Realistic water features for HDRP projects
Some photorealistic and real-time animated visual effects are only possible when working with HDRP projects. Recent versions of the Unity Editor have added some fantastic features for animated, realistic water effects, which we’ll explore with this HDRP project recipe.
Figure 6.23: Our swimming pool scene with real-time reflected sunlight
How to do it...
To create realistic water features for HDRP projects, perform the following steps:
- Create a new 3D (HDRP) project.
- Open the OutdoorsScene scene.
- Open the Project Settings panel by choosing the menu Edit | Project Settings. Select the Quality | HDRP tab, and locate the Water section under Rendering in the settings. Check the Enable box and wait a few seconds. You have now enabled water rendering for the HDRP quality settings.
Figure 6.24: Enabling water rendering in the Quality | HDRP section of Project Settings
- Next,...