Question Enum keyword switching does not work in standalone player

2019.3.0b8 HDRP 7.1.2

I have an enum keyword "MASK_MODE" with 3 different states and "Definition" set to "Multi Compile". I'm setting those states at runtime with

Code (CSharp):

1. material.SetFloat("MASK_MODE", mode);

This works fine in editor play mode but doesn't work in player.

When I change the default value in editor and build, it renders that mode correctly but changing the value at runtime in the player has no effect at all. All variants of the shader are present in the player since I tried adding objects with different "MASK_MODE" values to the scene and they all render correctly.

I've also tried setting keywords (MASK_MODE_X) directly when changing MASK_MODE value with no luck.

 

For keywords you have to use `material.EnableKeyword("MASK_MODE_X")` and disable the other enum keywords with `material.DisableKeyword("MASK_MODE_Y")`.

 

Struggling with this myself and this is what I was afraid was the case. Feels like a half-baked API.

 

Did anyone find a workaround for this? I'm encountering this issue myself when trying to build in Windows.

 

Hey I was having the same issue. I wanted to let you know that this person found a workaround.