*** Version 2.1 out now! ***

Aura 2 is a volumetric lighting/fog solution for Unity.
Aura 2 simulates the illumination of the micro-particles that are present in the environment but too small to be visible to the eye/camera.

Aura 2 brings state-of-the-art volumetric lighting system to Unity.
This rendering technique is the same as the one used in the latest high-end games such as Tomb Raider, God Of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassins Creed Origins/Odyssey, Days Gone ...

Features :
? All types of light supported
????? Full shadows support (1/2/4 directional cascade(s), spot, point)
????? Cookie support
? Control Volumes (Global, Planar, Box, Sphere, Cylinder, Cone) with :
????? Density injection
????? Scattering control
????? Tint control
????? Light injection
????? Boost control
????? Ambient Lighting control
????? Light Probes Lighting injection
? Color Temperature support
? Ambience Presets for 1-click kickstart
? Improved quality
? Multiple Cameras support
? Light Probes support
? Stereo / VR support
? Realtime preview in editor
? Toolbox with shortcuts
? Realtime Quality switch
? Fast Import Time
? Compatible with :
????? Gaia from Procedural Worlds
????? Amplify Shader Editor from Amplify Creations
????? Bolt - Visual Scripting from Ludiq
? Opaque/Transparent* geometry support
? Particles illumination, fog and density **
? Works in Forward/Deferred
? Works in LDR (Low Dynamic Range) and HDR (High Dynamic Range)
? Works in Gamma/Linear
? Texture2D and Texture3D support
? Dynamic 4D noise support
? Fully commented API

Read the Documentation here.

Aura 2 strictly requires full support of the following elements to work :
? RenderTextures (3D as well)
? Texture2DArrays
? ComputeShaders
Please verify that the support of these elements is not limited especially on lower platforms.

Aura 1 and Aura 2 are not compatible with each others.
Please delete all references to Aura 1 before importing Aura 2 in your project.

Aura 2 does not support SRPs, LWRP, URP or HDRP.

Aura 2 was developed and tested on Windows and DirectX11.
Other platforms and Consoles are on their way but are currently not guaranteed.
However, experienced users have reported Aura 2 successfully working on Vulkan, Linux and MacOs + Metal. No support can currently be provided for those platforms.

Discord server :
Dedicated thread on the Unity Forums can be found here.
Support email.

* transparent objects will need modified shaders to display the volumetric lighting, thats how Unity works. Shaders are included in the package as well as explanation for adding Aura 2 to your custom shaders.
** shaders provided in the package.

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