TurboForest: Unity fast billboard forest rendering

Mesh X mode and colliders not supported anymore, TF bacame only bilboarding forest tool

 

This will allow for top down views, as from a helicopter?

What type of tree art is to be supplied / used?

 

Yes, it will be single mode: atlas only, for aerial forest view. Primary for arch-viz, flight simulators, strategy projects.
For RPG\FPS better to use usual tecniques with mesh trees, when visual of tree is important at near distance.

 

Those gifs look fantastic. Any estimate on a release date?

 

Think will finish it this week, but it will be in store later.
Current working on trees models and attenuation, looking on trees in real world and trying to make it all more realistic


made special volume cloud leafs rendering for TF trees, this tree is about 500k triangles, to make leafs part more dense, as it on aerial view photos.

 

Sorry fellas, im busy till 15 of june, will continue with TF after finish this project.

 

Hello Aily, is there a way to prevent trees from facing camera in x and z directions, just editing the shader?
Kind of a solution to this problem:

I currently edited the shader in order to only show one sprite no matter the position, if it's okay with you, I can attach here the simplified shader...

 

This was quick fix for one of TF users, it works, but not best way, shader need another facing concept, and its done in new version (still in dev state)

1. Add this script in scene, its sending to shaders main camera roll angle inverce matrix each frame.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YY3BeumSecemdIV0xTQnlXYUk/view?usp=sharing
2. Replace this shader in TurboForest\Shaders folder
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YY3BeumSecanFsZWE1ejhuLUE/view?usp=sharing

And must work, if you hurry

Warning - shader will not work without CameraHelper script.
Roll fixed only for atlas mode.

 

Thank you very much Aily! I downloaded the files and added it. But the TF shader I have does not include reference to the CGInc File, so I'm trying to adapt it someway =) I reall appreciate your help!
EDIT
I adjusted my shader according to the cginc instruction! It works perfectly!! You are A W E S O M E man!
Just a question, I use it on mobile... is this new matrix calculated within TFCameraHelper somehow heavy on performance?

 

it cost almost nothing

 

Hi! TF3 feature list so far sounds extremely sweet. Any chance we see release this month?

That feature with multiple shadowcasting lights - do you use deferred rendering for that?

 

Hi, hope ill finish it this month, still busy with project for client.
Its forward rendering, but works same with deferred.

 

That would be really awesome.

So, just like with the usual forward rendering, it will cost a pass per each light affecting forest? Is it theoretically possible to adjust system to proper deferred rendering or I'm better off ensuring proper spatial packing of forest chunks

 

Hi, I'd like to buy your asset. When are you planning to release it?

 

Hi Aily,
please update us on your work.
we'd like to see your latest TurboForest on the asset store

 

Hi people im current switched again to project with modelling and made some mesh trees myself.
Think it will be great pack included in new TF system



https://i.gyazo.com/1828a0ecb2247bdcb81d88766e0d2478.gif
https://i.gyazo.com/a284fcf1fff510a9474bcef91fe0251b.gif

all trees 1000-5000 triangles with proper calculated normals by leafs volume
here how it will looks like without shadows and similar in TF billboards
https://i.gyazo.com/87f2fe4af7ffabe8b3813f4efec9b1cf.gif

 

But it need time, because paid project is primary for me than own developement.

 

this is cool, Aily.
thanks for the update.
I think we all understand what you say.

hope to see soon new screenshots or videos.

 

Hi, it's still available?

 

Would love an updated version!

 

Is this version live?

 

please share TurboForest 2.0