► Curved World ◄

Is this only working 2021.3.3? Tried upgrading my project to 2021.3.8 (URP) and its stuck at this error:

Assets\Amazing Assets\Curved World\Editor\Material Editors\Builtin\LitShader.cs(19,66): error CS0103: The name 'headerStateKey' does not exist in the current context

 

It works.
Remove CW folder from the project, clear Asset Store cache folder and re-download asset using Unity 2021.3.8 package manager.

 

@Arkhivrag Is there a way to have the camera correctly follow a player moving forward on the z axis? I don't want to move the world towards the player, I want to move the player down the track.

Example would be moving the car in your examples down the road, instead of the moving the road.

 

Yes, it is possible. Example is here.

 

Hi, I'm attempting to add the Curved World effect to the Bakery URP shader and not sure if I'm getting the expected result.

Here is my scene without any bend:


And here is after quite a strong bend is applied:


As you can see I'm getting quite weird squashing effect. Is this expected? We'd likely not use this extreme bend but of course even on low bend amounts the same issue is happening albeit less exaggerated.

Here is how my shader graph looks:


Any help appreciated!

 

And how package included shaders behave? Do they have the same bending effect? If yes, then your shader is correct and you have to adjust CW settings.

 

Is there any way to add this on VRChat? It works fine on Unity but it doesn't work on VRchat..

 

What is the problem with VRChat? Does not it allow using custom shaders or scripts?

 

I'm not sure what's the problem. I think i might have to do something with the camera in VRchat. There is no problem with custom shaders in VRChat but maybe camera is the issue. I might solve this problem someday! Just curious someone solved this problem..

 

I am using the Universal render pipeline in unity 2021.3.8f1(latest LTS) and a custom compute grass shader and to render the grass geometry, I use a .shader file. Now as per in the curved world documentation, under the custom shader(Univeral), I did both the Material properties and Definitions right. But the vertex transformations doesn't work. The grass turns magenta and It gives an error "

Shader error in 'Custom/GrassComputeHLSL': undeclared identifier 'v' at line 75 (on d3d11)

".

Any thoughts about this? I've been scratching my head on this for hours now.

 

'v' is a name of a vertex input variable.
Your shader may be using other name (for example, it may be input instead of v).



Update vertex input variable name inside Curved World methods to be the same as it is declared in your shader.

 

I did what you said and I get 2 errors from one line from the vertex transformation. I get Shader error in

'Custom/GrassComputeHLSL': 'CurvedWorld_ClassicRunner_X_Positive_ID1': no matching 1 parameter function at line 75 (on d3d11)

and

Shader error in 'Custom/GrassComputeHLSL': invalid subscript 'vertex' at line 75 (on d3d11)

.

 

Modifying custom hand written shaders by integrating Curved World vertex transformations there, assumes knowledge of shader programing (HLSL) as such cases are outside of the support scope.

If shader you are trying to modify is from the Asset Store, it is better ask asset developer to make it CW compatible. In this case it will not be necessary to adjust it manually again, when source shaders will be updated or changed by developer.

 

Trying to - it seems to not want to appear in my HMD (Rift S) - I just get the Unity sign 'Loading...' and its running in editor, but I see nothing in VR,

 

Would like to know more about this problem. What is not working, CW shaders or scripts?

 

I updated my project to Unity 2021.3.11f1 LTS and URP - I removed the CW folder and imported the package again through the package manager, latest version.
There seems to be no "Standard" shader package anymore, it's also not in the "Curved World > Shader packages" tool window. Is there another way to import it?

 

Try, clear asset store cache folder and re-download package. Then check Assets/Amazing Assets/Curved World/Installer folder.

 

I get the Installers, but when I try to install the URP package, the import dialog shows no "Standard" shader under "Amazing Assets > Curved World > Shaders". It's not in the package. Version 2022.4

[Edit] I also manually deleted all the folders in the Asset store cache and deleted the Curved World folder from my project before importing again.

The Standard shader package is available in the "Built-In" installer package.

 

Standard shader is part of the Built-in render pipeline and it is not available in URP.
URP package has its own shaders.

 

Hey Im using the classic runner shader and everything works, except the camera does not continue following the player once the world starts bending. How can I get the camera to follow the player properly?

 

Like this?

 

Hello! I'm very interested in buying your product but I have a particular use case and I was wondering if your shader could work.

I'm creating an open-world game on an actual planet, so the player would be able to walk freely on the surface of the planet in any direction. The problem I'm having is that the horizon cuts off far-distance objects unless I were to make the planet very big. Would your shader be able to flatten the planet relative to the direction the camera is facing so that you could see farther in the distance?

 

No.

 

I'm interested in creating a full cylinder out of a plane using the Spiral blend type with an angle set to 360 degrees.

Is there a way to calculate the right minimum radius to input based on the width of that plane, so that both edges exactly touch each other to form a perfect cylinder?

 

There is no formula. Just adjust position of pivot point, rotation center and angle properties to your needs.

 

Thank you for your answer, I guess I was hoping for some help to find a formula since I would like to do this at runtime, the width of the plane being dynamic, and wanted to get exact contact between the edges visually since objects will be looping from an edge to another through script.

 

Hey, I have an issue with the camera culling.
I'm using the "Curved world Camera" script and have set the field of view to 88 (any less and I'm starting to get objects popping in/out at the top corners of the screen).

The issue is that the camera seems to render a lot of objects "behind the camera" so to speak, in -z (bottom of the screen). I clearly see were the rendering should end (visualize in editor checkbox), but it still renders way beyond that.

I've checked the Unity stat window while turning on/off objects that look like they are outside the frustum and it is a large amount of triangles that is being unnecessary rendered.

I'm using the "Little planet Y" bend type.

Any way to improve this?

 

That's correct behavior, purpose of the CurvedWorldCamera script is to extend(override) camera's culling matrix and allow rendering of those objects that are outside of the camera's FOV.

 

Yes, that the frustrum extends beyond the camera I understand, but the main issue is that it renders objects beyond where the frustrum ends (i check this by turning on/off objects beyond the frustrum and seeing the performance stats change).
All the tiles, props and characters in the image are indivdual objects.

https://imgur.com/WFUFoXR

 

View distance depends on the camera's Far Clipping Plane property. You can adjust it directly from the camera script.
Also, if objects are static, they may be combined in game mode and if their combined rendering bound box intersects with cameras FOV, they will be included in the rendering.

 

None of the objects are set to static, and their bounding boxes are a long way from the camera fov or culling frustrum.
Like I said, I can disable individual objects and see in realtime that their triangle count is removed from the total triangle amount.

 

Do any of objects use CurvedWorldBoundBox script?

 

No can that help?

 

No.
Send me your scene as package (maximum simplified) on support e-mail, with asset purchase invoice and I'll check it.
Also include Unity version you are using, render pipeline and build target.

 

So, I figured out the issue. Shadows. The shadows from the objects were intersecting with the frustum and were therefore rendered.
Is it possible to rotate the culling frustum independent of the camera? For example, in the image i sent, if the frustum would be rotated up (in x) about -15 degrees we would render less of the unseen objects.

 

With included camera script it is not possible. But you can try modify worldToCameraMatrix used on line: 63

 

Can Curved World function without changing the shader in all materials in scene? Some are custom from other assets

 

No, it isn't an image effect, but a per-mesh vertex displacement effect.
Mesh needs to use the Curved World shader to be rendered being bent.

 

So are any of the shaders suitable for water? How can i do that?

 

Package doesn't include water shader. You have to integrated CW into any suitable water shader yourself.
Manual file on page 39 describes all required steps for hand-written shaders and on page 45 for ShaderGraph and Amplify Shader Editor.

 

Is it possible to bend a series of terrains so that they meet again at the top so that I can place them in a stanford torus? If I don't look at the actual terrain (i.e. look up) will there be display errors?

 

It is possible.

 

@Arkhivrag
I use URP Shader Graph

But when i apply 3d objects disappear
Please help me

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Do you have CurvedWorldController script in the scene? If no, then add it.
Also I'll advice to have several meshes with package included CW shaders in the scene, they will visually help you, to find out if your custom shader works correctly or not.

 

Are they available now?

 

Custom curves? No.

 

yes ! i have CurvedWorldController script in the scene

Now i tested with CW scene :
THis is not apply


Now i apply material urp for the house .... then it disappear



I don't know ... what wrong T_T

 

Manual file page 44: you have to use position node with object space.

 

I got it !

 

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Hello. I am trying to simulate a ring-shaped platform.

So, I made a long straight platform. Then I use Classic Runner (X Positive) mode, and I set the player as the pivot point.

It looks great as the player moves forward along the platform. It feels like I am walking inside a perfect ring. But behind the player is flat. How can I make it so the player is always at the apex of the curve? Is there a way to mirror the bend?



You posted this image before. It is exactly the type of world I am trying to create. Like a space Habitat Ring: