Question about the RAD Soldiers look

Unity Engine
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Hey guys,

Do you think there is a particular shader they used on RAD Soldiers to make the game look cartoony, or is it just the models and normal textures? I mean, it doesn’t look cell shaded, like say, Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, it looks more like a Pixar movie, or Torchlight 2, or Team Fortress 2.

What other games do you know of that have this look usig Unity 3D?

And how can I achieve this? :slight_smile:

Thanks!

PS: Here’s the link to RAD Soldiers https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rad-soldiers/id511273608?mt=8

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Found another couple of games that look similar (cartoony), Frisbee Forever, and Subway Surfers.

Both of them use the pro version of Unity, is this a must for this look?

Thanks.

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I would definitely say that it’s a combination of texturing and shader. In the game I am making, the textures look completely different depending on the shader used, and if a texture with a realistic coloring to it is applied the toon shader, it looks nothing similar.

Have you tried using Unity’s basic Toon Shader?

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There’s a basic toon shader? :o

Exactly why I love Unity, there’s always something new, I can’t believe I hadn’t seen that.

Still though, I’d love if I could find a project that had something like one of the levels in Frisbee Forever, that would make me so happy, because on it, I don’t think they use that shader.

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Hi there,

I’m the lead programmer on RAD Soldiers, and sorry for the late reply! I’m afraid to say that there’s no fancy shader going on there; it’s just the style of art that makes it look cartoony. Off the top of my head, the only thing that shader does is handle the team colours, I’m afraid.

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Thank you very much for your reply. That’s quite awesome, the game looks incredible. Great work.