Farland Skies - Low Poly

Farland Skies - Low Poly

LaunchedJun 201610y

UpdatedMay 20224.1yAbandoned?

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5.0/5 · 5 recent reviews · rating steady
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5.0/5 · 5 recent reviews · rating steady
Package size20.44 MB

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Pros

This asset is widely praised for its exceptional ease of use, featuring a plug-and-play workflow that allows developers to implement a high-quality, stylized low-poly skybox and day/night cycle in seconds. It offers extensive customization options for colors, celestial bodies, and atmospheric effects, providing a visually stunning aesthetic that perfectly complements low-poly projects. Furthermore, the developer is highly responsive and supportive, and the asset is well-documented, making it a reliable and time-saving tool for both beginners and experienced developers.
This is the definitive, high-polish skybox solution for low-poly projects, provided you are willing to work around its proprietary time-sync logic.

Cons

Some users have noted that the internal math for sun and moon positioning can be overly complex, making it difficult to synchronize with custom time-of-day systems that rely on standard dot-product calculations. Additionally, there are minor concerns regarding performance efficiency, with reports of unnecessary memory allocation per frame that may impact mobile or VR projects, and some users have requested more granular control over cloud density and variety.
Legacy Software: this asset was last updated 4.1 years since update. Verify compatibility before purchase.

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Description

Minimalistic, low-poly style skybox with a custom single-pass shader that works as a regular skybox material, avoiding the use of any sphere or mesh.

Customization Demo
Day-Night Cycle Demo

Features:
• Dynamic three-color gradient sky with adjustable exponents.
• Three types of stars, with adjustable twinkling speed and horizon extinction.
• Five types of sun and moon, with customizable size, tint, and position.
• Three types of nifty low-poly clouds with dynamic height and tint.
• Fully customizable day-night cycle.
• Easy to control either from scripts or directly in the editor.
• High Performance. Optimized for mobile devices and VR platforms.
• Supports both Built-In and Universal Rendering Pipeline.

Also, it's easy to integrate, just drag prefab to your scene and you're ready to go!

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