Destroy only part of object

When an explosion hits the planet instead of destroying the whole planet you destroy only part of it.
Photo examples: BEFORE: AFTER:
How to do this?

 

Make the planet from segments chilled to an empty game object & just destroy each segment as needed.

 

@tedthebug
No but The explosions are going to be different so unless I make each object one pixel big, It won't work out, Most of the explosions will be circular...

 

If each segment destroyed is going to be different size/shape depending on the explosion that hit it search for assets or tutorials that let you destroy pixels when you dig them. You should be able to modify it so that it works for any pixel contained within the area of the explosion.

E.g. Look at pixelsurface by @JoeStrout

 

Thanks for the plug, Ted! Yep, @VortexGamer, it sounds to me like exactly what PixelSurface (webGL demo; forum thread; asset store link!) was made for.



If it's not exactly what you're looking for, please let me know how it's lacking, so maybe I can improve it!

 

@tedthebug
I would do it then but just don't know how to divide it into segments, Any tutorials/Code out there?
@JoeStrout
I'm drooling, I just can't afford it!!!

 

Sorry, not that I know of. If I really really needed it I'd save & buy the asset or experiment with something like I said if I had time.

 

Well if you want to do it yourself, it basically works by writing to a Texture2D. See SetPixels for example. Getting it all to work efficiently is a bit thorny, but you may be able to make a special case that works well just for your game.

Good luck!
- Joe