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	In VRChat, there are a large number of various different shading styles seen in the game. They can have the appearance of flat colors in a cartoony style, or have a realistic appearance where rounded areas having a dimmed appearance when reacting to certain lighting conditions.		In VRChat, there are a large number of various different shading styles seen in the game. They can have the appearance of flat colors in a cartoony style, or have a realistic appearance where rounded areas having a dimmed appearance when reacting to certain lighting conditions.

	Shaders are coded through various methods in Unity for the ~~built~~-in ~~Rendering~~ Pipeline ~~(URP)~~, which VRChat is rendered on.		Shaders are coded through various methods in Unity for the Built-in Render Pipeline, which VRChat is rendered on.

	===VRChat Shaders===		===VRChat Shaders===

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2025-06-05T00:02:25Z

Added what a support email said about shader model support. I wish I could link a public source but unfortunately I was only able to get a response on the matter over a support ticket.

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	In many worlds, it is common to see these elements in the "Settings" panels for the world you are in.		In many worlds, it is common to see these elements in the "Settings" panels for the world you are in.

			===Creating Shaders===
			For guaranteed compatibility, it is recommended to target no higher than shader model 4.5 (although apparently 5.0 should also generally work even on Quest).

	== Official resources ==		== Official resources ==

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	~~A Shader is a program in~~ the ~~Unity Game Engine~~ that is used to create the appearance of a ~~Material~~.		'''Shaders''' are components within [[wikipedia:Unity_(game_engine)\|Unity]], and the [[VRChat SDK]], that is used to create the appearance of a material.

	The usage of ~~Shaders~~ in VRChat are ~~one of the main fundamental aspects of~~ [[Avatars\|~~Avatar~~]] and [[Worlds\|~~World~~]] ~~creation~~. A ~~Shader program defines~~ the look and appearance of ~~the Material~~ consisting of various special effects, which are ~~used~~ on an ~~Avatar~~'s mesh or a ~~World~~ object. Additionally, ~~anything you see~~ when ~~you play~~ VRChat ~~(Avatars~~, ~~the~~ [[~~Main Menu~~]], [[HUD]], ~~the World) are~~ all rendered ~~using a Shader~~.		== Overview ==
			The usage of shaders in VRChat are practical for both [[Avatars\|avatar]] and [[Worlds\|world]] design. A shader can define the look, and appearance of a material consisting of various special effects, which are applied on an avatar's mesh or a world object. Additionally, any visual data when using VRChat, from avatars, worlds, [[menus]], and [[HUD\|HUDs]], all have different rendered forms of shaders.

	===Types of ~~Shaders~~===		===Types of shaders===
	In VRChat, there are a large number of various different shading styles seen in the game. They can have the appearance of flat colors in a cartoony style, or have a realistic appearance where rounded areas having a dimmed appearance when reacting to certain lighting conditions.		In VRChat, there are a large number of various different shading styles seen in the game. They can have the appearance of flat colors in a cartoony style, or have a realistic appearance where rounded areas having a dimmed appearance when reacting to certain lighting conditions.

	Shaders are coded through various methods in Unity for the ~~Built~~-in Rendering Pipeline, which VRChat is rendered on.		Shaders are coded through various methods in Unity for the built-in Rendering Pipeline (URP), which VRChat is rendered on.

	===VRChat Shaders===		===VRChat Shaders===
	The [[VRChat SDK]] includes a few shaders created by the developers for usage in both ~~Avatar~~ and ~~World~~ creation. Many of them are designed to be optimized for mobile platforms, such as on the Meta Quest.		The [[VRChat SDK]] includes a few shaders, created by the developers for usage in both avatar and world creation. Many of them are designed to be optimized for mobile platforms, such as on the Meta Quest.

	====Standard Lite====		====Standard Lite====
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	There are a few different things with Standard Lite however, such as:		There are a few different things with Standard Lite however, such as:

	*'''Specular Lightprobe Hack:''' When enabled, will instead use ~~Light Probes~~ as light sources for specularity. (Default)		*'''Specular Lightprobe Hack:''' When enabled, will instead use light probes as light sources for specularity. (Default)
	*'''MonoSH Support:''' Used for ~~Worlds~~ that is using ~~the~~ Bakery ~~Lightmapper~~.		*'''MonoSH Support:''' Used for worlds that are using Bakery's lightmapper.

	====Toon Lit====		====Toon Lit====
	<code>VRChat/Mobile/Toon Lit</code>		<code>VRChat/Mobile/Toon Lit</code>

	Toon Lit is a very basic flat ~~Shader~~ consisting of one feature~~. There is~~ no shading performed whatsoever and is instead rendered ~~Flat~~.		Toon Lit is a very basic flat shader consisting of one feature: no shading is performed, whatsoever and is instead rendered flat.

	====Supersampled UI====		====Supersampled UI====
	<code>VRChat/Mobile/Worlds/Supersampled UI</code>		<code>VRChat/Mobile/Worlds/Supersampled UI</code>

	The ~~Supersampled~~ UI shader is primarily used in ~~Worlds~~ containing interactive User Interface elements. The main difference however is that it provides better sampling of ~~Text~~ in the UI.		The supersampled UI shader is primarily used in worlds containing interactive User Interface elements. The main difference, however, is that this shader provides better sampling of text in the UI.

	In many ~~Worlds~~, ~~you most commonly~~ see these elements in "Settings" panels for the ~~World~~ you are in.		In many worlds, it is common to see these elements in the "Settings" panels for the world you are in.

			== Official resources ==

			* [https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Shaders.html Unity - Manual: Shaders] on ''unity3d.com''
			** [https://docs.unity3d.com/550/Documentation/Manual/SL-Reference.html Shader Reference] on ''unity3d.com''
			** [https://docs.unity3d.com/550/Documentation/Manual/ShaderTut2.html Shaders: vertex and fragment programs] on ''unity3d.com''
			* [https://creators.vrchat.com/worlds/udon/vrc-graphics/#vrcshader VRCShader] on ''creators.vrchat.com''
			* [https://creators.vrchat.com/worlds/udon/vrc-graphics/vrchat-shader-globals/ VRChat Shader Globals] on ''creators.vrchat.com''
			* [https://creators.vrchat.com/avatars/avatar-optimizing-tips/#use-optimized-shaders Avatar Optimization - Use Optimized Shaders] on ''creators.vrchat.com''

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A Shader is a program in the Unity Game Engine that is used to create the appearance of a Material.

The usage of Shaders in VRChat are one of the main fundamental aspects of [[Avatars|Avatar]] and [[Worlds|World]] creation. A Shader program defines the look and appearance of the Material consisting of various special effects, which are used on an Avatar's mesh or a World object. Additionally, anything you see when you play VRChat (Avatars, the [[Main Menu]], [[HUD]], the World) are all rendered using a Shader.

===Types of Shaders===
In VRChat, there are a large number of various different shading styles seen in the game. They can have the appearance of flat colors in a cartoony style, or have a realistic appearance where rounded areas having a dimmed appearance when reacting to certain lighting conditions.

Shaders are coded through various methods in Unity for the Built-in Rendering Pipeline, which VRChat is rendered on.

===VRChat Shaders===
The [[VRChat SDK]] includes a few shaders created by the developers for usage in both Avatar and World creation. Many of them are designed to be optimized for mobile platforms, such as on the Meta Quest.

====Standard Lite====
<code>VRChat/Mobile/Standard Lite</code>

The Standard Lite shader is based off of Unity's default Standard Shader, but with a few improvements. It's mainly designed to be lightweight and easy for the game to render on mobile platforms. The features of Standard Lite closely match with Unity Standard's features.

There are a few different things with Standard Lite however, such as:

*'''Specular Lightprobe Hack:''' When enabled, will instead use Light Probes as light sources for specularity. (Default)
*'''MonoSH Support:''' Used for Worlds that is using the Bakery Lightmapper.

====Toon Lit====
<code>VRChat/Mobile/Toon Lit</code>

Toon Lit is a very basic flat Shader consisting of one feature. There is no shading performed whatsoever and is instead rendered Flat.

====Supersampled UI====
<code>VRChat/Mobile/Worlds/Supersampled UI</code>

The Supersampled UI shader is primarily used in Worlds containing interactive User Interface elements. The main difference however is that it provides better sampling of Text in the UI.

In many Worlds, you most commonly see these elements in "Settings" panels for the World you are in.