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Textures Unlimited The Textures Unlimited addon brings the Unity 5 Standard shader functions to KSP along with a suite of utilities for loading shader and model asset bundles, and a host of shader and texture-related functions to support them. It does not add any new part or textures by itself, but is intended to be used and distributed by other mods who do not wish to develop their own plugin code or shaders. Features: Asset-Bundle Shader pack loading system Texture Replacement system - replace the textures on any .mu model, in a mesh-by-mesh fashion; complex material arrangements fully supported TextureSwitch module - includes a simple texture-switch module that can be added to parts through MM patches to facilitate in-game user-driven texture switching User-driven 'recoloring' system for parts. Define the pattern on the part through a mask texture, and let the user specify the color scheme. Legacy and PBR versions available. Requires special texture and shader setup. Asset-Bundle Model loading system -- supports loading of BlendShape/ShapKey models compiled as AssetBundles (and/or any other model). Supports loading of models using non-KSP shaders. List of included shaders; all are compatible with KSPs part-highlighting, thermal glow, and underwater fog functions: TU/Metallic - Unity Standard Metallic shader implementation, with full mapping compatibility with Unity Standard shader inputs. TU/Specular - Unity Standard Specular shader implementation, with full mapping compatibility with Unity Standard shader inputs. TU/Transparent - Unity Standard Metallic shader implementation with transparency support, with full mapping compatibility with Unity Standard shader inputs. TU/Legacy - Legacy Specular shader implementation that supports input of KSP mapped textures (e.g. specular in the diffuse-alpha channel). All TU/XXX shaders support recoloring, subsurface scattering, and have functional versions of icon-shaders. Any/all of these functions are optional. Use only the features that you want or need. Potential uses Mods wanting to use PBR textures and rendering for their parts Mods needing custom shaders for their parts (either the included shaders, or their own custom shaders) Mods needing BlendShape/ShapeKey animated models PBR stock-conversion mods Downloads: The latest releases will always be available from: https://github.com/shadowmage45/TexturesUnlimited/releases Dependencies: Requires Module Manager (not yet included) User-created Configs and Texture Packs: (PM me to be added to the list, not required for use): Used in the following mods: (PM me to be added to the list, not required for use): Legal/Licensing Licensed under GPL 3.0 or later (https://github.com/shadowmage45/TexturesUnlimited/blob/master/LICENSE). Source for the plugin and shaders are provided online at: (https://github.com/shadowmage45/TexturesUnlimited) You are free to use and distribute this mod as long as the terms of the license are followed. Generally speaking this should place no restrictions if an unmodified copy is bundled in full and included in third party mod's releases. Modified copies are subject to further restrictions as are detailed in the license. Examples Examples of some of the capabilities of the shaders (all examples using parts from SSTU) PBR - Reflective and semi-reflective (reflections can range from mirror-sharp to dull based on texture setup) Masked/Recoloring (PBR and legacy versions, require special texture setups) Back-lit Solar Panel Shader + PBR shaders (+EVE + Scatterer) (solar panels still using legacy backlit shader) Reflection of surroundings; colored ambient light handling Technical Support All requests for support must be done through the GitHub issues page: https://github.com/shadowmage45/TexturesUnlimited/issues All issue tickets must be accompanied by a KSP.log file Known Issues Uses the stock reflection system for reflection probes; so any issues present there will also manifest with TU reflective shaders. No EVE or Scatterer in reflections Issues with improperly authored SQUAD DXT5 normal maps (investigating solutions) Any other issues listed on the issues tracker: https://github.com/shadowmage45/TexturesUnlimited/issues Future Plans Documentation on shaders properties and texture setup Documentation on configs for shader and texture replacement and texture switch module More comprehensive texture-replacement methods for technical textures and materials; skyboxes, ksc buildings? Credits / Contributors @Lilleman for his original work on using PBR shaders in KSP. While I didn't use any of his code directly, I did learn a few things from it. @HaArLiNsH for his updated/maintained TextureReplaceReplaced, which provided valuable insight into the rendering setup used by KSP @shaw for his work on TextureReplacer (legacy), and @rbray89 for his original work on the reflection code. @blackrack for including workarounds in Scatterer that allow for integration with TexturesUnlimited (by using the TR reflection camera naming scheme). @Electrocutor for his work on the Stock conversion patches, and for helping track down issues with the code/configs/shaders. @Manwith Noname for his work on the TexturesUnlimited Recoloring Depot, and patience while working on tracking down issues with normal maps.

Recently I was wondering why there were such fierce performance problems on my PC build. I started the game with a profiler and to my horror saw an absurdly huge number of calls to create a GPU device in DirectX 11. This is very similar to the bug and the main reason for the fps drop on my build: RTX 3080 i7-7820 64gb ram It looks very much like the game is trying to recreate the GPU device every frame. If you believe third-party sources regarding such a problem, then this is a bug directly with DirectX 11, probably related to an error in the execution of some shader. Screenshot from Vtune Profiler: https://imgur.com/a/yGEkXrE

Hi! I would like to create my own shaders for KSP, but don't know where to start because I couldn't find any tutorials on the subject. If anyone has any info or suggestions on how to make shaders, I'd appreciate it if you shared them with me!

Hey guys, I'm looking to find mods that make ksp look good but i want mods that blend in with each other. I've tried realism overhaul with eve, scatter, and etc. which made the game look good but it wasn't to my liking. If you know any "mod packs" that make the game look stellar, i would like to know. Thx.

I've been trying to make some lovely metal and mylar parts, but the albedo channel does literally nothing. I tried a number of different textures and even tried adding an alpha channel to my .png files, thinking that might be the issue. Nada. It's still a) a uniform color and b) white, no matter what color I input. Send rescue craft immediately,

Hi everyone! This plugin, mostly intended to part modders at the moment, will replace all common KSP part shaders by customized Unity Standard shaders. It replace automatically the part's shader when a mask texture is found in the mod folder. You will then be able to define Metallic, Smoothness, and Occlusion values: The Red channel defines the Metallic value, the Green channel defines the Smoothness value and the Alpha channel define Occlusion value. For Specular shaders, the Metallic value is not needed, so the red channel is unused. The archive contains mask textures for stock parts, made with a script. This is stil a WIP and some parts looks shinier than other. Current version : 0.04 Download : https://www.dropbox.com/s/qh714b3p6an1e9i/PBRShaderLoader_v0.04.zip?dl=0 Sources : https://www.dropbox.com/s/a2jeqd5a2jg8fd6/PBRShaderLoader_v0.04_src.zip?dl=0 License : WTFPL. Known problems : -The sky and the ground aren't reflected -Two faces of the reflection cubemap are inverted -The reflection probe is attached to the root part, not the center of the vessel Original post:

i had heard that when 1.1.3 dropped we might get metalic reflections via the unity 5.3.4 PBR shaders, are we able to use the shaders?