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Lowest recorded standalone price in this history: $4.99. The latest store price is $4.99, matching the lowest recorded price shown here.
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| Sale start / price check | Price | Observation |
|---|---|---|
| $4.99 | Latest store price | |
| $4.99 | Unity First Price 2026-06-20 2026-06-27 |
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About Procedural Heat Distortion (URP)
- Art & Visuals > VFX
- Art & Visuals > Textures & Materials
Procedural Heat Distortion (URP) is a lightweight, production-ready heat haze and refraction shader for Unity’s Universal Render Pipeline.
Easily add realistic heat shimmer above fire, lava, engines, or desert ground using simple mesh-based distortion zones. No complex setup. No custom render passes. Just assign the material and adjust a few parameters.
Perfect for:
• Fire heat haze
• Desert mirage effects
• Lava shimmer
• Engine exhaust distortion
• Environmental refraction
• Cinematic heat waves
The effect works by procedurally distorting the camera color behind a mesh using animated noise. This allows for localized, physically convincing heat shimmer without full-screen post-processing.
Included Preset Materials
The package includes 6 ready-to-use materials:
• Strong – High intensity heat distortion
• Subtle – Light ambient shimmer
• Desert Mirage – Wide, soft ground mirage effect
• Turbulent – Chaotic, aggressive distortion
• Lava Heat – Heavy, rising thermal shimmer
• Exhaust – Focused, directional engine distortion
Simply drag a preset onto a quad or mesh and you’re done.
Key Features
• Local mesh-based heat distortion (not full screen)
• Procedural animated noise (no flipbooks required)
• Vertical fade for realistic rising heat effect
• Adjustable strength, scale, and speed
• Works in both 3D and 2D (via quad or sprite mesh)
• Optimized for URP
• No runtime allocations
• Clean, minimal C# controller
Why This Asset?
Many heat distortion solutions rely on complex renderer features or global post-processing. This asset keeps things simple and modular:
✔ Drop-in ready
✔ Lightweight
✔ Easy to customize
✔ Production-friendly
Ideal for indie developers and small teams who want professional heat shimmer effects without heavy pipeline configuration.
Easily add realistic heat shimmer above fire, lava, engines, or desert ground using simple mesh-based distortion zones. No complex setup. No custom render passes. Just assign the material and adjust a few parameters.
Perfect for:
• Fire heat haze
• Desert mirage effects
• Lava shimmer
• Engine exhaust distortion
• Environmental refraction
• Cinematic heat waves
The effect works by procedurally distorting the camera color behind a mesh using animated noise. This allows for localized, physically convincing heat shimmer without full-screen post-processing.
Included Preset Materials
The package includes 6 ready-to-use materials:
• Strong – High intensity heat distortion
• Subtle – Light ambient shimmer
• Desert Mirage – Wide, soft ground mirage effect
• Turbulent – Chaotic, aggressive distortion
• Lava Heat – Heavy, rising thermal shimmer
• Exhaust – Focused, directional engine distortion
Simply drag a preset onto a quad or mesh and you’re done.
Key Features
• Local mesh-based heat distortion (not full screen)
• Procedural animated noise (no flipbooks required)
• Vertical fade for realistic rising heat effect
• Adjustable strength, scale, and speed
• Works in both 3D and 2D (via quad or sprite mesh)
• Optimized for URP
• No runtime allocations
• Clean, minimal C# controller
Why This Asset?
Many heat distortion solutions rely on complex renderer features or global post-processing. This asset keeps things simple and modular:
✔ Drop-in ready
✔ Lightweight
✔ Easy to customize
✔ Production-friendly
Ideal for indie developers and small teams who want professional heat shimmer effects without heavy pipeline configuration.