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CustomShaderLoaderAlt
Improvements over Regguise/CustomShaderLoader v1.72

✦ How To Use
Please load the CustomShaderLoaderAlt.cslist file to activate the plugin.

For detailed examples, please check out the demo video at the end of this post.

massive shoutout to regguise for the OG plugin, we’re officially in the wizard era now!

✦ New Features

✦ Update

NEW. New Property Type: cubemap — Load Cubemaps from AssetBundle

New version adds the cubemap property type, which automatically scans the AssetBundle for all packaged Cubemap assets and presents them in a dropdown list for the user to select. Supports real-time switching, and selections are automatically saved/restored with the scene. Works across all three modes: Person / Clothing / CUA.

Cubemaps are packaged in the same AssetBundle as the shader
The dropdown automatically lists all Cubemap assets found in the bundle
defaultAssetName (optional): specifies the default Cubemap selection

JSON:

{ "name": "_CubemapTex", "displayName": "Environment Map", "type": "cubemap", "defaultAssetName": "MyCubemap" }

1. Material Slot Limit: 10 → 50

The original plugin hardcoded a limit of 10 material slots for Clothing/CUA mode. Any CUA or clothing item with more than 10 materials could not have its extra slots controlled.

The improved version raises the limit to 50 Clothing/CUA slots (skin slots remain at 30), supporting large CUAs and high-material-count clothing items.

2. New Property Type: vector4

The original only supported 3D vectors (vector = XYZ).
The improved version adds vector4, providing four sliders (X/Y/Z/W) for shader properties that require a Vector4 parameter (e.g. packed tiling+offset, custom parameter groups).

JSON:

{
  "name": "_TilingOffset",
  "displayName": "Tiling & Offset",
  "type": "vector4",
  "defaultVector4": { "x": 1.0, "y": 1.0, "z": 0.0, "w": 0.0 },
  "minVector4":     { "x": 0.1, "y": 0.1, "z": -2.0, "w": -2.0 },
  "maxVector4":     { "x": 10.0, "y": 10.0, "z": 2.0, "w": 2.0 }
}

3. New Property Type: label — Section Headers

The original had no way to group properties visually — everything was stacked without structure.
The improved version introduces the label type, which inserts a colored banner to visually separate property groups.

defaultColor: Banner background color (supports #RRGGBB hex or named colors)
textColor: Text color; if omitted, black or white is chosen automatically based on background luminance
height, fontSize: Control banner dimensions

JSON:

{ "name": "", "displayName": "─── Base Colors ───", "type": "label", "defaultColor": "#1a2a4a", "height": 45, "fontSize": 26 },
{ "name": "", "displayName": "─── Lighting ───",    "type": "label", "defaultColor": "#2a1a1a", "textColor": "#ffcc88", "height": 45, "fontSize": 26 }

4. New Property Type: column — Left/Right Column Toggle

The original placed all shader properties in the right column only (hardcoded rightSide = true), leaving the left column completely empty.
The improved version adds the column type — inserting it switches all subsequent properties to the other column, enabling a balanced two-column layout.

JSON:

{ "name": "_Color",    "displayName": "Base Color", "type": "color", "defaultColor": "white" },
{ "name": "_Emission", "displayName": "Emission",   "type": "color", "defaultColor": "black" },
{ "name": "", "displayName": "", "type": "column" },
{ "name": "_Metallic", "displayName": "Metallic",   "type": "float", "defaultValue": 0.0, "minValue": 0.0, "maxValue": 1.0 },
{ "name": "_Gloss",    "displayName": "Smoothness", "type": "float", "defaultValue": 0.5, "minValue": 0.0, "maxValue": 1.0 }

The two color pickers appear in the right column; after column, the sliders switch to the left column.

5. New Property Type: tab — Tab-Based Layout

The original had no tab support — large property lists required endless scrolling.
The improved version integrates CustomTabUI: placing a tab entry in the JSON creates a tab button at the top of the plugin UI, and all subsequent properties are grouped under that tab.

JSON:

{ "name": "", "displayName": "Basic", "type": "tab", "tabWidth": 100 },
{ "name": "_Color",    "displayName": "Base Color", "type": "color", "defaultColor": "white" },
{ "name": "_Metallic", "displayName": "Metallic",   "type": "float", "defaultValue": 0.0, "minValue": 0.0, "maxValue": 1.0 },

{ "name": "", "displayName": "Textures", "type": "tab", "tabWidth": 100 },
{ "name": "_MainTex",  "displayName": "Albedo",     "type": "texture", "wrapMode": "Repeat" },
{ "name": "_BumpMap",  "displayName": "Normal Map", "type": "texture", "wrapMode": "Repeat" }

toggle: New keyword Field — Shader Keyword Control

The original toggle only set a shader property's float value (0/1), with no ability to control #pragma multi_compile keyword branches.

The improved version adds an optional keyword field — toggling the switch also calls EnableKeyword / DisableKeyword.

JSON:

{ "name": "_UseNormalMap", "displayName": "Enable Normal Map", "type": "toggle", "defaultValueBool": false, "keyword": "USE_NORMAL_MAP" },
{ "name": "_UseEmission",  "displayName": "Enable Emission",   "type": "toggle", "defaultValueBool": false, "keyword": "EMISSION_ON" }

Corresponding shader code:

Code:

#pragma multi_compile_local _ USE_NORMAL_MAP
#pragma multi_compile_local _ EMISSION_ON

texture: New wrapMode Field

The original applied the default wrap mode to all textures with no way to override it. The improved version lets you specify wrap mode per texture:

Value	Behavior
`Repeat` (default)	Tile and repeat
`Clamp`
`Mirror`	Mirrored tiling

[TD]Stretch edges — ideal for masks/gradients[/TD]

JSON:

{ "name": "_MainTex", "displayName": "Albedo",    "type": "texture", "wrapMode": "Repeat" },
{ "name": "_MaskTex", "displayName": "Mask",      "type": "texture", "wrapMode": "Clamp" },
{ "name": "_FlowMap", "displayName": "Flow Map",  "type": "texture", "wrapMode": "Mirror" }

✦ New Features (continued)

8. texture: New Clear Button

The original provided no way to clear a selected texture without reloading the entire shader properties UI.

The improved version adds a Clear button (dark red) next to every texture property:

Sets the texture on all active material slots to null via SetTexture(name, null)
Simultaneously clears the path display field

9. Toggle Controls: Unified 14mhz Pill Style

The original used VAM's native checkbox (CreateToggle), which looked inconsistent alongside other CustomUI elements.

The improved version replaces all toggle controls — material slot toggles, skin slot toggles, and shader property toggles — with BaseSliderToggleUI (14mhz pill-style). A deferred coroutine calls apply() after Unity layout settles, resolving the sze=0 rendering issue that caused toggles to appear as tiny dots on first load.

10. UI Color Scheme: Dark Sci-Fi Blue-Purple Theme

All section headers and the Tab container now use a consistent dark sci-fi blue-purple palette:

Area	Color
Shader Properties header	Deep navy `#1E2860`
CUA header	Deep purple `#731A8C`
Clothing header	Deep blue-violet `#381485`
Skin header	Deep cyan-blue `#006BA6`
Tab container background	Deep blue-black `#121733`
Tab inactive text	Semi-transparent blue-grey
Tab active text	Bright cyan-blue

✦ Full Configuration Example: Clothing Shader

Demonstrates label grouping / two-column layout / keyword / time animation / vector4

JSON:

[
  { "name": "", "displayName": "─── Colors ───", "type": "label", "defaultColor": "#1a1a2e", "height": 42 },
  { "name": "_Color",      "displayName": "Base Color",  "type": "color", "defaultColor": "#888888" },
  { "name": "", "displayName": "", "type": "column" },
  { "name": "_Metallic",   "displayName": "Metallic",    "type": "float", "defaultValue": 0.8, "minValue": 0.0, "maxValue": 1.0 },
  { "name": "_Smoothness", "displayName": "Smoothness",  "type": "float", "defaultValue": 0.6, "minValue": 0.0, "maxValue": 1.0 },
  { "name": "", "displayName": "─── Textures ───", "type": "label", "defaultColor": "#1a2e1a", "height": 42 },
  { "name": "_MainTex",    "displayName": "Albedo",      "type": "texture", "wrapMode": "Repeat" },
  { "name": "_BumpMap",    "displayName": "Normal Map",  "type": "texture", "wrapMode": "Repeat" },
  { "name": "_UseNormal",  "displayName": "Enable Normal", "type": "toggle", "defaultValueBool": true, "keyword": "USE_NORMAL_MAP" },
  { "name": "", "displayName": "─── Dynamic ───", "type": "label", "defaultColor": "#2e1a2e", "height": 42 },
  { "name": "_CustomTime", "displayName": "Time Animation", "type": "time" },
  { "name": "_TilingOffset", "displayName": "Tiling/Offset", "type": "vector4",
    "defaultVector4": { "x": 1.0, "y": 1.0, "z": 0.0, "w": 0.0 },
    "minVector4":     { "x": 0.1, "y": 0.1, "z": -2.0, "w": -2.0 },
    "maxVector4":     { "x": 10.0, "y": 10.0, "z": 2.0, "w": 2.0 } }
]

✦ Demo Video

Creator	Support Link
regguise	https://hub.virtamate.com/resources/custom-shader-loader.56671/
14mhz	https://hub.virtamate.com/resources/customtabui.56051/
14mhz	https://hub.virtamate.com/resources/customui.60058/

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