[SALE] Screen Fader 1.6 - Screen transitions with effects in one line of code

Screen Fader
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Main features:
- Screen transitions with different effects
- Fading of GameObjects
- Fading of UI elements
- Load Levels with fading effect
- Makes any fading with one line of code
- Chain calls, like: Fader.Instance.FadeIn().Pause(10).FadeOut()
- Easy to extend with own Actions and Coroutines
- Dynamic change of fading color
- Compatible with Unity 5
- Friendly Price

Get it here:
http://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/#/content/9526

Play demo​

This easy-to-use script will allow you to fade in or out your screen with only one line of code, so all you need is to write:

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.FadeIn();

Very easy, but on the other hand, you will get infinite possibilities. You can fade the screen, UI elements or objects, change the speed and colors, join methods in chains, call Coroutines and your own actions. You can subscribe on events and get notifications when fading will be started or completed. Screen Fader also supports fluent interface, so you can make more readable code with chains of methods, for example:

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.FadeIn().Pause(10).FadeOut();

This script also support invoking of coroutines and any actions (it's realy any actions that implement IAction or IParametrizedAction interface), so you can write such sequences:

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.FadeIn().StartCoroutine(this, PostMyScoreCoroutine()).FadeOut();
2. //or
3. Fader.Instance.FadeIn().StartAction(new MyMostLovelyAction(), parameter).FadeOut()

At the last version (1.3) was added LoadLevel method, and fading of game objects:

Code (csharp):

1. /// Load "Scene2", it's also possible to load level by its index
2. Fader.Instance.FadeIn().Pause().LoadLevel("Scene2").FadeOut(2);
3.  
4. /// Hide character
5. Fader.Instance.FadeIn(characterGameObject);

This works well on Free and Pro Unity, suitable for Web, Standalone, Android and iOS platform. And all this takes less then 50kb on your drive and costs less then your morning coffee.

So, the another features of Screen Fader are:
- Easy-to-use, easy-to-write and easy-to-read what you wrote - it is just one line of code!
- Powerfull sequences
- Possibility to call coroutines
- Possibility to make you own actions
- All Screen Fader's code gathered into couple of files, that takes only 10kb.
...and some other cool features are coming soon...

What is more: you'll get 2 extra scripts that will allow you to fade your screen with squares or stripes effect, and of course you can also setup their additional parameters, such as number of stripes or squares and direction of effect.

API Example of usage screenshots







API Help
Table of content
- FadeIn
- FadeOut
- Pause
- Flash
- LoadLevel
- SetColor
- StartAction
- StartCoroutine
- StopAllFadings


FadeIn( time )
Fade-in screen in 'time' seconds. 'time' argument is optional, default value - 1.

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.FadeIn();
2. Fader.Instance.FadeIn( 3 ); /// Fade screen in in 3 seconds

FadeIn( GameObject, time )
FadeIn( UI.Element, time )
FadeIn( UI.Image, time )
Fade-in gameobject. GameObject's material should support transparency. 'time' argument is optional, default value - 1.

Code (csharp):

1. /// Hide characterGO in 3 seconds
2. Fader.Instance.FadeIn( characterGO, 3 );
3. /// Change character’ hemlet
4. Fader.Instance.FadeIn( HemletOfWarion ).FadeOut( HemletOfKing );

FadeOut( time )
Fade screen out in 'time' seconds. 'time' argument is optional, default value - 1.

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.FadeOut();
2. Fader.Instance.FadeOut( 3 ); /// Fade screen out in 3 seconds

FadeOut( GameObject, time )
FadeOut( UI.Element, time )
FadeOut( UI.Image, time )
Fade gameobject out. GameObject's material should support transparency. 'time' argument is optional, default value - 1.

Code (csharp):

1. /// Hide wall and show Enemy Boss character.
2. Fader.Instance.FadeOut( Wall ).FadeIn( EnemyBoss );

Pause( time )
Make pause in chain of fadings or actions.

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.FadeIn().Pause().FadeOut();  /// pause 1 second
2. Fader.Instance.FadeIn().Pause( 3 ).FadeOut(); /// pause 3 second

Flash( inTime, outTime )
Make flash - quick fade-in and fade-out. Arguments inTime and outTime are optional. Default values are inTime = 0.075, outTime = 0.15

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.Flash();
2. Fader.Instance.Flash( 0.1, 3 ); /// Quickly fade screen in and slowly out

LoadLevel( name )
Load new scene by its name

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.LoadLevel( "IntroScene" );
2. Fader.Instance.FadeIn().LoadLevel( "Scene-1" ).FadeOut();

LoadLevel( index )
Load new scene by its index

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.LoadLevel( 1 );
2. Fader.Instance.FadeIn().LoadLevel( 1 ).FadeOut();

SetColor( color )
Default color of fading is black, but this method allow changing of color at runtime.

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.SetColor( Color.white ).FadeIn().LoadLevel( 0 ).FadeOut();
2. Fader.Instance.SetColor( Color.red ).Flash(); /// Damage - red flash

StartAction( IAction )
Execute a custom action. Custom action is an instance of class implementing IAction interface. Here is an example:

Code (csharp):

1. HidePrincessAction action = new HidePrincessAction();
2. Fader.Instance.StartAction( action );
3.  
4. /// Hide princess while screen is faded, and then fade screen out.
5. Fader.Instance.FadeIn().StartAction( action ).FadeOut();  

IAction interface, defines Execute() method that will be called and Completed property, that you should set to 'true' when action will completed:

Code (csharp):

1. public interface IAction
2. {
3.   bool Completed { get; set; }
4.   void Execute();
5. }
6.  
7. public interface HidePrincessAction: IAction
8. {
9.   public bool Completed { get; set; }
10.   public void Execute()
11.   {
12.   GameObject.Find("MarioPrincess").GetComponent<Renderer>().enabled = false;
13.  
14. /// It lets screen fader know that action is completed
15. /// and next action could started.
16.   this.Completed = true;
17.   }
18. }

StartAction( IParametrizedAction, object[] )
Execute a custom action that accept some parameters. Here, custom action is an instance of class implementing IParametrizedAction interface. Let's improve our example:
ChangeCharacterAction param_action = new ChangeCharacterAction();

Code (csharp):

1. /// Hide Mario and show Princess
2. Fader.Instance.StartAction( param_action, "Mario", "Princess" );
3. /// Hide Princess and show Mario
4. Fader.Instance.StartAction( param_action, "Princess", "Mario" );

IParametrizedAction's Execute() method can get any number of parameters. See the implementation of ChangeCharacterAction:

Code (csharp):

1. public interface ChangeCharacterAction: IParametrizedAction
2. {
3.   public bool Completed { get; set; }
4.   public void Execute( params object[] args )
5.   {
6.   GameObject.Find( args[0] ).GetComponent<Renderer>().enabled = false;
7.   GameObject.Find( args[1] ).GetComponent<Renderer>().enabled = true;
8.  
9. /// It lets screen fader know that action is completed
10. /// and next action can be started.
11.   this.Completed = true;
12.   }
13. }

StartCoroutine( MonoBehaviour, Coroutine )
Start coroutine method in series. Next fading tasks will be starter after coroutine finish. MonoBehaviour is an game object where coroutine ( IEnumerator method ) located. NOTE: This Conoutine's methods have to have 'yield break' operator!

Code (csharp):

1. /// Show 'Game Over' for 5 sec and fade-in screen.
2. Fader.Instance.StartCoroutine( this, ShowGameOver() ).Pause( 5 ).FadeIn();
3.  
4. ...
5.  
6. IEnumerator ShowGameOver()
7. {
8.   text.text = "Game Over";
9.   yield return new WaitForSeconds( 5 );
10. }

StartCoroutine( MonoBehaviour, methodName, methodParameter )
Start coroutine method in parallel and pass parameter to it. Next fading tasks will be starter right after coroutine was started.

Code (csharp):

1. /// Show 'You Game is Over, Mario' text for 5 sec and fade-in screen.
2. Fader.Instance.StartCoroutine( this, "ShowGameOver", "Mario" ).Pause( 5 ).FadeIn();
3.  
4. ...
5.  
6. IEnumerator ShowText( string name )
7. {
8.   text.text = "You Game is Over, " + name;
9.   yield return new WaitForSeconds( 5 );
10. }

StopAllFadings()
Brakes all fadings immediately.

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.StopAllFadings();

Video tutorial:

Thank you!

 

is it possible to make a fade in/out for the children of a specific gameobj without fade in/out all the scene ?

 

I'm not sure that I understand you correctly. Do you mean to fade-in/out gameobject - in other words to hide or show gameobject smoothly?

[UPDATE]
Yes, I've just released an update, and now it is possible.
Check out new demo and try (Object Fading button): http://patico.pro/Content/ScreenFader/Demo_1_3/ it also include a code samples, so you can see how to use it.

 

Hi Patico, sent you a email on issues couple of weeks ago, you have not replied.

 

Hi,Robin! Thanks for notifying me, I've just found your emails amongs the tons of spam messages. I will reply you today.

 

Hi, Robin
I've send you an e-mail.

 

Hi Patico, didn't get your email. Where did u send it to?

 

Hi, I send it to ...@cyberversion.com, I hope it is your email.
Send again via PM on this site. Check out Notifications.

 

Hmm, Got your pm. but didn't get your email. I don't have any spam filters.

 

New version of Screen Fader now available on Asset Store.
Update unclude some new features:
- LoadLevel() method (see screenshot bellow)
- GameObjects fading (2D and 3D)
- Changing fade color at runtime via SetColor() method

Check out new demo with code samples: http://patico.pro/Content/ScreenFader/Demo_1_3/

 

Some new features added in version 1.3:

 

Is there anyway to separate fading by camera or layer ?

 

Hi, to avoid misunderstanding, could you describe what do you mean by "separate by camera" and "separate by layer"?

 

For example i have 2 cameras: ui camera and scene camera and i want limit fading to only scene camera therefore ui is always visible and is not affected by fading.
.
Same goes to the layers if i want fade only this partical layer.

 

Well, understand you now. Unfortunately such features not implemented in current version. I'll consider about possibility of adding them in the further releases, but I can't promise it now.

 

Version 1.4.1 of Screen Fader now available on Asset Store.
Update unclude next new features:
- Lines Effect
- Image Effect - screen transition with image (could be transparent). In demonstration scene it used for making of damage flash.

Check out new demo with code samples here: DEMO

 

Hi Patico,

I've just purchased your ScreenFader Asset. It looks amazing and it's exactly what i need. My problem is that I'm a beginner in unity and programming.

Can I use your asset in javascript?
Maybe you can give me a few examples.

I'd like to transition between scenes using the SquaredScreenFader.
Here's my function to switch to the next scene:

function NextLevel () {
Application.LoadLevel(GameStart.level); // switch to the upcoming scene
}

Allthough I'll try to learn c# I would love to use JavaScript in my first project.

best wishes

Edit: I would need this code in JS "Fader.Instance.FadeIn().Pause().LoadLevel("Scene2").FadeOut(2);"

Edit2: It seems that I have only access to the SquaredScreenFader with a c# script... maybe it doesn't work with a JS-Script at all...

Edit3: After diving into Unity a couple of hours I was able to solve my problems and now the fader is running like a charm...

When accessing the classes (precompiled under the assetfolder/Plugins/) from within JavaScript you have to send arguments... example:
Fader.Instance.FadeIn().Pause().LoadLevel("Scene2").FadeOut(2); --> this doesn't run. Instead:
Fader.Instance.FadeIn(0).Pause(0).LoadLevel("Scene2").FadeOut(2); ---> runs like hell!

After bringing this wonderful asset to life, i'm loving it...

 

[NEW FEATURE DONE]

Updated to 1.5

Hi everybody, here is a good news, guys - just now Screen Fader 1.5 update was accepted by Unity Asset Store Team and became available here - https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/9526

This update includes some fixes for full compatibility with new Unity 5 API, and couple of minor changes eliminating annoing warning messages from output console.

Recomend to update : )

 

Can you explain me what are the benefits of your plugin against just using an alphablended quad in front of the camera?

 

Okay
there are a lot of them..

First of all you don't need "alphablended quad" at all. Forget about it and just type:

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.FadeIn();

- another one, is possibility to combain calls in chains, like this:

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.FadeIn().Pause( 10 ).StartAction( YouCustomAction ).FadeOut();

- also you can "fade objects" in the same way ( probably, you can meet some problems here when you will try to do the same with "alphablended quad" ; ) ):

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.FadeIn( myCharacterGameObject ).StartAction( ChangeCharactersAction ).FadeOut( myNewCharacterGameObject );

- or load levels:

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance.LoadLevel( "IntroScene" ).FadeOut( 3 ).Pause( 10 ).FadeIn().LoadLevel( "Level-1" ).FadeOut();

and so on...
A lot of other cases described above, but i recommend just try a demo - here

And one more thing - there also some different fading effects, you also can see them in demo.

 

Sorry, I meant what is different with your solution compared to a simple quad that I could place in front of my camera instead?
For example: Does it cost less performance? If yes - why?

 

Ohh, I understand, from the perfomance point of view, quard will be better in simple fading, main values of my solution are different effects, extendability and easiness of usage.

 

For clarify possibilities of ScreenFader, and for helping users, I've added API Help section in the topic.

 

What is the transition effect based of? (The boxes, the faders)
Is it based on the Legacy GUI?

I am thinking of loading bars after fading in, then fade out when the loading bar is complete.

How easy would it be to create that with this? (I hope you can include this in your examples too.)

 

VR friendly?

 

Why not? If you have any doubts, share it please.

 

[Hotfix for ScreenFader 1.5]

Issue: SetColor method was not working in sequences. So, such code as below, has changed color of fading effect only once.

Code (csharp):

1. Fader.Instance
2.   .SetColor( Color.black ).FadeIn().FadeOut()
3.   .SetColor( Color.white ).FadeIn().FadeOut();

Now issue is fixed and published as v.1.5.1

 

Published version 1.6 with fading of UI elements.
Now waiting for AssetStore team review.

 

Your fader doesn't work.

Assets/Screen Fader Pack/Code/Fader.cs(16,14): error CS0738: `Fader' does not implement interface member `IFader.FadeOut(UnityEngine.GameObject, float)' and the best implementing candidate `Fader.FadeIn(float)' return type `IFader' does not match interface member return type `IFader'

This issue is citing your unedited code in Unity 4.6.5

 

Hi AnyOtherName, fortunately UnityTeam checks every asset and every update of asset and does not allow to publish broken or non-compilable code. So I can guarantee that all published code is working and all interfaces are implemented. Most likely you need to remove it and download again, moreover just now new update (1.6) become available.
I hope this will help your, and I really sorry for you meet these problems.

 

[NEW FEATURE DONE]

Updated to 1.6
Added methods for fading of UI elements and images:
- FadeIn( UI.Element, time )
- FadeIn( UI.Image, time )
- FadeOut( UI.Element, time )
- FadeOut( UI.Image, time )

Code (csharp):

1. GameObject startBtn= GameObject.Find( "StartButton" );
2. UI.Image backgroundImg = GameObject.Find( "BackgroundImage" ).GetComponent<UI.Image>();
3.  
4. Fader.Instance.FadeIn( startBtn ).Pause().FadeIn( backgroundImg );

 

Screen fader has changed icon:

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I have re-downloaded it and it compiles now, but does nothing. Besides one line of code what else needs to be done to get this thing working? I really just need a very simple fade-out.

 

Hi, can you describe more detailed, maybe with little peace of code, what exactly do you do and what do you want to achieve?


Thanx a lot,
Paul

 

Limited support till 13th of June

Hi guys, I going to travel during next two weeks, and can not make any development/ fixes till come back.

 

Full support mode ON

Hi everybody, I've come back and ready to give full support to anyone.

 

Hi @Patico,
I see your asset in the store and in demo have LoadLevel Fading and look great, I want to know if there is a method to do that with your asset but for the LoadLevel of Photon Network.. I mean PhotonNetwork.LoadLevel or some method to initialize a level with a Fading.

Regards

 

Yes of course, you can extend Screen Fader's functionality with any custom action. See an examples of custom actions or email me.

Thanks

 

Hey @Patico ,
Very nice asset excellent work, I wonder if your extension supports custom shapes for fading, instead the classic ones ( square & stripes) ? Thanks !

 

Hi @D0R1N, currently this asset has not such functionality, but I have this feature request in the planned tasks. Subscribe on this thread and you will be notified when feature will be done ;-)

 

Could you make demo of latest version. I want to try demo before buy it ? And another question: Do you using shaders for transitions ?

 

Friendly Request, playmaker actions?
thanks!

 

O.K @Patico , today I will buy your product & will wait patient the feature !
Thanks (Spasiba)

 

Hi CoderPro, you can find the demo of latest version of asset here, it's the same link as at the asset's page (don't pay attention to"1_3" in the url, it is not version number )

 

Hi there,
I'd like to inform you, that you can meet an issue after updating Unity engine to the next version (the same as I've got some days ago, after installing 5.2). It looks like, no one project can be compiled - unity says something about errors in the scripts and console log shows an empty error without any message.

It does not connected with Screen Fader asset or any other script, real cause of such behaviour is antivirus software, that marks new unity.exe and mono.exe as untrusted apps and runs them in a sandbox mode.

I think it occurs when you install new unity "in parallel" - without removing older version (as I did). And to fix it, all you need is to add Unity and Mono to list of trusted applications (or something like this, depends on software you use).

 

Congratules!
Yesterday ScreenFader has achieved 3rd position by popularity in GUI category!



To be the honest, a day before it was at 2nd, but I didn't made any screenshot. Pitty :-]

 

Hey there,
So just one issue I'm having: If I use Squared Screen Fader and my columns are less than 8, the squares are more like rectangles (they are stretched in width). And my texture IS a perfect square. (Clip of how it looks when columns set to 4. Aspect ratio does not change it)
Also, is there a way to randomize the texture on Squared Screen Fader prior to FadeIn()?

Thanks!

 

Hi Patico,

I just bought your asset and it's great to see how easy it is to use !
I do a lot of screen fading in my game as it contains a lot of 2d dialogs and i would like to know if it is possible to combine different fade effects in one scene ?
Like fade one time with squares than another time do a classic fade but staying in the same scene.
I would like to change the fade effect according to the button pressed by the player.

Thanks.

 

Hi @asifh
There are few methods for changing fading effect at runtime, they're starting with Fader.SetupAs...()

Try to call one of them when you need to change effect:
Fader.SetupAsDefaultFader(), Fader.SetupAsLinesFader(), Fader.SetupAsSquaredFader(), Fader.SetupAsStripesFader() or Fader.SetupAsImageFader()

One note: you cannot change type of effect during the playing of current effect. So, call these methods before or after the run of fading.

 

Dear customers,
I going to migrate my domain name to another registrator, during this process my website http://patico.pro and main support email will not work. I hope it won't take more couple of days, but anyway in this time you can rich me via http://gamedev.click/ mirror or info@gamedev.click email

I'll post a new message here when migration completed.
Thanks, Paul.