Shader Reference

Start from the material assigned to a prefab. Look at its Shader field in the Inspector, then use the matching page below for the exact Inspector labels, property IDs and an example. See Materials and customization to find the renderer and slot.

Planet surfaces

Shader	Use it for
Terrestrial	Continents, oceans, clouds and night-side city lights
Oceanic	Water worlds with cloud and highlight controls
Moon	Cratered rock with triplanar detail
Ice	Frozen terrain and a three-color ice ramp
Lava	Lit volcanic rock and emissive magma
Gas	Animated bands and a polar palette
Sand	Desert terrain and cloud shadows
Thunderstorm	Moving storm detail and flashes

Atmosphere and rings

Shader	Use it for
Atmosphere	The colored glow on a separate shell
Ring Transparent	The supplied Gas ring with visible gaps and shading
Ring Shadow	An optional masked shadow caster
Ring Opaque	Identifying the auxiliary opaque ring shader

Stars and backdrop

Shader	Use it for
Sun	The star’s animated photosphere
Sun Corona	Additive glow on corona plates
Sun Ring	An optional radial glow accent
BSkybox	A mesh-based star field behind the scene

Start from the supplied render settings and maps. Compare colors at fixed Exposure and judge animation over several seconds. For scripting, see Runtime material control.