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316 lines
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Particle Effect For UGUI (UI Particle)
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This plugin provide a component to render particle effect for uGUI in Unity 2018.2 or later.
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The particle rendering is maskable and sortable, without Camera, RenderTexture or Canvas.
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[](https://openupm.com/packages/com.coffee.ui-particle/)
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[](https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI/releases)
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[](https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI/releases) [](https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI/blob/master/LICENSE.txt)
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[](http://makeapullrequest.com)
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<< [Description](#Description) | [Demo](#demo) | [Installation](#installation) | [Usage](#usage) | [Development Note](#development-note) | [Change log](https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI/blob/upm/CHANGELOG.md) >>
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<br><br><br><br>
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## Description
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This plugin uses new APIs `MeshBake/MashTrailBake` (added with Unity 2018.2) to render particles by CanvasRenderer.
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You can mask and sort particles for uGUI without Camera, RenderTexture, Canvas.
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Compares this "Baking mesh" approach with the conventional approach:
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[Performance test results](https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI/issues/193#issuecomment-1160028374)
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|Approach|Good|Bad|Screenshot|
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|Baking mesh<br>**\(UIParticle\)**|Rendered as is.<br>Maskable.<br>Sortable.<br>Less objects.|[Not support `TEXCOORD*.zw` components for custom vertex stream](https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI/issues/191#issuecomment-1043409186)|<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12690315/41765089-0302b9a2-763e-11e8-88b3-b6ffa306bbb0.gif" width="500px">|
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|Do nothing|Rendered as is.|**Looks like a glitch.**<br>Not maskable.<br>Not sortable.|<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12690315/41765090-0329828a-763e-11e8-8d8a-f1d269ea3bc7.gif" width="500px">|
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|Convert particle to UIVertex<br>[\(UIParticleSystem\)](https://forum.unity.com/threads/free-script-particle-systems-in-ui-screen-space-overlay.406862/)|Maskable.<br>Sortable.<br>Less objects.|**Adjustment is difficult.**<br>Requires UI shaders.<br>Difficult to adjust scale.<br>Force hierarchy scalling.<br>Simulation results are incorrect.<br>Trail, rotation of transform, time scaling are not supported.<br>Generate heavy GC every frame.|<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12690315/41765088-02deb9c6-763e-11e8-98d0-9e0c1766ef39.gif" width="500px">|
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|Use Canvas to sort|Rendered as is.<br>Sortable.|**You must to manage sorting orders.**<br>Not maskable.<br>More batches.|<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12690315/41765087-02b866ea-763e-11e8-8c33-081c9ad852f8.gif" width="500px">|
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|Use RenderTexture|Maskable.<br>Sortable.|**Requires Camera and RenderTexture.**<br>Difficult to adjust position and size.<br>Quality depends on the RenderTexture's setting.|<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12690315/41765085-0291b3e2-763e-11e8-827b-72e5ee9bc556.gif" width="500px">|
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|Approach|FPS on Editor|FPS on iPhone6|FPS on Xperia XZ|
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|--|--|--|--|
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|Particle System|43|57|22|
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|UIParticleSystem|4|3|0 (unmeasurable)|
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|Sorting By Canvas|43|44|18|
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|UIParticle|17|12|4|
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|UIParticle with MeshSharing|44|45|30|
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#### Features
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* Easy to use: the package is out-of-the-box
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* Sort particle effects and UI by sibling index
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* No Camera, RenderTexture or Canvas are required
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* Masking by Mask or RectMask2D
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* Support Trail module
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* Support CanvasGroup alpha
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* No allocations
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* Support overlay, camera space and world space
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* Support changing material property with AnimationClip (AnimatableProperty)
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* [4.0.0+] Support 8+ materials
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* [4.0.0+] Correct world space particle position when changing window size for standalone platforms (Windows, MacOSX and Linux)
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* [4.0.0+] Adaptive scaling for UI
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* [4.0.0+] Mesh sharing group to improve performance
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* [4.0.0+] Particle attractor component
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* [4.1.0+] Relative/Absolute particle position mode
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<br><br><br><br>
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## Demo
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* [WebGL Demo](https://mob-sakai.github.io/demos/UIParticle_Demo/index.html)
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* [WebGL Demo (Cartoon FX & War FX)](https://mob-sakai.github.io/Demos/ParticleEffectForUGUI_CFX)
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* [Cartoon FX Free][CFX] & [War FX][WFX] (by [Jean Moreno (JMO)][JMO]) with UIParticle
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> 
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[CFX]: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx/particles/cartoon-fx-free-109565
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[WFX]: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx/particles/war-fx-5669
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[JMO]: https://assetstore.unity.com/publishers/1669
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<br><br><br><br>
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## Installation
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### Requirement
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### Using OpenUPM
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This package is available on [OpenUPM](https://openupm.com).
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You can install it via [openupm-cli](https://github.com/openupm/openupm-cli).
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```
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openupm add com.coffee.ui-particle
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```
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### Using Git
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Find the manifest.json file in the Packages folder of your project and add a line to `dependencies` field.
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* `"com.coffee.ui-particle": "https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI.git"`
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To update the package, change suffix `#{version}` to the target version.
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* `"com.coffee.ui-particle": "https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI.git#4.0.0",`
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Or, use [UpmGitExtension](https://github.com/mob-sakai/UpmGitExtension) to install and update the package.
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### For Unity 2018.2
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Unity 2018.2 supports embedded packages.
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1. Download a source code zip file from [Releases](https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI/releases) page
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2. Extract it
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3. Import it under `Packages` directory in your Unity project
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<br><br><br><br>
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## How to play demo
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### For Unity 2019.1 or later
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1. Open `Package Manager` window
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2. Select `UI Particle` package in package list
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3. Click `Import Sample` button
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4. The demo project is imported into `Assets/Samples/UI Particle/{version}/Demo`
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5. Open `UIParticle_Demo` scene and play it
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### For Unity 2018.4 or earlier
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1. Select `Assets/Samples/UI Particle Demo` from menu
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2. The demo project is imported into `Assets/Samples/UI Particle/{version}/Demo`
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3. Open `UIParticle_Demo` scene and play it
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### About `Cartoon FX & War Fx Demo`
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* It requires free assets ([Cartoon FX Free][CFX] & [War FX][WFX])
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* by [Jean Moreno (JMO)][JMO]
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<br><br><br><br>
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## Usage
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### UIParticle component
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`UIParticle` controls the ParticleSystems that is attached to its own game objects and child game objects.
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| Properties | Description |
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| Maskable | Does this graphic allow masking. |
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| Ignore Canvas Scale | Ignore the scale of the root canvas.<br>This prevents it from displaying small even in hierarchy scaling mode of `ParticleSystem`. |
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| Scale | Scale the rendering.<br>When the `3D` toggle is enabled, 3D scale (x,y,z) is supported. |
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| Animatable Properties | If you want update material properties (e.g. `_MainTex_ST`, `_Color`) in AnimationClip, use this to mark the changes. |
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| Mesh Sharing | Particle simulation results are shared within the same group.<br>A large number of the same effects can be displayed with a small load.<br>When the `Random` toggle is enabled, it will be grouped randomaly. |
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| Absolute Mode | The particles will be emitted at the ParticleSystem position.<br>Move the UIParticle/ParticleSystem to move the particle. |
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| Rendering Order | The ParticleSystems to be rendered.<br>You can change the rendering order and the materials. |
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NOTE: Press `Refresh` button to reconstruct rendering order based on children ParticleSystem's sorting order and z position.
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### Basically usage
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1. Select `Game Object/UI/ParticleSystem` to create UIParticle with a ParticleSystem.
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2. Adjust the ParticleSystem as you like.
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<br><br>
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### With your existing ParticleSystem prefab
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1. Select `Game Object/UI/ParticleSystem (Empty)` to create UIParticle.
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2. Drag & drop your ParticleSystem prefab on UIParticle.
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### With `Mask` or `MaskRect2D` component
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If you want to mask particles, set a stencil supported shader (such as `UI/UIAdditive`) to material for ParticleSystem.
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### Script usage
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```cs
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// Instant ParticleSystem prefab with UIParticle on runtime.
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var go = GameObject.Instantiate(prefab);
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var uiParticle = go.AddComponent<UIParticle>();
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// Control by ParticleSystem.
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particleSystem.Play();
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particleSystem.Emit(10);
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// Control by UIParticle.
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uiParticle.Play();
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uiParticle.Stop();
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```
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### UIParticleAttractor component
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`UIParticleAttractor` attracts particles generated by the specified ParticleSystem.
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| Properties | Description |
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| Particle System | Attracts particles generated by the specified particle system. |
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| Distination Radius | Once the particle is within the radius, the particle lifetime will become 0 and `OnAttracted` will be called. |
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| Delay Rate | Delay to start attracting.<br>It is a percentage of the particle's start lifetime. |
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| Max Speed | Maximum speed of attracting.<br> If this value is too small, attracting may not be completed by the end of the lifetime and `OnAttracted` may not be called. |
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| Movement | Attracting movement type. (Linear, Smooth, Sphere) |
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| OnAttracted | An event called when attracting is complete (per particle). |
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## Development Note
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### Shader Limitation
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UIParticles are based on UIVertex.
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Therefore, only xy components is available for each UV in the shader. (zw components will be ignored).
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So unfortunately UIParticles will not work well with some shaders.
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When using custom vertex streams, you can fill zw components with "unnecessary" data.
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https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI/issues/191
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- If you need a simple Additive shader, use the `UI/Additive` shader instead.
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- If you need a simple alpha-blend shader, use the `UI/Default` shader instead.
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### Overheads
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UIParticle has some overheads and the batching depends on uGUI.
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When improving performance, keep the following in mind:
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- If you are displaying a large number of the same effect, consider `Mesh Sharing` feature in [UIParticle Component](#uiparticle-component).
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- If you don't like the uniform output, consider `Random Group` feature.
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- If you are using multiple materials, you will have more draw calls.
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- Consider single material, atlasing the sprites, and using `Sprite` mode in the `Texture Sheet Animation` module in ParticleSystem.
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<br><br><br><br>
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## Contributing
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### Issues
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Issues are very valuable to this project.
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- Ideas are a valuable source of contributions others can make
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- Problems show where this project is lacking
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- With a question you show where contributors can improve the user experience
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### Pull Requests
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Pull requests are, a great way to get your ideas into this repository.
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See [CONTRIBUTING.md](/../../blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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### Support
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This is an open source project that I am developing in my spare time.
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If you like it, please support me.
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With your support, I can spend more time on development. :)
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[](https://www.patreon.com/join/mob_sakai?)
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[](https://github.com/users/mob-sakai/sponsorship)
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<br><br><br><br>
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## License
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* MIT
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## Author
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*  [mob-sakai](https://github.com/mob-sakai) [](https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=mob_sakai) 
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## See Also
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* GitHub page : https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI
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* Releases : https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI/releases
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* Issue tracker : https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI/issues
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* Change log : https://github.com/mob-sakai/ParticleEffectForUGUI/blob/upm/CHANGELOG.md
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