Daydream Renderer Looks Great in Editor, Black/Dark in Build

Hi there,

I'm trying to use the daydream renderer tool to try and get performance improvements in a project and whilst it all looks great in the editor, I'm just seeing wither black or very very dark materials in a build on my pixel. Is there something I'm doing that's obviously wrong? I'm not quite sure how daydream renderer should work in conjunction with standard unity lighting settings, so if there's an obvious reason it would be great to know.

If you need any more information please do let me know and I'll get screengrabs, details etc.

Thanks,

Duncan

 

Don't suppose you could provide a screen shot. If its black, your shader might just be supporting directx instead of GL. If you're using shaderforge that isn't turned on as default with new shaders.

 

First, thanks for trying out the Daydream Renderer!
Now it sounds like there is a problem with the lighting system - did your version of DDR come from https://github.com/googlevr/daydream-renderer-for-unity?

If you can open the inspector of a render-able object, expand the materials, and capture a screen grab that would helpful.
If you have an asset you can post or describe how you produced the problem that also be very helpful.

 

Hi there,

Thanks so much for getting back to me! I'm really enjoying using daydream renderer and the performance improvements it's giving me in the editor are great so with this problem resolved I'll be over the moon with it!

Please be aware, I'm fairly new to developing so there is a high chance I have made a rookie error!

I did download the daydream renderer from the github link you provided.

I'm attaching various screengrabs:

Some console errors I am receiving that may be part of the issue:



The Directional Light I have in the scene:



One single GameObject in my scene that uses a daydream renderer material and shader:



The Lighting Window:


Need a new post for the rest of the images!

 

And now a view of the game window in the editor:



And the same view as a screengrab from my Pixel XL:



Any help you can provide is very much appreciated!

Would it be beneficial to export the project in a unity package for you to have a look at? I'm more than happy to do this as I'm a simple hobbyist having a bit of fun!

Thanks so much,

Duncan

 

I'm happy to hear you find the Daydream Renderer useful, the performance improvements should translate to device as well
Yes those are some interesting errors, since it is possible, exporting a unity package would really help to resolve this quickly
Also, are you on Mac or Windows?

 

After some testing I think the solution for you may be to turn on the 'Normal Map' option. Even though you don't have a normal map a default value will be assumed. It seems there may be a permutation issue which I'm tracking down but I think this will get you working with minimal impact.

 

Hi @tirichards
Thanks so much for this and apologies for the late reply. I'll give this a go and let you know but in the meantime, in case you want to test my specific scenario, a unity package is here for you:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B58yc-NTb5G9WE5hbVpwUjJJTjA

Thanks so much again,

Duncan

EDIT: Also I am on Windows just FYI

 

Hi @tirichards

You're a legend. Turning on normal map has worked and it looks great now. Let me know if there's anything arising from looking at the unity package that you want me to try out or anything else I can do.

Thanks so much for your help.

Duncan

 

That's great! And thanks for the package, at this point I think I understand the problem and will be working to release a fix, thanks for reporting this issue

 

Thanks @tirichards , happy to help and let me know if there's anything else I can do!

 

So just a quick update, a patch was recently released to fix this issue. Again, thanks for the feedback!

 

Thanks @tirichards that's fantastic!
Duncan

 

Hi, I see the new commit on Master about this thread, but where can we download the patch/new release? There is just the original release at: https://github.com/googlevr/daydream-renderer-for-unity/releases.

 

I have a few issues with daydream renderer. I looks great but I am unable to build apk. When I try to build, I get :

http://imgur.com/a/egYaA
Note that first error is always printing in console but I am still able to enter play mode.

Second, I cannot bake lighting with vertex. I made sure to convert my materials both the static and dynamic, daydream vertex lighting is also enabled. I gut stuck on baking meshes

http://imgur.com/a/RqDT5

 

Here is some of my settings
Daydream renderer
Dynamic Gameobject
Static Gameobject
Directional light
Unity lighting settings

 

Since it was a hotfix it should have just updated the original release, so downloading that should include the patch. Please let me know if there is a problem.

 

Hi thanks for your interest in the Daydream Renderer! The first error makes me think there is a shader permutation issue going on, and the static lighting issue is a bit mysterious at this point. Is there a particular mesh that it may be hanging on that you can share? Or perhaps even a test scene? Also a quick rundown of system specs would be helpful are you on Mac/PC are you testing on a Pixel phone or something else? I will try to duplicate based on your provided screen shots but I will probably need some more information, thanks!