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Distress Beacon (Free Sample) — Frontier Comms
A free game-ready sci-fi distress beacon for survival, exploration & base-building. Includes static closed & deployed prefabs, PBR, LODs, URP/HDRP/Built-In ready.
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About this asset
Mark objectives, signal extraction, or dress a temporary camp — the Distress Beacon is a compact, deployable signal unit from the Frontier Comms series.
This free sample includes closed and deployed static versions, ready to drop into your Unity scene with consistent scale, tidy hierarchy, and PBR materials. It’s fully game-optimized and compatible with Built-in, URP, and HDRP pipelines.
Upgrade to Frontier Comms for an animated beacon plus four more matching sci-fi props: transponder, antenna, data pad, and portable comms rack — all in the same cohesive design language.
What You Get in This Sample
- 2 prefabs: Static Closed and Deployed
- Quality PBR materials and 2k textures
- Organized file structure and naming
- LODs: 3 levels
- 1 unit = 1 meter scale
- Compatible & set up for Built-in, URP, HDRP
Why This Free Asset?
- Test the Frontier Comms art style, UVs, and optimization in your pipeline
- Seamless visual match with the full Frontier Comms kit
- Lightweight, production-friendly asset you can keep even if you don’t upgrade
Upgrade to Frontier Comms
Get the animated distress beacon plus matching sci-fi communication props:
- Handheld transponder
- Foldable satellite dish
- Data pad
- Portable comms rack
Frontier Comms on Unity Asset Store
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Technical details
Contents
• Models: 2 meshes (FBX) + 2 prefab variants (Closed / Deployed)
• Polycount (LOD0): ~7 800 tris (Closed), ~18 500 tris (Deployed)
• LODs: 3
• Colliders: Child box colliders
Materials & Textures
• Resolution: 2K
• Built-in / URP: AlbedoTransparency, Emission, MetallicSmoothness, Normal
• HDRP: BaseMap, Emissive, MaskMap (Metallic, AO, Roughness), Normal
Pipelines
• Materials provided for Built-in, URP, and HDRP (example shaders/materials included)
Scale & Setup
• Scale: 1 unit = 1 meter (real-world proportions)
• Organized folder structure and consistent naming
Optimization
• Game-ready topology and UVs
Compatibility
• Tested with Unity 2022.3 LTS+
• Ships in URP. For Built-in and HDRP, use the included Auto Material Assigner for one-click setup.
Compatibility
| Unity version | Built-in | URP | HDRP | Custom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.3.60f1 | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible |
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