This one is lovely. Never thought Volumetric Fog & Mist could be used in performances like this one - thanks Matthew Bain for sharing it!
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Hi all,
Version 9.2 has been submitted with some fixes and minor improvements.
Also had the opportunity to give it a try along with Cascade, works great!
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Hello,
is volumetric light effect supported by VF&M random google pic ? Does VF&M work with spot lights?
Sun shadows are supported (directional light).
Spot light is not supported - only directional and point lights.
Thank you for your answer, I have few more questions:
- What are the limitations of VF&M? Can I have an access to the documentation?
1a. Does VF&M work with semi-transparent objects like windows? - Spotlights are not supported and wonāt ever be, maybe theyāll be supported in the future but You donāt know when or you are currently working on them?
Iāve sent you a pm with some additional details. Spotlights may be supported in the future but no ETA yet.
Hi all,
Just a quick question on how profiles are used in this asset:
I was assuming the fog script contains mostly functions and all parameters are driven by profiles, but it doesnāt seem to be the case? Downsampling for example isnāt saved when I try to apply it.
I sort of understand why (decouple fog style from fog behavior), but having ScriptableObject to drive all parameters makes tuning them much easier, especially in play mode.
Unity 2018 does have Presets (which is less powerful than scriptableobject, as they canāt be linked, only save and load), but Presets behave weirdly when I tried them on the main fog controller (losing parameters; throw errors when I change parameters etc.), probably due to how this script is written and how new preset API is.
Anyway, if possible, I would recommend going full ScriptableObject route, and leave the controller script as pure as they can be 
Thx!
Thanks for the suggestion. Youāre right indeed - most settings contained in the ScriptableObjects are considered āsafeā settings for the fog style and match the hard-coded legacy presets. Additional options like point light or light scattering are not stored in the profiles but in each fog instance itself. So, yes, additional parameters can be added to the profile although the concern here is how it can affect existing setups.
Yeah, I think the most backward compatible approach might be to create a second profile like āfog controller settingsā, and offload these non-style-related parameters to it.
By the way, normally having some parameters on script wouldnāt be much of an issue, but Unity 2018 has this bug:
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I can only reproduce it on the fog controller, initially I suspect itās because of heavy operations, so UI thread is being throttled. But I have already set downsampling to 8 times, the actual cost during play mode is less than 1ms, so I donāt quite understand where this ājumpyā UI bug is coming from.
Thanks for reporting this - itās an inspector bug indeed. Fixed now and sent an update by pm. If anyone else is affected by this issue, please get in touch or download the beta from the support forum.
Does this asset work with UWS water system (formerly Playway)? Cheers.
Yes, as reported by some customers it works. You may need to play with the image effect script order though. If you find any issue, donāt hesitate to send me a pm or email.
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Hi There
I need to use 2 layered cameras with different Depths to render a weapon always on top of all other geometry. Iām in deferred mode so I canāt use a shader level trick for this.
Now I want the VolumetricFog to affect both cameras, so the weapon doesnāt stand out in an ugly way. The problem is, if I put the VolumetricFog script on both cameras, the fog gets doubled and super thick. I canāt put the fog only on the top camera with higher depth, as it doesnāt render nicely with Depth only clear.
Can I achieve the effect I want with VolumetricFog?
I have already bought it and it worked seamlessly! Seems like a great asset and has simplified our fog hugely (came from DeepSky Haze (Deprecated now!))
One thing Iām looking to do with it is to control the view distance using the fog. For example, if I have an object 1000 meters from the camera, and I set a visibility value to 1000 meters, I should just be about able to make it out. Is there any control like that with the asset or shall I just write my own controller? Itās to do with simulation if that helps.
Cheers!
hey, thanks for your words
Currently thereās no feature to deactivate or hide objects further than the max distance factor. Is it what you want to achieve? But you could āwipe them outā using the Sky Haze option, basically adjusting the far clip camera and Depth parameter so the object gets totally occluded by the sky haze colors:
Thereāre two options here:
a) Add Volumetric Fog & Mist only to the higher depth camera (the weapon camera) and enable Compute Depth option with Scope set to everything.
b) Add Volumetric Fog & Mist to both cameras and set Distance / Distance Max accordingly.
For instance, the weapon camera could have a Distance 0 and Distance Max 1 or 2. And the scene camera could have a Distance of 2 and the Distance Max you wish.
Also for your weapon camera you could use Dynamic Fog & Mist instead if you want to give it a subtle fog cover as this variant is faster. Use Desktop Fog Plus + Sky Haze with Sky Haze set to 0 and adjust the distances and alpha.
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Hi all,
Version 9.2.1 is now available which includes the following changes/fixes (with respect to 9.1):
Changes:
- Added downsampling options to profile scriptable object
- Added fallOff parameter to fog void areas with box shape
- Design changes to editor inspector
- Dynamic Fog & Mist updated to version 6 (Unity 2017.2+)
- Increased range for noise sparse to 2
Fixes:
- [Fix] Fixed inspector UI refresh issue when using profiles Version 9.2 changes:
- [Fix] Fixed āCopy Sun Colorā bug
- [Fix] Some settings in inspector could not be changed just after setting a new legacy preset
- [Fix] Fixed texture binding warning on Metal
- [Fix] Fixed fog area inspector bug
Hi, I really enjoy Beautify, but am having problems with this one.
Issue 1: With some many configuration settings, Iām trying to create my own presets, and I believe this is done by creating Profiles. The problem is, the profiles donāt seem to contain all the settings. For example, if I click on my profiles, āFog Voidā isnāt part of it. If I configure āFog Voidā, it seems to be a global setting that affects all profiles, and I donāt see why it would work this way. Iād like to adjust the Fog Void differently for each profile.
Issue 2: Previously saved Profiles all stop working entirely after a stopping and starting the project. I had 3 profiles that (other than issue #1) worked 30 minutes ago, and now all 3 show a āThe associated script can not be loaded. Please fix any compile errors and assign a valid scriptā message in the Inspector when I click on the file in the project window.
Issue 3: Iām having a lot of problems setting values using the sliders. So when I slide the Density settings, the slider control jumps around between itās previous settings, and the value Iām trying to set to. Itās as if while Iām adjusting, something else is attempting to also set the slider position. Super annoying. Also, Iām seeing really weird things like I canāt always turn Fog animation off. Iāll set Fog animation setting to zero, then Iāll adjust the density, and it will turn Fog Animation back to .15. Also super annoying.
Also, once I have these profiles saved, can you show me how to set to one of these via code? Iām not sure how to access the saved profile files from code in order to set it in game at run time.
Agreed. Profiles usually contained just style attributes (geometry, colors, animations, sky hazeā¦), but not behaviour related. This is changing so in new versions ābehaviourā settings are coming to profiles with a custom āoverrideā checkbox so it does not break any current setup, so fog void parameters will be included in the profiles.
Are you using latest version? It fixes an recent bug with some sliders and the presets.
Hi, right after posting, I saw that you posted an update Yesterday. I just bought the asset 2 days ago, so figured I had the latest version. I have ran the update, which Iām sure fixed the slider issue.
If the profiles donāt save all the settings, I guess Iām wondering what use they are. Since they arenāt working anyway, I suppose Iāll instead just need to set the variables via code. Everything can be set via code correct?
Can you give me an ETA on the new version that will include Fog Void in the profiles?