Changelog

Release notes for the public Genesis Surface Shader. Versions follow semver: major for breaking changes, minor for additive features, patch for fixes.

Migration

Breaking changes always ship with a migration script under Tools > Genesis > Material Migration. Run it once per project after upgrading.

v2.5.0 — January 2026

The “stylization stack” release.

Added Gooch shading as a fourth diffuse model.
Added Iridescence with custom ramp authoring.
Added Stochastic triplanar as an alternative to standard triplanar.
Reworked the Ramp Creator with multi-stop gradients and per-stop alpha.
New MaterialPropertyBlock-friendly Genesis Material API.
Performance: ~12% faster cel + outline combo on Adreno 7xx GPUs.
Fixed: Hologram glitch tear sometimes left fragments on screen on Vulkan.

v2.4.0 — September 2025

The “modules” release.

Added the PCSS Shadow renderer feature module.
Added the Cavity renderer feature module.
Added the Renderer Feature Installer tool.
Added 5 new vertex animation presets (Wobble, Swing, Heartbeat, Glitch, Pendulum).
Improved variant stripping; default build size down ~30%.
Fixed: Outline cull mode reverted to Back on material save.
Fixed: Detail normal map intensity ignored when triplanar was on.

v2.3.0 — May 2025

The “mobile profile” release.

Added the Feature Configurator with per-platform profiles.
Added a Mobile preset profile that strips Stochastic and PCSS variants.
Added the Texture Channel Packer tool.
Reworked Hologram with a configurable Glitch sub-panel.
Fixed: Cel ramp banding on Linear color space when the ramp had mipmaps.
Fixed: Stutter animation desynced when Time.timeScale != 1.

v2.2.0 — January 2025

The “FX” release.

Added the Dissolve effect.
Added the Hit Effect flash.
Added the Intersection Glow effect.
Added the See-Through effect for occluded enemies.
Added Hand-Drawn Jitter and Stutter animations.
Fixed: Outline width broke on negatively-scaled meshes.

v2.1.0 — September 2024

Initial public release.

Three rendering modes: Lit, Unlit, Toon.
Cel shading with Single, Stepped, Ramp modes.
Rim, MatCap, Specular, Translucency.
Outline (inverted-hull).
Vertex / UV animation stack.
Stylized Fog module.