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2021.3.27f1
2022.3.1f1
2023.1.0b20
2023.2.0a18
Issue ID
UUM-39880
Regression
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Pausing a Visual Effect doesn't pause the “Multiply size over life” effect in the Update Block
Reproduction steps:
1. Open the attached project “1581995-VisualEffect not pausing“
2. Open the “SampleScene“ Scene
3. Select the “VFX_Hail“ GameObject in Hierarchy
4. Play the Visual Effect for a few seconds
5. Pause the Visual Effect using the Scene view controls
Expected result: The Visual Effect is static when paused
Actual result: Some quads grow indefinitely until they fill the screen
Reproduced with: 2021.3.27f1, 2022.3.1f1, 2023.1.0b20, 2023.2.0a18
Reproduced on: macOS 13.0.1 (Intel), macOS 13.4 (M1, user reported)
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Resolution Note:
Hello,
The attached project is showcasing a multiply size over life in update context.
You have to be aware pausing an effect will only force the deltaTime to be zero, the VFX.Update is still processed everyframe.
In your case, the curve applied over life is slightly over 1.0 for young particles, thus, every frame, we are processing:
`size = size * 1.005;` which is slowly increase the size over time while the age remains the same.
There are (at least) two ways of achieving actually paused effect:
1. Move the Multiply Size Over Life from Update Context to Output Context. This is probably the most common setup, the size can be modified but won't be write `renderingSize = size * 1.005;`.
2. On the Update Context, you can enable the toggle "Skip Zero Delta Time" (which is unexpectedly undocumented https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.visualeffectgraph@16.0/manual/Context-Update.html ), when enabled, it filters out block execution if deltaTime is equal to 0.
Hope it helps, feel free to ask if you need additional clarification.
Regards,
Paul D