Legacy Specular shaders look incorrect

Graphics Shaders & Materials
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I updated to Unity 5.2.0f1 (from 5.1.1 I think), and since then all materials that use the legacy specular shaders are almost completely white.
The same happened with the “Tree Creator Bark Optimized”-shader, which also now has a weird looking rim light.

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It’s really a terrific idea to throw legacy shaders in the bin and convert to standard. Really :slight_smile:

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@Steven-1
I have to agree with @hippocoder . We’re starting to hit a point where if you want to keep using legacy shaders then you can’t upgrade anymore. Legacy shaders create extra work and slow down new development as they try to support a path that fewer and fewer people are using.

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And to add a note, if you are going to convert, then use Alloy. We do, and it’s brilliant. Easily moddable too.

5

I was under the impression that the legacy shaders aren’t really legacy in the sense that they are deprecated, and that the new standard shader is basically a complex variant of the legacy shaders but still build on the same foundation and that the old shaders should still keep working correctly.

6

You’re correct. Please, report it as a bug and attach a repro project. Looks like a regression to me.

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I’m not familiar with Alloy,
but I tend to require specific special shaders, and so I tend to make most shaders myself. (apart from also using some basic shaders as well ofcourse)

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Alright, will do.