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Request for better shader documentation

Cocos

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Shaders are virtually missing from the documentation. I am posting this as a request for Cocos to have somebody on the team, a technical artist preferably, to write up the shaders documentation, with sample codes important. The section on shaders is incomplete, therefore its unusable. However there is a major issue.

Shaders

Shaders Clipping Engine Engineering

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New Shader Graph Node Reference Samples

Unity Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Announcing the new Shader Graph Node Reference Samples – a set of samples, examples, and reference assets that help new Shader Graph users learn faster and enable advanced users to gain a deeper understanding of the tool.

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Unity Shader Variants Optimization & Troubleshooting Tips

Unity Blog

MAY 28, 2024

A deep dive into shader variants, plus some practical tips on how to reduce them to improve project build time and memory footprint.

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Shaders Build Platformer Engine

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2025

Breaking changes Animation Audio C# Core Editor GDScript Import Input Physics Platforms Rendering and shaders XR New in Beta 1! Add 2D shader instance uniforms Previously, Godot only supported shader instance uniforms in Spatial shaders. Navigation Navigation contains some of the oldest code in the engine.

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Beta Dev Lightmap Baking

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Powerful Shader Insights: Using Shader Debug Info with NVIDIA Nsight Graphics

Nvidia

MARCH 14, 2024

As ray tracing becomes the predominant rendering technique in modern game engines, a single GPU RayGen shader can now perform most of the light simulation of a. As ray tracing becomes the predominant rendering technique in modern game engines, a single GPU RayGen shader can now perform most of the light simulation of a frame.

Ray Tracing Shaders Debug Graphics

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New Shader Graph feature examples in 2022 LTS

Unity Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

The new Shader Graph Feature Examples sample set is now available to import now from the Package Manager to help you create a wide range of effects and techniques using Shader Graph.

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Shaders Feature Platformer Engine

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How to make nature shaders with Shader Graph in 2022 LTS

Unity Blog

JULY 28, 2023

Shader Graph is a node-based shader editor that can be used with URP, HDRP, and Built-In Render Pipeline. Here’s how to can use Shader Graph to create natural elements in 2022 LTS.

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Amy Hennig's new Marvel game leads off Epic's State of Unreal | GDC 2024

GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 20, 2024

Hennig was on hand to not only introduce the game, but also show off some new Unreal Engine effects featured in the game, like a Nanite adaptive tessellation feature that allows developers to later tile textures and use shader logic to create complex environment effects like foot prints or tire tracks in real-time with a minimum of geometry.

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Tile Shaders Texture Media

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Improve Shader Performance and In-Game Frame Rates with Shader Execution Reordering

Nvidia

OCTOBER 12, 2022

NVIDIA recently introduced a new feature available in the next generation of GPUs: Shader execution reordering (SER). NVIDIA recently introduced a new feature available in the next generation of GPUs: Shader execution reordering (SER). For more information, see the Shader Execution Reordering whitepaper.

Ray Tracing Shaders Engine Engineering

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Potential of shader graph and VFX graph in Unity

iXie gaming

JUNE 7, 2023

Ever since its release in 2005, the game engine has seen several iterations and has evolved significantly over the years. The game engine has amassed popularity thanks to its versatility and ease of use compared to other engines in the market. Unity is synonymous with game developers around the world. Let’s find out.

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Unreal Engine March 2023 Free Assets

Game From Scratch

MARCH 7, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Unreal Engine March 2023 Free Assets It’s the first Tuesday of the month of March, meaning it is time for another Unreal Engine marketplace asset giveaway. There are 5 free assets that are yours to keep forever if “purchased” (for $0) before the first Tuesday of April.

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Release candidate: Godot 4.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Rendering: Shaders: Only convert default value to linear color if type hint is source_color ( GH-103201 ). While engine maintainers try their best to ensure that each preview snapshot and release candidate is stable, this is by definition a pre-release piece of software. Input: Change default deadzone back to 0.5

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In-Game GPU Profiling for DirectX 12 Using SetBackgroundProcessingMode

Nvidia

JULY 10, 2023

One factor to consider is whether background driver optimizations were engaged and when their resulting optimized shaders were deployed. The observations are then used to compile a shader asynchronously. Understandably, this can cause a great deal of confusion in timing your shaders.

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Shader Problem in IOS

Cocos

JULY 8, 2024

I have a question related to shaders. I created a game in which I added a shader; it works fine in web mobile and Android, but in iOS it gives an error during rendering. How to solve this issue version-3.8.2 17:49:37 [ERROR]: [ERROR] file /Applications/Cocos/Creator/3.8.2/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/resources/3d/engine/native/cocos/renderer/gfx-metal/MTLCommandBuffer.mm:

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Shader Problem in IOS

Cocos

JULY 7, 2024

I have a question related to shaders. I created a game in which I added a shader; it works fine in web mobile and Android, but in iOS it gives an error during rendering. How to solve this issue version-3.8.2 17:49:37 [ERROR]: [ERROR] file /Applications/Cocos/Creator/3.8.2/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/resources/3d/engine/native/cocos/renderer/gfx-metal/MTLCommandBuffer.mm:

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Shader Problem in IOS

Cocos

JUNE 21, 2024

I have a question related to shaders. I created a game in which I added a shader; it works fine in web mobile and Android, but in iOS it gives an error during rendering. How to solve this issue version-3.8.2 17:49:37 [ERROR]: [ERROR] file /Applications/Cocos/Creator/3.8.2/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/resources/3d/engine/native/cocos/renderer/gfx-metal/MTLCommandBuffer.mm:

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Shader Problem in IOS

Cocos

JUNE 28, 2024

I have a question related to shaders. I created a game in which I added a shader; it works fine in web mobile and Android, but in iOS it gives an error during rendering. How to solve this issue version-3.8.2 17:49:37 [ERROR]: [ERROR] file /Applications/Cocos/Creator/3.8.2/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/resources/3d/engine/native/cocos/renderer/gfx-metal/MTLCommandBuffer.mm:

Shaders

Shaders Render Mobile Mobile

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Shader Problem in IOS

Cocos

JUNE 21, 2024

I have a question related to shaders. I created a game in which I added a shader; it works fine in web mobile and Android, but in iOS it gives an error during rendering. How to solve this issue version-3.8.2 17:49:37 [ERROR]: [ERROR] file /Applications/Cocos/Creator/3.8.2/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/resources/3d/engine/native/cocos/renderer/gfx-metal/MTLCommandBuffer.mm:

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Shader Problem in IOS

Cocos

JUNE 21, 2024

I have a question related to shaders. I created a game in which I added a shader; it works fine in web mobile and Android, but in iOS it gives an error during rendering. How to solve this issue version-3.8.2 17:49:37 [ERROR]: [ERROR] file /Applications/Cocos/Creator/3.8.2/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/resources/3d/engine/native/cocos/renderer/gfx-metal/MTLCommandBuffer.mm:

Shaders

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Shader Problem in IOS

Cocos

JUNE 19, 2024

I have a question related to shaders. I created a game in which I added a shader; it works fine in web mobile and Android, but in iOS it gives an error during rendering. How to solve this issue version-3.8.2 17:49:37 [ERROR]: [ERROR] file /Applications/Cocos/Creator/3.8.2/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/resources/3d/engine/native/cocos/renderer/gfx-metal/MTLCommandBuffer.mm:

Shaders

Shaders Render Mobile Mobile

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Shader Problem in IOS

Cocos

JUNE 4, 2024

I have a question related to shaders. I created a game in which I added a shader; it works fine in web mobile and Android, but in iOS it gives an error during rendering. How to solve this issue version-3.8.2 17:49:37 [ERROR]: [ERROR] file /Applications/Cocos/Creator/3.8.2/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/resources/3d/engine/native/cocos/renderer/gfx-metal/MTLCommandBuffer.mm:

Shaders

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Shader Problem in IOS

Cocos

JUNE 5, 2024

I have a question related to shaders. I created a game in which I added a shader; it works fine in web mobile and Android, but in iOS it gives an error during rendering. How to solve this issue version-3.8.2 17:49:37 [ERROR]: [ERROR] file /Applications/Cocos/Creator/3.8.2/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/resources/3d/engine/native/cocos/renderer/gfx-metal/MTLCommandBuffer.mm:

Shaders

Shaders Render Mobile Mobile

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Shader Problem in IOS

Cocos

MAY 28, 2024

I have a question related to shaders. I created a game in which I added a shader; it works fine in web mobile and Android, but in iOS it gives an error during rendering. How to solve this issue version-3.8.2 17:49:37 [ERROR]: [ERROR] file /Applications/Cocos/Creator/3.8.2/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/resources/3d/engine/native/cocos/renderer/gfx-metal/MTLCommandBuffer.mm:

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Godot for AA/AAA game development - What's missing?

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

returns to its own physics engine which, despite not being a high end physics engine like PhysX, aims to offer a lot more flexibility and “just works” capabilities to users. The custom physics engine still has a considerable amount of issues remaining but we are working hard to ensure it is in a decent state for shipping when 4.0

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AAA Game Developer Game Development Development

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I got distracted and built a Physically-Based Renderer

Harold Serrano

MAY 16, 2024

I was completely immersed in rewriting my game engine when I stumbled upon these captivating images. I was a bit hesitant to take a detour from my engine and modify the renderer. See, there were several things that I needed to change in my engine. For starters, I was using non-physically-based shaders.

Render

Render Shaders Engine Engineering

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 30, 2025

Shaders: Fix space transformations in WorldPositionFromDepth visual shader node generation ( GH-100350 ). While engine maintainers try their best to ensure that each preview snapshot and release candidate is stable, this is by definition a pre-release piece of software. Windows: Fix left/right Shift key regression ( GH-101763 ).

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Beta Dev Bug Baking

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Godot 4.0 gets global and per-instance shader uniforms

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 16, 2020

Godot shader language is one of the easiest ones to use of any engine. Letting visual shaders aside, the shading language is a very tidy and self-contained version of GLSL ES 3.0, Shaders can take take inputs, modify them and produce outputs. Shaders can take take inputs, modify them and produce outputs.

Shaders

Shaders Mesh Texture Editing

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Godot's 2D engine gets several improvements for upcoming 4.0

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Vulkan rewrite has largely been enhancements to the 3D engine, the 2D side will also see several improvements. A very requested feature for the 2D engine is the possibility to have 2D directional lights and shadows. More work is also going towards the 2D engine. While the focus of Godot 4.0 Improved Performance. CanvasGroup.

Engine

Engine Engineering Alpha Texture

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Boosting Unreal Engine Performance with Amazon FSx for OpenZFS as a Shared Derived Data Cache

AWS Games

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

For instance, Unreal Engine uses a mechanism known as the Derived Data Cache (DDC) for this purpose. The Derived Data Cache in Unreal Engine serves as a storage mechanism for data that is computationally expensive to generate. Setting up a cloud-based shared Derived Data Cache offers scalability for your Unreal Engine projects.

Data

Data Engine Engineering Asset

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Finding your true love may win the game in Fabledom by Grenaa Games

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2023

Nielsen quit his job as a software engineer two years ago and decided to go all-in on game development. “I João does all the art and shaders. “We don’t take ourselves very seriously. I think that is clear in the language of the game and players seem to appreciate the humor.” And João was straight out of university.

Games

Games Build Shaders Studios

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Shader Problem in IOS

Cocos

MAY 23, 2024

I have a question related to shaders. I created a game in which I added a shader; it works fine in web mobile and Android, but in iOS it gives an error during rendering. How to solve this issue version-3.8.2 17:49:37 [ERROR]: [ERROR] file /Applications/Cocos/Creator/3.8.2/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/resources/3d/engine/native/cocos/renderer/gfx-metal/MTLCommandBuffer.mm:

Shaders

Shaders Sprite Alpha Render

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 9

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This beta includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: String and StringName are now mostly cross-compatible throughout the engine API, as well as in various GDScript-specific expressions and statements ( GH-68747 ). Core: Add feature tags to signify engine float precision ( GH-69538 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Render Shaders

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 16

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2023

Those typically shouldn’t add instability to the engine, but may require doing some changes in your scripts, scenes, and shaders if you were using the affected APIs. Rendering: Properly append global uniform buffer name in gl_compatibility shaders ( GH-72138 ). Rendering: Fix LCD font AA on OpenGL renderer ( GH-72125 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Shaders Render

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Why I still use Unity

Radiator Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

For him it's not about the graphics, it's about source engine access and engineering processes. Being able to pinpoint bugs in the core Unreal Engine code, fix them, and submit patches to Epic is how modern software development works. I would never maintain my own engine branch.

Engine

Engine Engineering Bug Rigging

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Shaders: Fix source_color default value ( GH-101642 ). While engine maintainers try their best to ensure that each preview snapshot and release candidate is stable, this is by definition a pre-release piece of software. Rendering: Mark pipeline compilation of ubershaders as high priority ( GH-102125 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Baking Render

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 15

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 25, 2023

Shaders: Fix code generation for ProximityRange node in visual shader ( GH-71760 ). Note that you need to force recompiling your affected visual shaders by doing any change in their graph. Shaders: Clean up shader parameter remap ( GH-71797 ). Shaders: Fix shader include dependency handling ( GH-71878 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Render Shaders

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Ultra-Realism Made Accessible with NVIDIA AI and Path Tracing Technologies

Nvidia

MARCH 20, 2023

In addition, Epic Games announced the DLSS Frame Generation plugin coming to Unreal Engine in its next release. NVIDIA DLSS 3 introduces truly impressive frame generation technology and the Unreal Engine 5.2 Shader execution reordering (SER) for improving shader scheduling, thus increasing performance.

Ray Tracing Technology AI Shaders

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Write a Post-Processing Shader using CRP Step-by-Step - Guide to Cocos Cyberpunk Source Code

Cocos

MAY 6, 2023

Cocos Cyberpunk is a complete open-source TPS 3D game developed by the Cocos Engine official team to showcase the engine’s capabilities in creating heavy 3D games and to boost the community’s learning motivation. So they came and asked: How do I add a new Shader for the CRP? Now, our shader is ready to use.

Shaders

Shaders Writing Code Content

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Stacking Shaders: Problem with 'new EffectAsset' in code

Cocos

JUNE 23, 2024

For example, I just can say I had to figure out s**t like this (and more): type error: Error EFX3302: illegal property declaration for 'texture': **non-array for buffer members** If you search with a search engine for “ non-array for buffer members ” on the internet you’ll find absolutely nothing.

Code

Code Shaders Texture Internet

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Stacking Shaders: Problem with 'new EffectAsset' in code

Cocos

JUNE 23, 2024

For example, I just can say I had to figure out s**t like this (and more): type error: Error EFX3302: illegal property declaration for 'texture': **non-array for buffer members** If you search with a search engine for “ non-array for buffer members ” on the internet you’ll find absolutely nothing.

Code

Code Shaders Texture Internet

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Dive into the URP 3D Sample

Unity Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Universal Render Pipeline (URP) 3D Sample features four environments for developers to explore how to best use the latest URP features, such as Forward+ rendering, Decals, Lens Flares, Physically Based Rendering materials, Shader Graph, Volumes, and Post-processing.

Render

Render Shaders Feature Development

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Shader on IOS error

Cocos

AUGUST 29, 2023

I have a question related to shaders. I created a game in which I added a shader; it works fine in web mobile and Android, but in iOS it gives an error during rendering. How to solve this issue version-3.8 error - Attribute a_uv0 is missing, add a dummy data for it. 17:39:35 [ERROR]: [ERROR] file /Applications/CocosCreator/Creator/3.8.0/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/resources/3d/engine/native/cocos/renderer/gfx-metal/MTLCommandBuffer.mm:

Shaders

Shaders Sprite Alpha Render

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[Tutorial] Write a Post-Processing Shader using CRP Step-by-Step - Guide to Cocos Cyberpunk Source Code

Cocos

MAY 6, 2023

Cocos Cyberpunk is a complete open-source TPS 3D game developed by the Cocos Engine official team to showcase the engine’s capabilities in creating heavy 3D games and to boost the community’s learning motivation. So they came and asked: How do I add a new Shader for the CRP? Now, our shader is ready to use.

Shaders

Shaders Writing Code Content

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Simple ParticleSystem shader unlit

Cocos

JANUARY 8, 2023

github.com/cocos/cocos-engine. fix 2d particle effect bug. cocos:develop ← zxx43:v3.6.2_2dparticle. opened 03:13AM - 15 Nov 22 UTC. Re: # ### Changelog * - ### Continuous Integration This pul … l request: * [ ] needs automatic test cases check. >

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