Off-Screen & Compass Tape Target Indicators

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Dependencies

• Unity 6000.0 or newer
• com.unity.inputsystem 1.14.0 or newer for samples
• com.unity.ugui 2.0.0 or newer for samples

Target Indicators is a production-ready system for tracking world-space objects on your UI. Built for Unity 6, it handles the complex screen-space math for off-screen arrows, quest waypoints, and compass tapes.

This system is built for performance first. It features a strict zero-allocation update loop, making it safe for tight mobile constraints and high-end PC/Console titles without eating into your frame budget.

Key Features:

• AI Agent Ready: Includes an Agent Skill that teaches AI coding agents how to set up and troubleshoot target indicators, so they finish tasks faster, use fewer tokens, and follow the package's recommended setup.
• Zero Garbage Collection: No heap allocations after initialization. Passes memory-safe buffers via ReadOnlySpan<T> to completely avoid garbage collection overhead in hot paths.
• Highly Configurable: Includes multiple boundary types (Padded, Absolute, Unbounded, Compass Tape), configurable clamping shapes (Rectangle, Ellipse), and target distances.
• Smart "Look-At" Thresholds: Dynamically trigger UI elements, like fading distance labels when the player looks directly at a target.
• In-Editor Boundary Visualizers: See exactly where your UI boundaries will clamp directly in the Scene view for fast, visual iteration.
• Multi-Layered Boundaries: Run multiple boundary systems simultaneously. Clamp enemy indicators to an elliptical boundary, quest markers to a padded rectangle, and waypoints to a compass tape with completely independent settings.
• Instant Iteration: Fully supports Unity's Fast Enter Play Mode (No Domain Reload on Enter Play).
• Blazing Fast: Does not use Object.Find or GetComponent at runtime.
• Render Pipeline Agnostic: Works perfectly with URP, HDRP, and Built-in.
• UI Agnostic: Completely decoupled from the rendering method. Use standard Unity UI, UI Toolkit, or any third-party UI solution.
• XR Ready: Full support for VR/AR Head Mounted Displays.

Includes:

• Clean, commented C# source code.
• Prebuilt UI prefabs and managers for drag-and-drop integration.
• Sample scenes demonstrating padded boundaries, compass tapes, and multi-category setups.

Note: Compass Tape features provide coordinate logic; UI art assets for the compass bar are not included.