Blinn-Phong Specular" calculation to prevent NaN results
[SG2] Fixed "Albedo HSV: Saturation Only" option not working
[SG2] Fixed template issue when enabling Forward+ support
[SG2] (URP) Fixed "Parallax Mapping" causing a compile error
[SG2] Fixed issue where enabled GPU instanced properties in a layered property wouldn't actually be included (and cause a compile error)

2.9.4

Added

[Hybrid Shader 2] Added support for "Forward+ Renderer" (URP 14+)
[Hybrid Shader 2] Added support for "Rendering Debugger" modes (URP 14+)
[Hybrid Shader 2] Added support for "Rendering Layers" (URP 14+) (note: the feature is broken for lights in Unity 2022.2.0 but works for decals)
[SG2] (URP) Added options to support "Light Layers" (URP 12+), "Forward+ Renderer" & "Rendering Layers" (URP 14+)

Fixed

[Hybrid Shader 2] Fixed compilation errors in URP 14
[SG2] (URP) Fixed compilation errors in URP 14
Fixed glass material rendering queue in scene "Demo TCP2 Hybrid Shader"

2.9.3

Fixed

[SG2] (BIRP) Fixed compilation errors related to TRANSFER_SHADOW (built-in render pipeline)
[SG2] (URP) Fixed "Depth Normals Pass" (and related effects like SSAO) not working with terrain shaders
[SG2] (URP) Fixed baked lighting not working with terrain shaders

2.9.2

Added

[SG2] (URP) Added "Enable Decals" option to add support for decals in the shader (URP 12+)
[SG2] (URP) Added "Enable Light Cookies" option to add support for light cookies in the shader (URP 12+)

Fixed

[Hybrid Shader 2] Fixed compilation errors related to TRANSFER_SHADOW macro which could prevent builds on some platforms
[Hybrid Shader 2] Fixed issue with newer URP features not necessarily being taken into account
[SG2] (URP) Fixed compilation error when enabling "Depth Normals Pass"
[SG2] (URP) Fixed depth-based effects with an orthographic camera
[SG2] Fixed compilation error when using texcoords in fragment shader for Material Layer properties only
[SG2] Auto-detection of used Custom Material Properties in Custom Code, so that they are properly included in the generated shader
[SG2] Fixed generated shader sometimes incorrectly identified as manually modified

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

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