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A 3D artist presents a cheap solution for faking volumetric lighting in Unity using cubes and a custom unlit transparent material made with Shader Graph on URP. The method has some limitations but offers a nice atmosphere and aesthetic for stylized scenes. The artist has also released a 2D samurai fighting game called Sclash.

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