Plugins High Performance Volume Light

[EMPIR]

You can have many parameters to adjust it. light cloumn is the core of volume light. I'll add options later. However, if you think it's ugly, I think it's your parameters that aren't adjusted correctly. You can try more. The effect shown below is easy to achieve.
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Hmmm... so this plugins only for that foggy thingy that you call volume light? I thought it replaces in game light (performance frendly light). NO?

 

[PluginIdea]

Hmmm... so this plugins only for that foggy thingy that you call volume light? I thought it replaces in game light (performance frendly light). NO?

The main purpose of volume light is to simulate the effect of light source passing through fog. Render a specific atmosphere. I'm using approximate simulation technology here. The real volume light technology consumes a lot of performance, so it's difficult to support VR, and it can't be higher performance than ordinary lighting.

 

[VirtAmateur]

Just found this, looks stunning . However, I can't figure out how to turn off the light once the plugin is added, it looks like the volumetric effect is always on. Is there a way to trigger it to turn off?

Ideally, the intensity of the volumetric effect would correspond to the intensity of the Light Atom.

Thanks.

EDIT: Found the relevant option "Alpha InOut From Light"

 

[epi.noah]

It's awesome as it is.

If there was an option to have the base as a rectangle (instead of a cone), it would fit windows perfectly:

GloriaCell02

Gloria WIP 2023. No RT, no post-processing. Exactly as in VR.

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That screenshot is from this scene if you wanna check in VR:

Scenes - epiTemplate

Walk around Gloria, Kimi, Amber, Natalia, Grace, Yuki, Victoria or Suki in VR and just admire the view. Notes for creators are down below. This is a showcase of a scene made with epiTemplateLite and high-quality textures. This scene showcases my...

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As a cone, it's perfect for the lights in the studio:

PinkStudio02

No RT, no post-processing. Exactly as in VR.

hub.virtamate.com

 

[PluginIdea]

PluginIdea updated High Performance Volume Lighting with a new update entry:

Efficient group control, effect improvement, performance optimization, core bugs fix.

1. Add efficient group control. You can add a plug-in to the parent atom (such as the child scene atom) once, so that all the child atoms can produce beams in batches. And group control is carried out for each parameter. This will greatly improve your work efficiency and create amazing results.
2. Group-based control greatly improves the plug-in performance.
3. Add direct control over the brightness of the light beam. Now you can easily create a more...

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[ascorad]

PluginIdea updated High Performance Volume Lighting with a new update entry:

Efficient group control, effect improvement, performance optimization, core bugs fix.



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This changes everything! Wow! Thanks again for this incredible plugin. Being able to edit from a single node instead of each one individually saves an incredible amount of time. Bravo!

 

[cmramlow]

Is there a way to turn off the fog? If so, we could replace regular vam lighting and greatly speed up this slow game. Foggy lighting pairs well with scenes like this demo, but rl normal scene is very odd to have it be foggy unless it's a scary scene, right?

 

[Yep101]

does creating multiple subscenes for multiple lighting groups hurt performance anymore than just having a single subscene?

 

[PluginIdea]

It's awesome as it is.

If there was an option to have the base as a rectangle (instead of a cone), it would fit windows perfectly:

GloriaCell02

Gloria WIP 2023. No RT, no post-processing. Exactly as in VR.

hub.virtamate.com

That screenshot is from this scene if you wanna check in VR:

Scenes - epiTemplate

Walk around Gloria, Kimi, Amber, Natalia, Grace, Yuki, Victoria or Suki in VR and just admire the view. Notes for creators are down below. This is a showcase of a scene made with epiTemplateLite and high-quality textures. This scene showcases my...

hub.virtamate.com

As a cone, it's perfect for the lights in the studio:

PinkStudio02

No RT, no post-processing. Exactly as in VR.

hub.virtamate.com

I will make relevant updates in the near future.

 

[PluginIdea]

Is there a way to turn off the fog? If so, we could replace regular vam lighting and greatly speed up this slow game. Foggy lighting pairs well with scenes like this demo, but rl normal scene is very odd to have it be foggy unless it's a scary scene, right?

You can set the Alpha In/Out to 0.
In addition, you can also use this plugin directly : Plugins - FakeLampBulb (PlayerEdition) | Virt-A-Mate Hub (virtamate.com) .

 

[PluginIdea]

does creating multiple subscenes for multiple lighting groups hurt performance anymore than just having a single subscene?

There won't be much difference.

 

[PluginIdea]

PluginIdea updated High Performance Volume Lighting with a new update entry:

Add some features according to community feedback.

1. Add a separate switch to the light column.
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2. You can now adjust the number of sides of the beam(There may be room for improvement.), This is very useful on many occasions, with a minimum of three sides.
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[PluginIdea]

PluginIdea updated High Performance Volume Lighting with a new update entry:

Smoother attenuation transition, The effect is more natural.

Through the further optimization of light beam Mesh and Shader. The attenuation transition of volume light is more natural (and a separate slider is added to control this transition), and the impression has been greatly improved.

Not only does it eliminate the ladder effect of the previous light beam, but the light beam can also be truly and perfectly integrated with the environment.
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[shidyhartha]

Hey, love your plugin! Makes a huge difference!

I've got a question and an "issue"

The light sphere is visible through a model that uses the "hide character" or "character transparency" plugin - which kinda makes sense since it hides the character's body, however there's still the texture/skin in this case....

Would it be possible for you to adjust the plugin so that the light sphere gets blocked by the textures/skin too?

Cheers

 

[kiwimatsch]

just awesome! thx for that gorgeous plugin!

 

[PluginIdea]

Hey, love your plugin! Makes a huge difference!

I've got a question and an "issue"

The light sphere is visible through a model that uses the "hide character" or "character transparency" plugin - which kinda makes sense since it hides the character's body, however there's still the texture/skin in this case....

Would it be possible for you to adjust the plugin so that the light sphere gets blocked by the textures/skin too?

Cheers

Ok, I'll try to solve it.

 

[shidyhartha]

Ok, I'll try to solve it.

Much appreciated!

 

[PluginIdea]

PluginIdea updated High Performance Volume Lighting with a new update entry:

Add an additional independent brightness control switch.

Based on the feedback, a switch is added to control the brightness based on the Dynamic Friction of the atom (because this attribute is not usually used for empty atoms).
This increases flexibility in a large number of lighting controls.
It is off by default.
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[PluginIdea]

PluginIdea updated High Performance Volume Light with a new update entry:

Adjusting code structure.

Adjust code structure.

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