Hard Light 2D
Demo for the free Hard Light 2D asset 2.0 update
This asset is a purely aesthetic 2D point light system to be used with Unity's standard renderer, though it should also work with the new render pipelines.
Click like crazy to stress test it.
(It runs purely on the CPU so don't expect too much)
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It seems it doesn't like stairs. The resurouces get higher in places like this. I tried to make with rectangles with box colliders but seems not help. So far I came up with something like a solution(I don't like it much), I make a separate collider for the light like with spikes to the points of stairs. But at least it works faster that way.
Maybe there is a better solution for situations like this?
P.S.
Amazing script anyway.
Didn't really understand what was the problem that made you add spikes for the stairs. Couldn't reproduce any graphical glitch on my end.
Unfortunately, performance does go down the more complex a scene becomes.
Assuming you're using a Tilemap/Composite Collider combo, the only advice I could give is to separate your map into chunks (like the image below).
This way, the light only has to take the relevant vertices into account, instead of validating vertices far away and not in range.
I'm not sure if the light source in your image is your rock-character or that triangle-shaped fire (?).
If it's the latter (and your character doesn't cast shadows), it's a good idea to activate the Calculate Only Once check under the Optimization Settings. This will "bake" the light mesh on the first frame and you won't have to worry about performance anymore.
Hope this helps somewhat 💦
If you got more questions, please let me know 👌
I have a question. How did you made such simple collider shape for the stairs?
In levels I often have smooth walls. For the light I make a copy of a level with low quality for shaping:I am kinda noob and I just use sprite shaper to create a level. Here is a video from the screen:
Oh, you're using sprite shaper 😮
Can't say I've ever used it, but it seems to use either a Polygon or Edge Collider, right?
I'd say the same advice would apply. Just break your level into smaller chunks (i.e. have a game object for the spawning area, another for the slide, another for the ceiling, etc.).
About my stairs you shouldn't worry about. I thought you were using a tile map.
This by default gives you a grid of colliders for every tile (very bad and not supported by my asset) and once you use a Composite Collider (very good and supported by my asset) you end up with the shape you saw on my first reply.
If your setup is causing you problems maybe try using an Edge Collider instead of Poly? (dunno if your character might fall through if framerates go bad tho)
Just remember to refresh the colliders every time you update your shape.
Don, sorry 💦
Oh... That composite collider seems an awesome thing! I added it to the level shape and it created much more simple collider shape!
Thanks so much!
So is this assets that can be used in a project or showcasing a game?
Just out of interest, I like your concept
It can be used however you want 👌
wow can you make more assets like these?
I'm working on some stuff, but I doubt it'll be as useful
If there is more stuff on the way I can promise you me as programmer can make good use of your assets :) Great Job keep up your good work.