Making your game look fantastic is key to its success, and this is where Post Processing coming in. With Unity’s Post Processing package, you can drastically change many different aspects of the game’s look and feel. Let’s look at how to install, configure and use Post Processing to change your game to a AAA status.
Install Post Processing Package
Unity’s Post Processing package is be installed via the Package Manager. Go to the Window menu and select Package Manager. Within Package Manager, make sure you view Packages: Unity Registry and then search for Post Processing. Once you locate it, install it.
Create an empty GameObject in your hierarchy and call it Post_Processing_Volume. Within the Inspector, add the Post-Process Volume component to the GameObject. For this example, make sure that “Is Global” is selected, so it covers the entire the game. I will cover this in more detail in another article.
Add a Layer called Post Processing and assign the Post Processing GameObject to it.
For this to take effect, we need to add a component to the Main Camera. Select the Main Camera GameObject in the hierarchy and add the Post-Process Layer component. Once you have added this component, assign the new Post Processing Layer to it.
Now return to the Post Processing Volume GameObject and start adding effects. I will not cover all the effects, but the most effective is Bloom.
Play around with the settings to enhance the look of your GameObjects. To give your game some atmosphere, I recommend you add the Color Grading effect. Select High Definition Range and adjust the temperature setting. For this to take effect, you will need to change your build settings.
Within the Player settings of your Project, make sure that your Color Space is set to linear. Player settings are found on your Build Settings window.
Good Luck with making your game look like a AAA game.
