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2D Renderer question

Discussion in 'Universal Render Pipeline' started by interpol_kun, Jan 13, 2020.

  1. interpol_kun

    interpol_kun

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    So I started using the default 2D Renderer asset for LWRP. I can't find any information about the 2D Renderer concept regarding performance. What in general 2D Renderer is? Something to provide 2D Lighting and 2D Shadows (and some new features) in a different namespace? Or it's build exclusively for 2D and has some benefits over standard LWRP/URP asset?

    The question is simple: if I don't need any lighting in my 2D game, do I need to use 2D Renderer or I can use default URP/LWRP and I won't miss anything in terms of performance and stability?
     
    interpol_kun, Jan 13, 2020
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  2. japhib

    japhib

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    In my experience so far, you can get some cool effects (with custom shaders) with 2d stuff with using a Forward Renderer. BUT the 2d lights/shadows work exclusively with the 2d renderer.
     
    japhib, Jan 15, 2020
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  3. yuanxing_cai

    yuanxing_cai

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    At the moment, the 2D Renderer is for 2D lighting/shadows. If you don't need these, don't use the 2D Renderer. In the future though, we'll make the 2D Renderer the go-to choice for any 2D games.
     
    yuanxing_cai, Jan 15, 2020
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  4. alkaitagi

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    @yuanxing_cai are there any plans to support this Blend Mode parameter on materials as well? Like the way I've described here.

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    alkaitagi, Jan 15, 2020
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  5. yuanxing_cai

    yuanxing_cai

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    We don't have a plan to support custom blend modes in Sprite materials. The blending between Sprites is a hardware fixed function (at least on desktop platforms), and there isn't much flexibility beyond what's described here.
     
    yuanxing_cai, Apr 6, 2020
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