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

Anyone else having aura 2 not working in build ?

 

Is the developer okay?

 

Seriously no one using this in build?

 

How do I reduce the sun brightness, without losing the light volumetric rays. Basically I want very notorious rays but with the sun not being as bright

 

Hi! I am getting better! Thank you all for your support!

yes! There are a lot of projects that have build with Aura 2, what's you issue?

You can try to lower the density to a very small value (like 0.025) in the Aura Base Settings and then make the light a little stronger, step by step, in the Aura Light; until you get what you want.
Best advice is to use a planar layer to control the density over height.

 

Thank you, I got it to look better

 

@raphick Glad to hear you are getting better!

 

Thank you all for your support!

 

Hi i want to do volume in L shape like on image, is putting two box volumes a good practice way of doing this ? Or is better way ? In the meaning of performance mainly, Thanks

 

Okay good that you are getting better =) I fixed my issue, it didnt work with ILC2PP but Its no use to have it because I develope for PC .

 

Hello! Indeed compounding is the best way of doing a "L" shape volume.

 

Hi there.
I can't get the fog to show up on compiles. Maybe I have changed some project setting? Somebody knows what are the settings that can make disappear of the fog when doing the build?
There is any other known issue when project is builded?


Thanks,
Joan

 

Hi! What is the target of the build?

 

PC Standalone
Windows x86_64
Standard Render Pipeline
Deferred Rendering

Could be related with Tier settings?

 

Not sure tbh.
Does the console show any message?

 

Really sorry for wasting your time but it seems that the problem was with some parameter from a previous compilation. Yesterday I made a new compilation and everything is correct. Apologies and thanks for your interest.

 

No worries! I'm happy that everything is ok for you now

 

Hi

When adding Aura 2 to a Unity 2019.4 project, I get this warning message in the console:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. Aura 2 is not supported for this target (WindowsEditor) and will be disabled.
3. Reason : Raw Shadow Maps not supported
4. UnityEngine.Debug:LogWarning (object)
5. Aura2API.Aura:get_IsCompatible () (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Statics/Aura.cs:114)
6. Aura2API.AuraCamera:OnEnable () (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/AuraCamera.cs:194)
7. UnityEngine.GUIUtility:processEvent (int,intptr)

Any idea how to fix? Or does Aura 2 not work on windows?

 

Yes it works on windows of course. Weirdly enough it says that your editor doesn't support Raw Shadow Maps. Maybe it is linked with your graphics API.

 

Ah, you are correct! I forgot I had enabled DX12. When switching back to auto api and restarting the project, I was successful in getting Auro 2 to work as expected.

Thanks!

 

My pleasure

 

Hi raphick! Love Aura 2, thank you for this amazing asset! Just a question on Aura 3 - Volumetric Lighting, Fog & Clouds. Any indication when you will be close to a release? I am currently moving to URP with deferred in the new version [12.0.0] - 2021-01-11.

 

Unfortunately there are things in the URP that are not ready yet and that cause delays for Aura 3

 

Anyone able to get Single Pass rendering working in Unity 2020.3.10f?

 

Unfortunately, Unity has messed up very much with the single pass rendering since forever and is very difficult to develop a plugin that would support it. There are some tracks we must follow but it currently doesn't work.

 

@raphick Hello there. I have got error when using Aura 2 latest update. Unity 2019.4.24f.

Compute shader (ComputeMaximumDepthComputeShader): Property (depthTexture) at kernel index (0) is not set
UnityEngine.ComputeShaderispatchIndirect (int,UnityEngine.ComputeBuffer)
Aura2API.Frustum:ComputeData () (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/Frustum.cs:465)
Aura2API.AuraCamera:OnRenderImage (UnityEngine.RenderTexture,UnityEngine.RenderTexture) (at Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Classes/AuraCamera.cs:229)
UnityEngine.GUIUtilityrocessEvent (int,intptr)

 

Warning, this package does not work in URP.

 

As stated on the store page, lol.

"Aura 2 does not support SRPs, LWRP, URP or HDRP."

 

Hey folks - trying to get Aura 2 to work with Crest... very close but something is not quire right...
Its rendering a shadowy thing on the surface that shouldn't be there...

I'm doing:
#include "Assets/Aura 2/Core/Code/Shaders/Aura.cginc"

in the vert...
after //UNITY_TRANSFER_FOG(o, o.positionCS);
o.auraFrustum = Aura2_GetFrustumSpaceCoordinates(v.vertex);

later..
if (underWater)
{
..
Aura2_ApplyLighting(col, input.auraFrustum, 1.0f);
Aura2_ApplyFog(col, input.auraFrustum);
...
}


Any ideas?

 

Hey, I have a problem. I use aura 2 for my game and everything was working fine - for windows and mac versions. I recently updated my game to unity 2020 from 2019, and as everything is working fine on windows version, on Mac version aura camera is broken for some reason, the camera view is just black. Its nothing about settings, just attaching Aura Camera component to any camera is making screen go black. Any idea what could cause this issue?

 

I am using Aura 1 and everything is great in editor but when I build, point lights don't work.

I get this error

Assets\Aura\Classes\AuraLight.cs(139,22): warning CS0414: The field 'AuraLight._isRegistered' is assigned but its value is never used

Is anybody familiar with this problem?

 

Hello I tried to contact You by discord but all channels are blocked to write, why is like that?

Your asset looks awesome and we would like to use it together with Enviro sky, The Problem is that we use few transparent shaders and already have modified it for enviro volume light, but now would like to change to Aura, I wonder if you give together with aura any of already pre-prepared shaders like:

Standard Unity particles Shaders? (also unlit )
Aquas waters shaders?
R.A.M Shaders?
Or standard transparent refraction shaders?

Or we will have to prepare it on our own, IF I remember well the hardest to modification was Standard unity particle shader.
Also, Do Aura 2 support also Consoles? PlayStation, Xbox, Switch?
Regards

 

Hi.
Is possible remove (hide) the "Enable Aura Preview" button in scene window?
It 'very pushy.

Edit:
Ok found by itself.

 

Hi, I am wondering if this asset works with the Spine animation asset. Here is the LINK to the Unity runtime package that includes Example files.

 

Is the creator of aura still replying in that post or we should contact another way? Discord writing is blocked so don't know where to search for infos.

 

@Jakub_Machowski on Discord you have to complete the entire welcome process before you can access the channels
Start from the Welcome message, there are about 10 steps

 

How does Aura 2 handle scenes with large scale, i.e. a light source at the origin, and distant objects at 500, 1000, 2000 units away, i.e space scene with central star?

 

I don't think this is the case, at least anymore. The welcome screen in Discord isn't showing steps for gaining write access on the Discord.

 

Yep. Seems like they nuked the Discord. Which is a damn shame because I'm not of the opinion that it showed its limits as it's now impossible for anybody to look for previously resolved issues if it happens to you, nor find a way to get support from other knowledgeable users.
This is kind of infuriating.

 

Were has the preset window gone? (Unity 2022.1.0a8) Aura 2 works fine, but the Aura 2 preset window in the scene mode is gone.

 

Do you mean the "toolbox"? Because I noticed the exact same issue when I updated to Unity 2022, I haven't found out how to fix it.

 

Apologies for the necro-quote but this bug still exists and I found out what causes it and how to fix it.

This bug is caused by the order in which an Aura camera is enabled/disabled when switching cameras on/off and will happen with a lot of cutscene setups or multi-camera setups where you're switching a camera off for any reason. The current camera needs to be disabled first and then the new camera enabled after it. This is because Aura 2 automatically uninitialises everything and disposes of its data when any camera is disabled, so if you enable the new camera first and then disable the old one then Aura will reset and switch all Aura effects off even though you still have an active camera.

The real solution to eliminate this quirk is to edit AuraCamera.cs's OnDisable, Uninitialize, Register and Unregister methods as so:

Code (CSharp):

1.  private void OnDisable()
2.         {
3.             try // Weird managed resource error when building or loading a scene
4.             {
5.                 Unregister(this);
6.                 if (_registeredAuraCamerasList.Count == 0) { Uninitialize(); }
7.             }
8.             catch
9.             {
10.             }
11.         }
12.  
13. private static void Register(AuraCamera auraCamera)
14.         {
15.             if (_registeredAuraCamerasList.Contains(auraCamera)) { return; }
16.             _registeredAuraCamerasList.Add(auraCamera);
17.             FireOnRegisteredAuraCamerasListChanged();
18.         }
19.  
20. private static void Unregister(AuraCamera auraCamera)
21.         {
22.             if (!_registeredAuraCamerasList.Contains(auraCamera)) { return; }
23.             _registeredAuraCamerasList.Remove(auraCamera);
24.             FireOnRegisteredAuraCamerasListChanged();
25.         }
26.  
27.  
28. private void Uninitialize()
29.         {
30.             if (IsInitialized)
31.             {
32.                 Shader.DisableKeyword("AURA");
33.  
34.                 _frustum.Dispose();
35.                 _frustum = null;
36.  
37.                 CommonDataManager.Dispose();
38.  
39.                 IsInitialized = false;
40.             }
41.         }

This basically just checks whether the camera we're unregistering is the last active Aura camera before switching Aura off and disposing of its data. It also prevents accidentally adding multiple copies of the same camera to the list, which happened occasionally for some reason.

 

To clarify, this *still* doesn't support URP, right? Are plans to support URP just vaporware, or can we get some release dates? After aging broken promises, I feel like it's fair to at least ask to provide some semi-targeted ETA's; especially since "Aura 3" will likely be charged *separately* (even though it should have been expected to have it ages ago and should honestly be included to those with Aura 2. This is like charging your customers extra for only now supporting Unity 2019 as if it's the end-user's fault Aura is so behind.

Thinking out loud, even if URP was supported in Aura 3, if I know Aura is always years behind "coming soon(TM)", why would I go with Aura 3 when competitors update fast/free?). I am not trying to sound like a troll, but more so just being realistic; it's like Tesla: Aura isn't the only decent volumetric lighting/fog, anymore.

 

bump - also curious about URP and HDRP support

with the last release date being almost a year ago, wondering if this package still being actively maintained?

 

Yes, mainly support is done through email (after various harmful attacks). URP will be supported in Aura 3 (simply because it is NOT possible through Aura 2)
EDIT 2 : I repeat, after trying for 1 complete year, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE to support any SRP in Aura2 while keeping it working in the builtin renderer.

(Edit : the last update being several months back is simply because the builtin render is not updated anymore)

 

Do you mean hacking?

 

I am confused with Aura 2 since it messed up my lighting when I accidentally clicked on one of the ambience presets and unable to switch back to default.

I disabled all lights and camera's aura component but the aura tool is still affect the lighting of the scene.

Any way to totally disable aura or revert the aura lighting to default?

 

I fixed this problem by editing

CommonDefines.cginc

on Mac.
I'm not sure but it seems to work fine.

Code (CSharp):

1. #define PRECISION_HALF → #define PRECISION_SIMPLE

 

hi all,
Has anyone else experienced issues with Aura 2 on Unity 2020.3.31f1?

I have recently upgraded from a working project based on Unity 2018 and I seem to be having issues with Aura in some scenes, specifically lighting "density" looks very high, almost like shadowing is not being taken into account. The scene in particular has some large lights almost "aimed" at the camera to create shafts.

A fresh install of aura 2 in Unity 2020.3.31f1 seems to run the test projects OK. Any thoughts appreciated - thanks!

EDIT: I found the solution to my problem. The upgrade from 2018 to 2020 caused Unity to disable shadows in the project quality settings entirely. Whoops! Sorry this problem was not caused by Aura 2 at all

 

Yep :/

The presets change the ambient lighting as well. Go to the lighting window and change it back using another unity and copying the value of a default scene.

That a weird one! Thank you! I'll investigate and upload a fix if necessary!