Scrolling Directional Arrows: Neon Racing Guidance Arrows

Create glowing animated directional arrows inspired by arcade and street racing games.

Scrolling Directional Arrows is a lightweight drag-and-drop solution for building stylish navigation indicators using scrolling emissive materials, automatic tiling, and scalable prefabs.

Designed for racing games, cyberpunk environments, futuristic tracks, and arcade-style worlds, the system provides smooth animated guidance visuals with minimal setup and excellent performance.

Key Features

Animated Scrolling Arrows
Create dynamic directional guidance using scrolling emissive materials.
- Arcade racing-inspired visuals
- Smooth scrolling glow effect
- Lightweight material-based animation
- Ideal for roads, tracks, checkpoints, and guidance systems

Glowing Neon Visuals
Designed to work beautifully with Bloom and post-processing.
- Emissive glowing arrows
- Neon/cyberpunk-friendly aesthetic
- Multiple included color variants
- Strong visibility in dark environments

Automatic Material Tiling
Arrow density automatically adjusts based on object scale.
- Scale objects freely
- Maintain consistent arrow density
- No manual UV adjustments required
- Great for long roads and large environments

Lightweight & Efficient
Built using MaterialPropertyBlock for efficient rendering behavior.
- No unnecessary material instancing
- Runtime and editor-compatible behavior
- Minimal overhead
- Suitable for large scenes

Drag-and-Drop Workflow
Simple setup designed for rapid integration.
- Drop a prefab into your scene
- Scale and rotate as needed
- Scrolling and tiling work automatically
- Demo scene included

Easy Customization
Customize visuals and behavior to fit your project.
- Included Blue, Green, and Yellow variants
- Modify emission color
- Adjust scrolling speed
- Adjust tiling density
- Create prefab variants easily

Multi Render Pipeline Support
Supports all major Unity render pipelines.
Built-in Render Pipeline:
- Included by default

Universal Render Pipeline (URP):
- Supported via included .unitypackage

High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP):
- Supported via included .unitypackage

What’s Included
- Scrolling Directional Arrow prefabs
- Multiple color variants
- Demo scene
- Materials and textures
- Material scrolling system
- Material tiling system
- Documentation
- Tutorial videos
- Built-in RP support
- URP support package
- HDRP support package

Perfect For
- Racing games
- Arcade games
- Cyberpunk environments
- Futuristic roads
- Track indicators
- Navigation systems
- Checkpoints and guidance paths
- Stylized world-space UI

Easy Setup
1. Drag a prefab into your scene
2. Scale and rotate freely
3. Press Play

The system automatically:
- Scrolls glowing arrows
- Updates tiling based on scale
- Maintains visual consistency

Modular Architecture
The asset uses reusable internal systems organized inside:
/Assets/TransylvanianTales/_Common/

Asset-specific content is located inside:
/Assets/TransylvanianTales/ScrollingDirectionalArrows/

This structure allows reusable systems across multiple TT assets while keeping project organization clean and scalable.

Documentation & Tutorials
Includes:
- Structured documentation
- Setup instructions
- Demo scene
- Video tutorials

No External Dependencies
- No external APIs used
- No third-party services required
- No API keys needed
- Fully self-contained within the package