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[Mobile/Low-End] Water package and island environment

Discussion in 'Made With Unity' started by VisCircle, Jul 3, 2015.

  1. VisCircle

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    A while ago I asked for a fast and simple to use water shader for a project on mobile devices. (thread)
    Nobody was able to suggest anything and none of the current solutions from the Asset Store we found were quite right for our needs, so we developed our own solution!

    Because we're more than happy with the result, I thought I'd share a few pics here. ;)

    Our goal was to achieve the most realistic result with the least demanding techniques.
    We also needed to be able to use multiple lights with next to no drop in performance.

    Feel free to comment and make suggestions! ;)

    VisWater_01.jpg

    VisWater_02.jpg
    VisWater_03.jpg

    We're also working on additional material presets, so we can easily create any type of water with one click.

    VisWater_04.jpg

    We're already working on a high-end water solution. Screenshots will follow! :)
     
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  2. Whiteleaf

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    Wow these are low end? Look great for being such 'low quality'. :p Anyways looks good, definitely will help some people out with nice water in their games. Default Unity 5 water...is just eh. Even the pro water, eh.
     
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  3. VisCircle

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    Thanks! :)

    We spent a lot of time to get the textures and normal maps right, as well as tweak the shader.


    Today more presets will follow!
     
  4. VisCircle

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    A bit late, but...

    River:
    VisWater_05.jpg

    Slime/Ooze:
    VisWater_07.jpg


    Sewer water:
    VisWater_08.jpg


    What we have now:
    • 2 ocean presets
    • 2 pond/lake presets
    • 1 tropical water preset
    • 1 river preset
    • 1 slime/ooze preset
    • 1 sewer preset

    Now I'm running out of ideas for additional presets. So if you have any other suggestions... ;)
     
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  5. Whiteleaf

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    Could you guys do lava? :p Or maybe a water fall, because there aren't a lot of those on the asset store(or, at least for mobile). I really like the river water, but I think it needs to be a bit more sky/light blue.
     
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  6. VisCircle

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    For now the river preset can be used for waterfalls, but I think we will indeed add another material preset made just for waterfalls.

    Lava is a whole other thing. I can't say we haven't thought about it. ;)
    However this will require another shader - if we want to keep the water shader as optimimzed as possible.
    Multi-purpose shader with a lot of options (i.e. "emission") are generally slower than shaders that are optimzed for one use scenario.

    That being said - no promises - but I think we will add a lava preset.
     
  7. Yash987654321

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    These looks great ;). What was the performance on mobile??
     
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  8. VisCircle

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    Sorry for the late reply.

    We got quite a few test devices here. Are you interested in any specific phone or tablet?
    I'll try to find the best match and tell you the results.
     
  9. Yash987654321

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    Oh sorry for being unresponsive. I did not read it.
    I meant the average performance few new and old devices not and specific one. And also how is it on web?
    Thanks :D
     
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  10. derkoi

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    Looks great!
     
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  11. Doctrina

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    Cool
     
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  12. VisCircle

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    Well, we've tested it on multiple devices. We got maxed-out 60 fps on the Samsung Galaxy S5 and S6 Edge (@ Quad HD resolution).

    On the more ancient side of devices, we tested it on the good old Samsung Galaxy Nexus (2011) and still got solid 37 fps! :)

    water_performance_ i9250.jpg

    I think even older devices aren't interesting, but I can give you the numbers for the Galaxy S4 soon.

    A webplayer will follow.

    ...we have been slightly preoccupied with the high-end version of the water.... ;)
    http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/be...-for-mobile-and-high-end.333627/#post-2228748
     
  13. I am da bawss

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    Looking real good!
     
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  14. dogmachris

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    Do you sell that as an asset? How can I get this water? I'm in desperate need of performant yet beautiful water for mobiles. :(
     
  15. zugsoft

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    Hello, can you make a apk and share it ?
    I can host your apk on my server if you want.
     
  16. spryx

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    I am beyond impressed... especially with the Galaxy Nexus results (I had that phone, hated it)

    Looks incredible!
    Immediately reminded me of this: (an inspiration, perhaps?)
     
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  17. dogmachris

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    Lol dude, I almost thought, that must be the most impressive CGI, I've ever seen :D
     
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  18. zugsoft

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    Hi,
    No webplayer or apk available?
    I think you can sell your Asset now, and continue to improve it.
     
  19. zugsoft

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    Hello,
    Any news?
     
  20. VisCircle

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    Hi and yes! :)

    We're working on the package right now. It will be uploaded to the Asset Store this week.
    The shader will offer a few more options than it initially had.
     
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    Hi! We couldn't find this asset on the store. Was it finally published?
     
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  22. karonte

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    what's the name of the asset?
     
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    Keen on buying this, if it makes it to the Asset Store.
     
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  24. VisCircle

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    I am very sorry for the delay (again). We have been insanely busy (again...). Even though we managed to almost complete the project, we did not manage to prepare the required content for the Asset Store and upload it.

    I am confident we will be able to finish the job this month!
     
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  25. venusboysatish

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    Any updates on this? was it published on asset store?
     
  26. VisCircle

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    Hi, we implemented another "fix" that will allow the use of cube maps/reflection probes with dark/black bottom sides.
    This slightly altered the look of the water, so we are in the process of adjusting the material presets.

    We will upload the new water package to the Asset Store this week!
    (I thinks that is what you wanted to see here, right? ;) )
     
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  27. MinhDao

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    Hi,

    Can we have a webplayer or apk demo?
     
  28. digimbyte

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    how good does it look on the shore?
    I'm looking for a high quality water for my game, and the current Unity solutions suck, even the expensive 'high quality' ones fail miserably.

    one thing that I'd like to add is that alot of people forget that water makes things wet when making water shaders
    think you can add a slight color burn with a short distance alpha mask to make things slightly darker and contrasted?
    or else all you have is a dynamic looking resin, not water.
     
  29. xxZap

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    Hi :D
    Any news?
     
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  30. Sunfound

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    where is the link
     
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  31. VisCircle

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    We are very sorry for the delay. The package will be uploaded soon. I will keep you updated on when the packge is in review and when it has been released.
     
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  32. TooManySugar

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    Hi, the non mobile version thread is dead from like a year, did that water reach asset store?
     
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  33. derkoi

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    Come on, chop chop! :)
     
  34. doq

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    How do you think you version compares with Aquas? I've been thinking about getting it, but your screenshots look very pretty. :)
     
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  35. TooManySugar

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    If this will never reach store say it please.
     
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  36. VisCircle

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    The package has just been released!
    uWater_Large.png
    http://u3d.as/ufJ

    It was tough to get this done with our work schedule, but we finally took the time make the last changes and are proud to present you the uWater - Fast Water Shader!

    We aimed to create a very simple, yet fast and pretty water shader that would work well for almost any device. There are a lot of presets included.
     
  37. doq

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    Wow finally! I hope we can count on you for support. No offense, but people have been waiting for news on this for a long time. And I hope you'll be around. Is there any support for waves? The marketing shot looks like it could do ocean waves, but the screen shots and video shows still water only for a lake.
     
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  38. VisCircle

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    For now we will stick to basics. We are thinking about a modular shader design, so allow more complex shaders, but still allow users to use the most simple version, if no additional features are required. "Real" waves are on the feature list.

    Supporting our existing assets has the highest priority. We have provided very good support for all of our existing packages. Feel free to check this by reading some of the reviews written by our customers.
    Creating new assets has a lower priority, which is why the release took that much time. We did not want to release this package until we were 100% satisfied with the results.
    The last delay was caused by an issue in WebGL, which had to be fixed first.
     
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  39. Migueljb

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    Does this work in unity 2017.3 VR with single pass rendering?
     
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  40. Fortitude3D

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    Sexy graphics man..
     
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  41. VisCircle

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    We did not really test this in the context of VR, but in general I don't see how there could be any kind of problem.
    Actually we were surprised by the number of requests regarding the use in VR.

    As a result we are working on an update, including the most requested features, as well as properly testing the next version in a VR environment.
    If you run into any problems with the current version - in VR or otherwise - please contact us right away. We will fix any issue you encounter.

    Thanks a lot! We were hoping to prove that nice visuals can be done without a high demand on hardware. ;)
    We had no idea that the demand for this was as high as it is.
    I hope the next version will be able to impress as well. :)
     
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    Was there ever an update for single-pass vr as well as mobile VR headsets like Oculus Quest/Go?
     
  43. craveiro

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    I also want to know.
     
  44. lloydsummers

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    Did anyone ever test this out in VR? :) Cheers.
     
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    With the reasonable price, I went ahead and bought it. It works just fine on the oculus quest.

    The water samples, I should add, didn't have transparency. So I added that to the shader pretty easily, and it looks and runs great on VR. No issues. This is excellent news :) And yes, reflections, etc nothing is billboarding or looking "off". It looks excellent.