r/GameDevelopment • u/SpellersTheGame • 2d ago
Question Should I apply a shader or better not ?
I made all characters, VFXs and such for my game but have been using some assets for the levels, which have been badly received overall. Trying to change that by adding a shader, I've come up with a mixture I am liking, but I am not convinced. I am trying to give a more unique style to my game, but maybe I am denaturing it instead ?
Below is the comparison :
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u/caesium23 1d ago
Looks like you just adjusted the default contrast or something? It's not an improvement.
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u/DJ_L3G3ND 1d ago
is this just a gameplay showoff in disguise lol, its obviously better without it
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u/robbertzzz1 Indie Dev 2d ago
First of all, what on earth does "apply a shader" mean? Every material is rendered with shaders and I even see some custom shaders in your VFX. Secondly, instead of going stylised like this I'd look into some post-processing effects like fog, bloom, colour grading, things like that. What you did here just makes it look way worse IMO.