[BEST ARTISTIC TOOL - UNITY AWARDS 2019] Aura 2 - Volumetric Lighting & Fog

Hi. No idea.
Is aura applied in your scene?

 

Hmm, will Aura3 be free upgrade to Aura2?

 

no a free update but i am looking a fair solution for everyone (with no promise at all)

 

Will you update/support Aura2 in future too?

 

Yes of course!
Support will still continue.
There will still be updates as well.
Time scope for the end of support will be announced when the built-in renderer will become deprecated.

 

So Aura 3 is for the URP because the built in will be deprecated?

or what is new in A3?

 

You got it!

You'll see it!

 

Hi @raphick

Does Aura2 support Consoles? (PS\xbox\Switch)

Does Aura3?

Thank you

 

What is the proper way of completely disable Aura2 at runtime?
The way i was doing it was by disabling the aura camera component, but i still get a massive performance hit on older machines.

 

Having issues with Unity 2019.4.16 and Oculus Integrations OVR or XR plus Oculus plugin. I am using latest postprocessing (should I use v2?) Getting these sporadically or during build:

Shader error in 'Hidden/Aura2/PostProcessShader': undeclared

identifier 'sampler_CameraDepthTexture' at line 75 (on d3d11)



Compiling Vertex program with STEREO_INSTANCING_ON AURA

Platform defines: UNITY_ENABLE_REFLECTION_BUFFERS

UNITY_USE_DITHER_MASK_FOR_ALPHABLENDED_SHADOWS UNITY_PBS_USE_BRDF1

UNITY_SPECCUBE_BOX_PROJECTION UNITY_SPECCUBE_BLENDING

UNITY_ENABLE_DETAIL_NORMALMAP SHADER_API_DESKTOP

UNITY_LIGHT_PROBE_PROXY_VOLUME UNITY_LIGHTMAP_FULL_HDR





Error building Player: Shader error in

'Hidden/Aura2/PostProcessShader': undeclared identifier

'sampler_CameraDepthTexture' at line 75 (on d3d11

Thanks!

 

Heya... love the asset so far! Running into an issue using Gaia Pro & CTS - the sun and moon render through the terrain and player... searched for any kind of layer control but couldnt find anything... and I dont think the layer volume is for this... any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

Did you solve this? I am getting same error trying to deploy to android.. Can't find solution.

 

Please help! While moving Aura2 volume on spot light it has blur. How can I make a more clear torchlight?

 

Use volume Aure Volume object - and try change Destiny parameter

 

Hey! I answered this on the discord server, I don't know if it was you
There are issues currently with the directional lights' shadows on most consoles but the rest works as long as the technical requirements are met.
Aura 3 will hopefully work without issue.

Unity introduced very inconsistant bugs, not the same from a version to another, from 2019.4+ with their stereo rendering pipeline. I have to find a workaround for every other bug on each unity version

Do they cast Shadows?

Are you up to date? PS you'll need to make sure the target meet the technical requirements.

You can indeed use a volume and also play with the reprojection factor

Cheers!

 

OK,It works! Thank you!

 

Hey, guys!

We'd like to use Aura 2 for our upcoming project, but we need to know if it's compatible with Alloy Shaders first. I'm asking this because, for instance, Hx Volumetric plug-in required us to hack Alloy Shaders to make them both work together. Which is fine. We only need to know that there is a solution if Aura 2 is not be compatible with Alloys right off the bat.

Thank you!

 

We just completed final editing to our latest video, "Apollo's Dream", and it will be coming soon to our YouTube channel.
Using Aura 2 to wonderful results.

 

Video is now live!

I hope everyone enjoys it!
Music by Teresa Silverthorn

Thanks to all the Great Devs whose Assets used in this creation:

Editor
Unity 2018
Hierarchy PRO by emx
Playmaker by Hutong Games LLC
Inspector Gadgets Pro by Kybernetik
Easy Scatter by Hedgehog Team

Camera and animal control
Pegasus by Procedural Worlds

Terrain
Landscape Builder 2 by SCSM
Vegetation

Vegetations Studio Pro by Awesome Technologies
Meadow Environment by NatureManufacture
Forest Environment by NatureManufacture
Real Ivy by 3Dynamite


Environment
Aura 2 by Raphael Ernaelsten
Enviro - Sky and Weather by Hendrik Haupt
R.A.M by NatureManufacture

AI
Emerald AI 2.0 by Black Horizon Studios
Crux by Black Horizon Studios

Lifeforms
ANIMALS FULL PACK by PROTOFACTOR, INC
Bird Flock Bundle by Unluck Software
Animal pack deluxe v2 by janpec
Horse Animset Pro by Malbers Animations
Animal pack deluxe by janpec
Insect Firefly by Unluck Software
WoodLand Animals Pack by VintageSoft
Flying insects by GTox models

FX
1000+ Fast Post Processing 1K Styles Mobile and PC + LUT Export by emx
Next-Gen Soft-Shadows by Psychose Interactive Inc.
Look Animator by FImpossible Creations
Tail Animator by FImpossible Creations
Spine Animator by FImpossible Creations

Props
Magic Mirror Lite by Digital Ruby (Jeff Johnson)
Flooded Grounds by Sandro T

Recorder
Unity Recorder by Unity Technologies

 

First of all, congratulations on the asset. The best of its kind. And I've tried so many.
I have a problem in the Aura 2 inspector. As shown in the shot (the arrow indicates that I am at maximum dpwn with the inspector scroll).

The strange thing is that this is the second project I use Aura 2 on and in the previous one I didn't have this problem. Same version of Unity. How can I solve?

 

Yes, if you could share your modified ocean shader I'd appreciate it! Thanks.

 

You don't want the spaces in the file location.

Replace it with this instead:

#include "Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Shaders/Aura.cginc"

 

Hi! AFAIK Alloy is for Unity 5. I would not recommend using it. However, as long as your shader is "Opaque" there shouldn't be any problems. Transparent shaders will require modifications indeed.

Congratulations! That's an awesome personal achievement!

That's Aura 1 not Aura 2

I did share with you on the Discord server or wasn't it you?

 

Thanks for the response. Hopefully is a bit scary haha. I love the tool and would upgrade to Aura3 so I can use the fog across the entire game, but if it doesn't work on consoles, it's a bit unfortunate. I have Aura2, but I haven't attempted to run it on dev kits just yet.

 

Not everything is in my hands

 

Ok looking forward to hearing the updates! I'd love to get Aura3 running on consoles!

 

When I add Aura 2 to the camera everything is very very dark. Unity 2020.2.1 and 2019.4.17

 

Do you have any message in the console?

 

Was this ever solved? I get this too in my own scene, and it's very annoying.

 

No support here?

 

Sorry I am recovering from a very string illness. This has been answered several times. This is not an error, this is actually a warning issued only in the editor, because of Unity handling their flow differently. It is harmless and will not propagate in a build.

 

Get well soon!

 

Hello @mmaclaurin, I'm working on the same issue for days. Could you share the Aura 2 integrated version of the ocean shader, please?

 

Hi !
I'm struggling with a wierd issue, any pointing in the right direction would be much appreciated ;
I'm instantiating player with it's camera at runtime (after disabling a dummy scene camera) and i have 1 directional light with Aura2 sitting in the scene ;
1 - After instantiating the Camera, Aura2 does not seem to work (can't see the effect).
2 - After Manually disabling and re-enabling Aura2Camera, i also have to disable & re-enable Aura2Light for it to take effect
3 - Now when i start a Dialogue using Pixel Crusher Dialogue System, this error starts to spam :

Code (CSharp):

1. Graphics.CopyTexture called with null source texture
2. UnityEngine.Graphics:CopyTexture(Texture, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Texture, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)
3. Aura2API.Texture2DArrayComposer:Generate() (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/Texture2DArrayComposer.cs:227)
4. Aura2API.LightsCommonDataManager:GenerateLightsMaps() (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/LightsCommonDataManager.cs:791)
5. Aura2API.LightsCommonDataManager:Update() (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/LightsCommonDataManager.cs:450)
6. Aura2API.CommonDataManager:UpdateData() (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/CommonDataManager.cs:105)
7. Aura2API.AuraCamera:OnRenderImage(RenderTexture, RenderTexture) (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/AuraCamera.cs:226)
8. UnityEngine.GUIUtility:ProcessEvent(Int32, IntPtr, Boolean&)

I checked Dialogue System takes control of the camera, deactivate and re-activate its gameobject (so the Aura2Camera), and.. thats all.

4 - After that, if i manually disable / re-enable Aura2Light on the Directional Light, i get 2 errors :

Code (CSharp):

1. null buffer passed to RemoveCommandBuffer
2. UnityEngine.Light:RemoveCommandBuffer(LightEvent, CommandBuffer)
3. Aura2API.AuraLight:Uninitialize() (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/AuraLight.cs:479)
4. Aura2API.AuraLight:OnDisable() (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/AuraLight.cs:312)
5. UnityEngine.GUIUtility:ProcessEvent(Int32, IntPtr, Boolean&)

Code (CSharp):

1. NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
2. Aura2API.AuraLight.Uninitialize () (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/AuraLight.cs:481)
3. Aura2API.AuraLight.OnDisable () (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/AuraLight.cs:312)
4. UnityEngine.GUIUtility:ProcessEvent(Int32, IntPtr, Boolean&)

5 - If i disable the AuraCamera before disabling the Aura2Light i get :

Code (CSharp):

1. ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.
2. Parameter name: index
3. System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException (System.ExceptionArgument argument, System.ExceptionResource resource) (at <fb001e01371b4adca20013e0ac763896>:0)
4. System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException () (at <fb001e01371b4adca20013e0ac763896>:0)
5. Aura2API.AuraCamera.IsFirstRegisteredCamera (UnityEngine.Camera camera) (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/AuraCamera.cs:317)
6. Aura2API.AuraLight.Camera_onPreCull (UnityEngine.Camera camera) (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/AuraLight.cs:556)
7. UnityEngine.Camera.FireOnPreCull (UnityEngine.Camera cam) (at <04258d1cdc1044248c2a17a6a31a3cf7>:0)
8. UnityEngine.GUIUtility:ProcessEvent(Int32, IntPtr, Boolean&)

Note that i'm using Enviro & Uber Shaders.

Would you have any ideas on how to get those fixed ?
Thanks in advance !

 

Update on my issue : 3/4/5 can be reproduced just by activating and deactivating a camera with an AuraCamera within a single frame

Code (CSharp):

1. myCameraGameObject.SetActive(false);
2. myCameraGameObject.SetActive(true);

 

Using Aura 2 on multiple cameras doesn't work for me. I'm trying to create a cutscene using Unity's timeline window, but when I switch from the main camera to a cutscene camera everything becomes shrouded in fog. Does anyone know a fix, or is this just a bug that needs updating?

 

I just added Aura 2 to my project and have 2 problems:

* there's a clearly visible border on the top and to the right side
* the volume has clearly visible noise bubbles and lines

Does anyone have a hint for me about how to get rid of those? It looks like this animated:

Or as a pic, the red lines should resemble bubbles


Thank you very much for the help!

 

I'm experiencing a problem that has to do with occlusion. The occlusion works fine upto a certain distance, however when i move the camera further in birds eye view, the occlusion doesn't work. The fog is rendered in a box volume, inside a building and the bounds are within the confines of the wall.

 

Hi, I apologise for my English, I am using online translators.
I have a question that is probably of simple solution, but I am a beginner with no programming language knowledge and I have no idea how to do it.
I have purchased the Aura2 assets and I am very pleased with the results that can be achieved in a few steps, and I am very happy with the choice I have made.
To develop my game, I am using an asset called Adventure Creator which gives the possibility to create a graphic adventure without programming knowledge.
The assets Aura2 and Adventure Creator can work together and I get a beautiful result in creating the light beams in some places in the game.
My question is this; in Unity I set in the game options, the possibility to choose the graphic quality, by going to Unity preferences and creating 3 levels of settings, high, medium and low (where I set the number of lights, texture resolution, shadows etc. etc.).
Is it possible to make it so that by setting the low quality I can disable Aura2, while for medium and high settings it can be reactivated?
If it's possible to do this through a script, could you please pass me this Aura2 enable/disable script so that I can create a link to it on Adventure Creator?
Thank you in advance for your time and responses.

 

With the standard built-in render pipeline. Aura 3 apparently will support the SRPs, but not the built-in pipeline.

 

New Video coming tomorrow. "Apollo's Dream II" Using tons of assets, as usual.
Hope everyone enjoys it, the scene and music has been in the works for a long time. We are glad we are finally coming to a final product.

Keep an eye on our YouTube for the new video.
https://www.youtube.com/user/silverthorndavid/videos
View attachment 829055

 

Apollo's Dream II is now live!
A ton of work went into this one, I hope everyone will enjoy it.
Creating beauty with Unity for a Virtual Experience with an original soundtrack is a lot of fun and I hope it shows in the video.

Environment for this old west experience is achieved with Aura 2, a fantastic asset to create the perfect atmosphere!!

 

Hi i started to use aura 2 recently and want to ask, what is the best practice for making volumes of various shapes ? For example make volume of shape "L", for best performace should I use 2x box volumes and place them next to each other ? or is there better / smarter way ? Also is there performace decrease when I multiple volumes are overlaping ? Im using latest version

 

Sorry guys, but I wrote about 3 weeks ago and still haven't gotten a response.
Most likely the developer is having trouble doing this, I've read previous posts that he got a bad disease.
Is there anyone who can help me, I would like to know if there is a way to enable/disable Aura2 at runtime, so that I can put a button in the options menu of the game, and let the player decide whether to enable it or not.
Anyone who can give me any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

 

@lametta You can access "Aura Camera" on your MainCamera like this:

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2. //Important to add on top of your script - otherwise you can't access anything Aura related
3. using Aura2API;
4.  
5. Camera.main.GetComponent<AuraCamera>();

I don't know how your scripts look like, but you should get the idea.

 

@Mauri , thanks for the help, basically using Aura2 in conjunction with Adventure Creator(https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/game-toolkits/adventure-creator-11896).
I need the code to enable/disable Aura2 to be implemented in the options menu that I create with Adventure Creator.
In this way I give the possibility to less performing computers to be able to run the game eliminating the volumetric lights.

 

@lametta I'm sadly not familiar with Adventure Creator. I do read that they have an active community located here: https://www.adventurecreator.org/forum/

You'd likely have more luck getting help from there.

 

@Mauri Yes, I know and participate in that forum, thank you for the help, you were very kind.

 

Hello! @raphick how do I get this asset to work on build? Using unity 2019.4.13f1 and latest aura 2.. built in pipeline

 

i want to place multiple box volumes next to each other to create more complex volume shape .. is it performant?