[v4][WIP] v4.0.0 Release Summary

[mob-sakai]

NOTE: v4.0.0 is under development on develop_v4 branch. Current: 4.0.0-alpha1

New architecture: more, more easier to use

• Simpler workflow and out of the box features
• Support adding the effect component at runtime
• The effect for TextMeshPro does not require pre-generated materials
• Use texcoord2 and texcoord3 as default

Shader stripping

• Remove unnecessary shader variants on preprocess (for Unity 2018.2 or later)

Support Unity Package Manager (UPM)

• You can install UIEffect using UPM, or install under Packages directory

UIEffectCapturedImage will be separated from UIEffect

• For faster release
• UIEffectCapturedImage will be refactored as another project and work independently
• You can install it using UPM, or install under Packages directory

UIEffect will no longer support Unity 2017 or earlier

• For faster release
• It may work but is not recommended

Documentation

• Usage of all features
• API reference
• Demos

[mob-sakai]

Roadmap for v4.0.0

v4.0.0-alpha1 (19/07/31)

• Experiment of new architecture
• Support Unity Package Manager (UPM)
• UIEffectCapturedImage will be separated from UIEffect
• Simple demo

v4.0.0-alpha2 (19/08/x)

• Shader stripping
  • Built asset size test
• Fix bugs

v4.0.0-alpha3 (19/x/x)

• Demo and test
• Documentation
  • Use docFx
• Fix bugs
• Refactor

v4.0.0-beta (19/x/x)

• Fix bugs

v4.0.0 (19/x/x)

• Release

[buihuuloc]

Hello there, Is there any update for the new version?

[mob-sakai]

Hi @buihuuloc

Sorry for development so late. I am busy and I cannot spend much time on this project... X(

I will release new alpha version in the near future.

[mob-sakai]

Sorry for my late reply.

UIEffect v5 is now released. Please try it. :+1: 🔄 Upgrading from v4 to v5