Feature Configurator

The Feature Configurator gives you project-wide control over which Genesis features compile into the final shader. Genesis exposes 40+ optional features behind shader keywords; the configurator turns whole branches off at compile time so they no longer occupy variant slots, inspector space, or build output.

When to use it

Before shipping — drop unused features for slimmer binaries and faster cold compiles.
Mobile targets — disable expensive features (Refraction, Translucency, Iridescence) that are never used.
Studios with locked art directions — bake in your project’s subset of Genesis so designers cannot accidentally enable something off-brand.

Opening the tool

Window → Genesis → Feature Configurator.

Screenshot

The Feature Configurator window listing Genesis features in inspector-matching groups with per-feature tick boxes, the active Feature Set preset dropdown, and a keyword-budget meter near the top showing usage against the cap.

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Workflow

Open the configurator. Every feature is listed in groups matching the inspector layout.
Untick what you do not need. Hover any row for a tooltip describing what the feature does and which keywords it costs.
(Optional) Save the current state as a preset — Mobile, Cinematic, or VR — so different build targets can share one Genesis shader with different feature sets.
Press Apply. The shader recompiles once; stripped features become inert and their inspector foldouts hide.

Settings

Inspector label	Shader property	Type	Default	Description
Feature Set	Feature Set	Preset	Full	Active preset. Built-ins: Full, Mobile, VR, Cinematic, Toon-Only.
Strip Disabled	Strip Disabled	Bool	true	When on, disabled features are removed from the compiled shader. When off, they remain compiled but hidden in the inspector.
Warn on Material Use	Warn on Material Use	Bool	true	If a material uses a stripped feature, surface an editor warning instead of silently rendering wrong.
Keyword Budget	Keyword Budget	Int	256	Soft cap for keyword count. The configurator shows red if you exceed it.

Tips & gotchas

Set up presets per build target — Mobile strips half the features and stays under the keyword budget Unity warns about; Desktop keeps everything.
Stripping is global. If a designer wants a stripped feature later, they must re-enable it here — review the configurator before each milestone build.
A stripped feature on a material does nothing, but its property values remain. Re-enabling restores the look without re-tuning.

Variants are global and shared with the URP Lit shader’s variant pool. Strip aggressively on memory-tight platforms — Genesis can save 10–30 MB of shader binary on full builds.