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Darklake Skybox

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A dynamic lake skybox system to enhance your scene’s mood through real-time effects and customization. Includes dynamic and static versions suitable for both desktop and mobile projects.

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About this asset

This package delivers a stylized lake-themed skybox system designed to create mood-rich, atmospheric scenes for games and visual experiences. It includes both dynamic and static skybox versions to suit different hardware and performance needs — from lightweight mobile builds to more complex desktop environments.

Ideal for cinematic, surreal, horror, or exploration games, the dynamic skybox uses real-time shader effects (like animated reflections and hue/saturation adjustments) to give your world a sense of motion and emotional depth — without needing a physical lake object.

You can tweak color, hue, saturation, and reflection settings directly in the material inspector, or edit the included equirectangular textures externally (in Photoshop, GIMP, etc.) for full control.

To support prototyping and scene setup, the package also includes:

  • A basic first-person player controller
  • A semi-submersion shader to blend objects with the water
  • A simple animated water surface material (for optional use with a plane or quad)

This package follows a modular design, so you can import only what you need.

Third-Party Content Notice:
This asset uses third-party content under Public Domain or Creative Commons Zero (CC0) licenses. See Third-Party Notices.txt included in the package for full attribution and licensing details (located at PavanGames/DarklakeSkybox/Documentation/Third-Party Notices.txt).

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Technical details

Key Features:

  • Stylized skybox shader with animated movement and hue/saturation control
  • Includes both dynamic and static versions
  • Fully editable equirectangular textures (PSD/JPG/PNG)
  • Modular structure – import only the assets you need
  • Optional animated lake surface shader (for use with a plane)
  • Depth-based semi-submersion shader for props
  • Basic first-person controller included
  • Suitable for atmospheric, cinematic, or surreal environments
  • Works with the Built-in Render Pipeline

Mobile-Friendly – Important Considerations:

  1. The dynamic skybox delivers advanced visual effects designed for mobile platforms. However, due to its resource-intensive nature, it performs best in projects with simple gameplay elements and minimal on-screen assets. For more complex scenes, a static version is included as a lightweight alternative.
  2. Application.targetFrameRate = 60;Some mobile devices default to 30 FPS rendering. To enhance the visual experience, developers can manually set the frame rate to 60 FPS using: Application.targetFrameRate = 60;

Compatibility

Render pipelines supported in each Unity version
Unity version Built-in URP HDRP
2022.3.18f1 Compatible Not listed Not listed

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