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Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[2.1.2] - 2025-08-18

Improved lighting-related shader effects and fixed minor bugs

  • Added

    • Added Procedural Asteroid Ring (Lighting Override), an alternative asteroid ring shader with custom lighting controls.
    • New Lighting Sample Scene that shows shadow casting and lighting improvements on asteroid ring and gas giant shaders.

  • Changed

    • The Fresnel glow effect of the gas giants is now occluded by shadows.
    • Updated FlyCamera and DisableCursor scripts to be compatible with both Input System and legacy Input Manager.

  • Fixed

    • Shadow settings of sample URP assets allow celestial bodies in sample scenes to cast shadows.

[2.1.1] - 2025-08-11

Bug fixes

  • Added

    • ViewDirectionWorldSpaceFullScreenShader subgraph, used in GasGiantGlow and Corona shaders.

  • Fixed

    • Fixed a visual bug where gas giant and star glow effects would wobble and jitter when viewed from a distance with a small camera near clip plane value.
    • Removed FullScreemMultiplePassesRendererFeature.cs from the asset - it was erroneously included commented out prototype code.
    • Changed the Readme to include the correct contact email for support.
    • Moved DisableRotation functionality from Update to LaterUpdate to reduce a lagging or wobble effect when framerate is very low. (3D Skybox Wobble Fix)
    • Cleaned up leftover comments and #TODOs from PostFXGlowPass.cs

  • Changed

    • Ray-sphere intersection code refactored to return more logically defined results. GasGiantGlow and Corona shaders updated to use the new results.
    • Refactored the names of some variables in GasGiantGlow.hlsl to be consistent with the effect.

[2.1.0] - 2025-07-30

Editor and Runtime Random Generation

  • Added

    • Random Procedural Generation methods for asteroid rings, gas giants and stars.
    • New sample scene showcasing the runtime random generation of celestial bodies.
    • Editor UI Buttons for randomization of Procedural Gas Giant, Procedural Star and Procedural Asteroid Ring inspectors.

  • Changed

    • Creating new procedural celestial bodies through custom menu commands creates a randomized body by default.

  • Fixed

    • Fixed angular seam bug in the Asteroid Ring shader (again).
    • Missing texture warnings for gradient textures on new body creation.

[2.0.0] - 2025-07-10

Major update - package structure rework and 3D Skybox Sample scene and URP rendering technique.

  • Added

    • New welcome window with links to sample scenes and documentation.
    • New URP Renderer assets for 3D skybox rendering.
    • New sample scene showcasing the 3D skybox effect.
    • 3 New gas giant prefabs, used in the 3D skybox sample scene.
    • Sample URP Volume profile with Bloom effect to be used as an alternative, or in addition to post-processing glow effect.

  • Changed

    • Asset format reverted to Assets folder package. This will require uninstalling any previous versions of the package.
    • GlowPostFXPass renamed to PostFXGlowPass for consistency, reworked to access the depth and stencil attachment textures for 3D Skybox compatibility.
    • Reworked Corona and Gas Giant Glow effects for better performance and visual consistence when scaling their size.

  • Fixed

    • Visual artifacts at glow effect edges would occur when viewed from great distances.

[1.1.0] - 2024-12-20

  • Added
    • New Procedural Gas Giant Glow shader effect.

[1.0.1] - 2024-12-13

  • Changed

    • Renamed 'PlanetaryRing.hlsl' to 'AsteroidRing.hlsl' to better fit shader purpose.

  • Fixed

    • Fixed minor visual bug in asteroid ring shader - angular discontinuity visible as a 1 pixel-wide line.

[1.0.0] - 2024-12-02

  • Added
    • Initial release