Overview

Nature Shaders is a collection of shaders for your vegetation that brings you player interaction, wind simulations, better quality lighting, and more.

Features:

Interaction

• Push down grass, have plants sway, and leave a trail behind objects. Any object in the scene can interact with vegetation. The only thing you need to do is add a collider to the object.

Wind

• Simulate the wind passing through your vegetation, from calm days to violent storms.

Translucency

• Simulate light passing through leaves. This results in more realistic lighting that shades your vegetation correctly in all lighting conditions.

Color Correction

• Change the color of vegetation using accurate color correction methods. You can even add color variations for the same vegetation throughout the scene.

Perspective Correction

• Tilt grass away from the camera when looking at from a top-down perspective. This creates a more dense and realistic look.

Dynamic Masking

• Remove vegetation within a specific area or reduce the density. It is useful to hide vegetation under buildings, to let the player cut grass, or to create unique game mechanics.

Dynamic Color Overlay

• Change the color of vegetation within a specific area of your scene. These areas can be created, moved, and changed dynamically.

Convert Meshes

• Meshes are analyzed using Nature Shaders’ unique algorithm to identify tree branches, leaves, and other vegetation shapes. These shapes are then used to configure wind and interaction automatically. There is no need for manual configuration of models or meshes.

Convert/Import from:

• SpeedTree
• Quixel Megascans
• Unity’s Tree Creator
• Any Asset Store asset
• Custom models created by your team

Convert Materials

• Materials are converted automatically using the included conversion profiles. This will automatically copy properties and remap them if needed.

Download Nature Shaders 2021 v2021.1.2 (Latest Version)