Additive Shader mod allows asset creators to add time-based light effects to their props, buildings and vehicles.
Based on Additive Shader mod by Ronyx69 and Simon Ryr.
This repository was setup and code updated with permission of Ronyx69.
- Making Additive Shader Assets
- Mod Tools Scripts
- Settings Guide - detailed info on script settings
Work is in progress to allow remote control of shaders.
Code improvements always welcome!
- Clone the repository locally using a GitHUb client.
- You'll need an IDE (see this list) to compile the code in to a dll file.
- Set folders for managed dlls and publish dir are defined in Directory.Build.props - you might need to change them depending on where you installed the game.
- Please do NOT push changes to this file back to the repo.
- Open the AdditiveShader.sln solution file in the IDE and then build.
A complete rewrite of the mod with a focus on maintainability, performance, and compatibility with other mods. Depending on number of shader-using assets you have subscribed, you could see an increase of 1-3 fps in-game.
- Added: Now works in new scenario games!
- Added: Keywords for common times (
DayTime,NightTime,AlwaysOn) - Added: Detection of legacy NightTime shaders (on at dusk, off at dawn)
- Added: Folksonomic shader tagging and filtering (getting ready for v2.0 release)
- Added: Code analyzers (Roslynator, StyleCop, Microsoft, Humanizer, Unity...)
- Added: Code documentation for essential members
- Added: Detailed (but super-fast!) asset report in log file
- Added: Extended error checking and logging
- Improved: Compatibility with Real Time dynamic sunset/sunrise times (
NightTime/DayTime)! - Improved: Compatibility with Ploppable Asphalt + building prop render distance
- Improved: Compatibility with Ultimate Level Of Detail mod (ULOD)
- Improved: Compatibility with Adaptive Prop Visibility Distance mod
- Improved: Eradicated grindingly slow CPU load in
Update()method - Improved: Hugely optimised token detection performance
- Improved: Hugely optimised asset scanner (3-4x faster than original mod)
- Improved: Optimised logging memalloc/gc footprint during startup
- Improved: Extension method makes asset report 3x faster (thanks dymanoid!)
- Improved: Batch shader assets report in to single
Debug.Log()call - Improved: Accurate detection of always-on shaders
- Improved: Always-on shaders removed from
Update()loop - Improved: Cache OverlapsMidnight check per shader
- Improved: Use
enumfor faster/better asset type switching - Improved: Asset settings only set once, on
Start(), not per frame. - Improved: Disable
Update()if no dynamic shaders found - Fixed: Code not shutting down when level/game unloads (slowed game exit)
- Fixed: Render distances overwritten when graphics settings changed
- Fixed: Render distances would sometimes be lower than what asset defines
- Fixed: Building prop render distance conflict with Ploppable Asphalt+ mod
- Fixed: Superfluous batch applications of asset settings
- Fixed: Invalid
nullchecking onUnityEngine.Object-derived classes - Fixed: Render distances not working properly on game load
- Fixed:
RenderGroupsnot updated when render distances change - Updated: Heavy code refactoring; split in to separate files
- Updated: Changed
.csprojto SDK format - Updated: Split managed dll and publish folder locations in to
.propsfile - Updated: Tidy up internal data properly on level unloading
- Updated: Assets are returned to their original state on level unloading
- Removed: Redundant legacy code
- Meta: New scripts for asset creators (see source repository link below)
- Meta: New source repository https://github.com/CitiesSkylinesMods/AdditiveShader
- No change log provided
- Meta: Source on gist https://gist.github.com/ronyx69/41d2368485b4eea89958c368fab878b8/revisions
- Sub-building meshes code removed
- Only set building max prop distance if it contains shader-using props
- Meta: Source on gist https://gist.github.com/ronyx69/41d2368485b4eea89958c368fab878b8/revisions
- Building max prop distance added (allows shader props in buildings)
- Meta: Source on gist https://gist.github.com/ronyx69/41d2368485b4eea89958c368fab878b8/revisions
- Initial release to workshop
- Meta: Source on gist https://gist.github.com/ronyx69/41d2368485b4eea89958c368fab878b8/revisions