[Release] Winter shaders
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The Winter Suite gives you the keys for high quality rendering of your winter or cold environment. Currently used by published and in production games, the Winter Suite is composed by multiple products such as snow materials with advanced and dynamic properties and a frost camera effect.
Status: Asset Store
Version: 2.0.1
Demo: Demo 1, Demo 2
Documentation: User Manual
Contact: Support
For more information you can visit the Unity forum thread.
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Can't wait to see the vector blending!
Thanks, I really like that soundtrack and it fits well with a snowy scene that's why I included it.
As suggested, here is a first integration of a blending shader with one color and a sub-material. As you can see this shader is not yet linked with the snow shader but I am close
The good thing with this shader is that you can put any type of sub-material. You have the possibility to define a direction vector and, of course, to control the blending. Blending can be made according the Normal map or Displacement map. I will precise the functionalities of the shader when it's done.
Thank you !
MaT.
Yes, You have total control on the internal lighting with the depth map and a parameter.
You will be able to test it in a coming demo.
Hello everyone !
First of all, I would like to thank all of you for your help and your encouragement.
I am very pleased to announce that Winters Shader is now available on the Asset Store.
You can now follow the evolution of the package in the Unity forum thread.
Thank you very much.
Winter shader Package Update 1.1.0
Hello Unity Community,
I am very happy to announce that the Winter Shaders package have been updated with three new features.
And a new demo will be available this week. Stay tuned !
You can find more about the change log in the Unity forum.
Thank you very much !
I am glad to announce that the Winter Shaders package now supports DirectX 11 !
This is a feature I am thinking of and this will be done, but I need to discuss with Marmoset on how to combine their lighting values to mine.
Hello Polycount Community,
I am glad to show a new demo done with the Winter shaders package for all Winter lovers (and for other of course
Winter shaders - Demo 2
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Forum Thread
Winter shaders - Demo 1
Asset Store
I'll be very happy to see what great art you've made with those shaders.
Thank you very much !
Hello Polycount Community,
I am very happy to announce that the new version of the Winter Shaders package is out on the Asset Store.
You will find in the new version a Frost camera effect shader available for Unity Free and Pro !
This effect is also compatible with any DirectX and OpenGL platform.
Frost Camera Effect
Here is the demo: Winter shaders - Demo 2
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Thank you very much !
Edit: The link to the Demo was not working but the problem is fixed. All my apologies.
and damm the Guild Wars music brought back memories!
Thank you !
Yeah, the Guild Wars soundtrack was awesome (as the game) !
Here is a little news ! I am actually working on an Ice shader but I am also converting the actual shaders for Unity 5 and I am glad to announce that the Winter Shaders are now available for Unity 5.
I'll post an update of the package soon !
Until the new version of the package is available on the Unity Asset Store, take a look at this screenshot showing the support of the Dynamic Global Illumination available on Unity 5.
Thank you !
Winter Shaders v1.2.3
Here is a small update to tell you that the new version of the Winter Shaders is out !
You are now able to use the Winter Shaders with Unity 5 and enjoy most of the new graphic features such as Global Illumination.
A small issue was also fixed and you can now use the Winter Shaders with standard SSAO and SSAO Pro.
I am currently working on an ice shader.
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I would like to present you Impact Winter, a post-apocalyptic survival RPG by Mojo Bones, a game studio based in South London, United Kingdom.
The game is set 8 years after ‘the catastrophe’: an asteroid collision that's decimated Earth’s population and triggered Impact Winter - a form of ice age that's lowered the planet’s temperature and buried it under constant snowfall. The game begins with Ako-Light - your android companion - intercepting a mysterious broadcast claiming that help will arrive in 30 days.
Your aim is simple... Survive !
Look at some development screenshots
Thank you very much !
I suggest you to follow the news and updates on its progress, you can visit www.impactwinter.co.uk and sign-up to join their mailing list.
I'll keep an eye on this game, it has a great ambiance, nice environments and graphics and an interesting gameplay. Everything that makes great game.
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Thank you.
I am very happy because I made a big step concerning my ice shader. I am now able to retrieve object thickness which is the most difficult part of this shader... and here is the result.
Object Thickness
Renderman render
Unfortunately, there's a bad news... those effects are not very mobile friendly but I'll create mobile version of this shader with cheaper effects. So, this is not a real bad news, mobile developer are not forgotten.
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Thank you very much
Thank you everyone for your support and for your kind words about my work.
The ice shader is coming here is correct object's thickness. This should be also available for Unity Free.
Hi everyone,
Thank you for your support, reviews and questions !
This package is actually used for professional projects like K
Here we are !
Get your Winter Shaders with 75% reduction on the Unity Asset Store ! For the 24H Deals.
I am also looking for some talented artists that might help me creating some awesome demo scene for the shaders, feel free to contact me if you are interested.
In the meantime here is a little preview of the coming ice shader. A better screenshot will come soon !
Great features are coming. Stay tuned !
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Here is a small update to inform you about the advance of the Winter Shaders package.
First of all, I am working hard on making this package available for Unity 5 and to support all his fantastic new features. For that, I am rewriting a big part of the shader as it will be based on the new Unity 5 Standard shader. A small sneak peek for this version will be published soon.
But what about the old version ? I am also thinking about converting the actual package to make it available properly for all Unity 5 users without adding new extra feature.
Let's talk a bit about the pricing too, I am also planning to set an upgrade price, most certainly the difference between the old and the new package price, payable by customers who've purchased the old version of the asset and wish to upgrade to the new version.
But most importantly, let me know what you think, if you have any special wish, request or comment, I'll be glad to know.
Lastly, I would also thank Iestyn Lloyd for mentioning the Winter Shaders package during his talk at Unite 2015 Europe.
The Winter Suite 2.0.0 is now available on the Asset Store ! You can find it here : Winter Suite
As explained in the previous post, this version is a reboot of the previous package but let me tell you more about what's happening and what's coming.
First, as you might have noticed, the package is now named Winter Suite as it better fits to the philosophy of the product. The aim is to continue adding new features and tools to this package but also offers the possibility to buy those packages independently depending on your needs and your projects.
Winter Suite 2.0.0
Please note that this new version has not any new feature, only fixes but is fully compatible with Unity 5. The Winter Suite 1.9.0 is now deprecated and Unity 4 won't be supported anymore.
Here is a preview of the coming updates.
Next minor updates
New camera frost effect
New snow shaders (triplanar, tesselation, advanced translucency and translucent GI, vertex blending, etc.)
Full Unity 5 support (full GI and lightmapping support, reflection probes)
New material inspector
New workflow
Optimization
Shader Forge support
Next major updates
Ice shader
Snow track system
Snow accumulation system
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Are you linking to your previous version in your post perhaps?
Enjoy this peaceful and relaxing environment made with Unity 5.
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As little gift before the end of year 2015, the Winter Suite is available on the Asset Store 40% off for the 24 Hour Deal !
Feel free to also take a look at the showcase video and screenshots.