Shader Properties

This page lists the most-used properties on Genesis/Surface. Each row gives the inspector label, the internal name (use this from script), the data type, the inspector default, and a short description. The properties group into the same foldouts as the inspector.

Naming convention

All Genesis properties start with an underscore. Float / int properties end with the value type implied (e.g. _CelSteps is an int). Vectors are XYZW.

Surface

Inspector label	Shader property	Type	Default	Description
Base Color	_BaseColor	Color	white	Tint multiplied onto the albedo map.
Base Map	_BaseMap	Texture2D	None	Primary albedo texture.
Rendering Mode	_RenderingMode	Enum	Lit	0=Lit, 1=Unlit, 2=Toon.
Surface Type	_SurfaceType	Enum	Opaque	0=Opaque, 1=Transparent.
Alpha Cutoff	_Cutoff	Float (0–1)	0.5	Alpha clip threshold when alpha test is on.

Lighting

Inspector label	Shader property	Type	Default	Description
Diffuse Model	_DiffuseModel	Enum	Lambert	0=Lambert, 1=Oren-Nayar, 2=Minnaert, 3=Gooch.
Cel Mode	_CelMode	Enum	Single	0=Single, 1=Stepped, 2=Ramp.
Cel Threshold	_CelThreshold	Float (0–1)	0.5	Shadow edge position. Single mode only.
Cel Steps	_CelSteps	Int (1–8)	3	Number of light bands. Stepped only.
Edge Smoothness	_CelSmoothness	Float (0–1)	0.02	Anti-aliased width of band edges.
Cel Ramp	_CelRamp	Texture2D	None	1D ramp sampled by NdotL. Ramp mode only.
Shadow Color	_CelShadowColor	Color	muted blue	Tint applied to the shadow band.
Rim Color	_RimColor	Color (HDR)	white	Color of the fresnel rim.
Rim Power	_RimPower	Float	4	Falloff exponent for rim lighting.
Rim Intensity	_RimIntensity	Float	1	Rim brightness multiplier.
MatCap	_MatCap	Texture2D	None	Sphere-snapshot texture sampled by view normal.
Translucency Strength	_TranslucencyStrength	Float (0–1)	0	Wrap-style back-light approximation.

Maps

Inspector label	Shader property	Type	Default	Description
Normal Map	_BumpMap	Texture2D	None	Tangent-space normal map.
Normal Scale	_BumpScale	Float	1	Normal intensity multiplier.
Mask Map	_MetallicGlossMap	Texture2D	None	Packed mask: R=Metal G=AO B=Detail A=Smoothness.
Smoothness	_Smoothness	Float (0–1)	0.5	Slider when no mask map is assigned.
Occlusion Strength	_OcclusionStrength	Float (0–1)	1	AO intensity multiplier.

Effects

Inspector label	Shader property	Type	Default	Description
Outline Width	_OutlineWidth	Float	1	Inverted-hull stroke width in world units.
Outline Color	_OutlineColor	Color	black	Outline stroke color.
Dissolve Threshold	_DissolveThreshold	Float (0–1)	0	Clip threshold along the dissolve noise. 0=fully visible.
Dissolve Edge Color	_DissolveEdgeColor	Color (HDR)	orange	Glow color along the dissolve edge.
Dissolve Edge Width	_DissolveEdgeWidth	Float (0–1)	0.05	Edge band thickness in noise units.
Hologram Tint	_HologramTint	Color (HDR)	cyan	Hologram surface color.
Scan Density	_HologramScanDensity	Float	80	Scan lines per world unit.
Scan Speed	_HologramScanSpeed	Float	0.2	Scroll speed for scan lines.
Hit Effect Color	_HitEffectColor	Color (HDR)	white	Flash color when _HitEffectAmount > 0.
Hit Effect Amount	_HitEffectAmount	Float (0–1)	0	Blend amount for the hit flash.

Animation

Inspector label	Shader property	Type	Default	Description
Vertex Anim Type	_VertexAnimType	Enum	None	Wind, Pulse, Wave, Bounce, Wobble, etc. (17+ presets).
Vertex Anim Speed	_VertexAnimSpeed	Float	1	Global speed multiplier for the vertex animation.
Vertex Anim Strength	_VertexAnimStrength	Float	0.1	Displacement amplitude.
UV Scroll	_UVAnimScroll	Vector	(0,0,0,0)	UV scroll speed XY (primary), ZW (detail).
Stutter FPS	_StutterFPS	Float	12	Stop-motion frame rate. 0 disables stutter.

This page covers the ~30 most-used properties. The complete list (200+ properties across all features) is available via Tools > Genesis > Shader Tools Window > Property Inspector.