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Shadow Meter - Light Detection

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Tool for developers needing Light Detection for stealth, horror, or any game where lighting plays a critical role.

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About this asset

Shadow Meter - Light Detection is an essential tool for developers working on stealth, horror, or any game where lighting plays a critical role. This powerful Unity script provides real-time light exposure detection, giving you precise control over how your characters interact with light sources in your scene. With easy setup and a highly customizable UI slider, Shadow Meter allows you to seamlessly integrate dynamic lighting effects into your gameplay.

Key Features:

  • Real-Time Light Detection: Automatically tracks and measures player exposure to various light sources.
  • Customizable UI: Easily integrate with your existing UI elements to visually represent light exposure.
  • Versatile Application: Ideal for stealth, horror, and atmospheric games.

Supported Light Types:

  • Directional Lights: Toggle and customize how these affect light detection.
  • Point Lights: Adjust sensitivity and range to include point lights in calculations.
  • Spotlights: Fine-tune spotlight detection to match your game’s requirements.

Whether you’re creating a tense stealth sequence or enhancing the atmosphere of your horror game, Shadow Meter offers a flexible and efficient solution for managing light exposure. The asset allows you to fine-tune sensitivity, range, and intensity settings to fit your game’s unique requirements.

Enhance your game with Shadow Meter - Light Detection and bring your scenes to life with immersive, responsive lighting effects that react in real-time to player movement and environmental changes.

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Technical details

Technical Key Features:

  • Real-Time Light Exposure Calculation: Continuously updates based on active light sources.
  • Supported Light Types:
    • Directional Lights
    • Point Lights
    • Spotlights
  • Customizable Sensitivity: Adjust for specific lighting conditions.
  • UI Integration: Connect with Unity UI elements like sliders for visual feedback.
  • Raycasting: Accurate light detection using raycasting.
  • Gizmo Support: Debug and visualize light detection in the Scene view.
  • Intensity Inclusion: Option to include light intensity in calculations.
  • Flexible Update Frequency: Optimize performance with adjustable update rates.
  • Player Offset: Fine-tune detection position relative to the player.

Compatibility

Render pipelines supported in each Unity version
Unity version Built-in URP HDRP Custom
2022.3.14f1 Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible

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