Releases

Smart Subject mode

• New SmartSubject option in FocusSelectionMode enum (0 = Legacy, 1 = SmartSubject). Legacy mode uses the original depth-cluster solver; Smart Subject mode groups ray hits by semantic target.
• New AutoDepthOfFieldFocusTarget MonoBehaviour (Component menu: HIBIKI Entertainment / Depth Of Field / Auto Depth Of Field Focus Target). Groups colliders on a GameObject and its children into one stable subject. Exposes FocusPoint (optional preferred focus position) and Priority (0.25–4.0, default 1.0).
• Subject scoring uses cluster ray weight × target Priority × focus-hint influence. The winning subject's cluster produces a weighted median focus distance via SelectSubjectMedian.
• Focus hints (SetFocusHint / ClearFocusHint) act as a soft preference, not an unconditional override. The hinted target must still be hit by a valid ray and pass all filters.
• Temporal subject tracking: a locked subject is replaced by a challenger only when challengerScore >= lockedScore × ChallengerAdvantage (default 1.25, clamped to 1.0 minimum) for SwitchConfirmationTime (default 0.20 s). LostSubjectGraceTime (default 0.30 s) holds focus after the subject is lost.
• New API: SetFocusHint(AutoDepthOfFieldFocusTarget target, float strength = 4f), ClearFocusHint(), ResetFocusTracking(bool preserveLensPosition = true).

Ground Assist

• Replaces the flat-plane Camera Pitch Limit with a real forward ray on configured GroundLayers (LayerMask, default layer 1).
• MaximumGroundSlope (float, default 60°, clamped 0–89°) rejects surfaces steeper than the limit.
• Does not extrapolate ground past a ledge: uses only a real hit point.
• Holds the current focus when the camera looks upward or beyond an edge.
• Disables automatically in Smart Subject mode, which holds subject tracking instead.
• CameraPitchLimit renamed in the Inspector to "Downward Activation Angle" (default 35°, range 1–90°). GroundAssistEnabled is backed by m_cameraPitchLimit.overrideState.
• Legacy migration (MigrateLegacyGroundFallback) copies interaction layers to Ground Layers and sets slope to 60°.

Enhanced focus diagnostics

• FocusDebugSnapshot now includes temporal tracking properties: LockedSubject, ChallengerSubject, LockedSubjectScore, ChallengerScore, FocusHint, FocusHintStrength, SwitchConfirmationProgress, LostSubjectGraceProgress, and SwitchReason.
• New FocusSwitchReason enum values: None, InitialAcquisition, ChallengerConfirmed, CueAcquisition, LockedSubjectVisible, LostSubjectGrace, HoldLastFocus, TrackingReset.
• GroundAssistSurface (string) reports the ground surface hit during a Ground Assist solve.
• ResetFocusTracking() clears locked subject state and is useful after manual camera cuts or scene transitions.

Showcase system

• New showcase scenes: Weapon Optics, Item Inspection, Cinemachine Sequence, Focus Proxy, and Adaptive Volumes.
• Separate HDRP and URP scenes with pipeline compatibility guards (ADOFShowcasePipelineGuard).
• New Cinemachine 3 showcase controller (ADOFCinemachineShowcaseController) demonstrating Timeline-controlled camera shots with shared lens authority.

Test Lab — 20 revised scenarios

• All 20 lab scenarios renamed with user-facing descriptions: "Sharp subject, soft surroundings", "Prefer a subject", "Require a subject", "Focus through glass", "Several panes", "Look down to find ground", "Look up and hold focus", "Beyond the ledge", "Visible does not mean focusable", "Give focus a proxy", "When something passes in front", "Choose what counts", "How far focus searches".
• Updated overlay and guide catalog code.

1.4.0 update

• Unity 6000.6 and Cinemachine 6.6 compatibility.
• Guided HDRP and URP 21-station technical labs.
• Runtime demo guide, diagnostics, deterministic comparisons, and Bokeh Cue tests.
• Demo assembly and namespace cleanup.
• Unity 6000.3.23f1 minimum target; Unity 6000.3 through 6000.6 supported.
• Product remains 1.4.0; shared HIBIKI Core starts an independent 1.0.0 lifecycle.

1.4.0

• Unity 6 HDRP and URP output paths.
• Centre-ray and multi-ray focus solving with weighted depth clustering.
• Tag filtering, glass traversal, and focus exclusions.
• Frame-rate-independent response and bounded focus output.
• Override-volume registry and priority handling.
• Readiness diagnostics and multiple-component ownership enforcement.
• Edit Mode and Play Mode regression suites.
• Preset migration and the Safe Standard preset.
• Built-in Render Pipeline unsupported; Cinemachine 3 deferred as experimental.

1.3.5 (current legacy)

• [Fixed] Editor instance where custom icons were being looked up too frequently.
• [Improved] More tooltips.

1.3.4

• [Fixed] An issue where Core Editor files that cross-referenced with ASMDEF asset runtime files wouldn't exclude editor-only code operations.

1.3.3

• [Improved] CinemachineExtension.package to include auto control of the aperture instead of a manual-only setup when using the extension in 2022.

1.3.2

• [Added] Chat GPT Plus users can now benefit from support and brainstorming ideas and use cases for our tool.
• [Added] Online documentation (the asset logo under HIBIKI Connect) is now published online and can switch between doc versions.
• [Changed] Documentation is now in a Documentation folder. We are monitoring if the old-style document is still required.
• [Removed] Support for Cinemachine 3.0.1 until Unity 6 release.
• [Fixed] An issue where URP would only sometimes update volume settings between sessions and domains.
• [Improved] The way the Cinemachine extension handles across different states and editor versions.
• [Fixed] An issue where Cinemachine not working in HDRP 2022 specifically if its default smart mode if PBADOF was present.
• [Fixed] An issue where the UI fold-down would line break with Glass toggled on.
• [Fixed] An issue where Accuracy Debug mode wouldn't update.
• [Fixed] An issue where Transfer Ownership Cinemachine Extension would fail with both URP and HDRP.

1.3.1

• [Fixed] Issue where Cinemachine Extension wouldn't use or save aperture state.
• [Fixed] Issue where Cinemachine Extension wouldn't hand back ownership when toggled off.
• [Fixed] Issue with Override Volume Debugger colours not updating.

1.3.0

• [New] UI.
• [Improved] Refactor to begin file separation and include asmdef.
• [Added] Support for URP/HDRP 2022 to 2023a (testing).
• [Early support] For Cinemachine 3.
• [Fixed] Rays sometimes cast through an object.
• [Fixed] Quality modes not updating (from prerelease patch).
• [Fixed] Advanced volumes (experimental) not always following camera at runtime (from prerelease patch).

1.3.0 prerelease patch

• Preparation for 1.3 release.
• [New] Artwork.
• [Updated] Doc link.

1.2.6

• [Fixed] Null ref error on raycast hit transform.
• [Pipeline] Added undo functions.

1.2.5

• [Fixed] Fixed script defines.
• [General] Updated Core between HIBIKI assets.

1.2.4

• [Pipeline] Added initial support for the camera/volume focus selector in 2021.1+.
• [Fixed] Better support for version checks.
• [Fixed] Sometimes profiles would load blank if you removed and added back the asset. Now resets to default if the custom profile is no longer found in assets.
• [QoL] Added context menu support for the Hierarchy.

1.2.3

• [Fixed] URP focus plane was looking up the wrong shader directory.
• [Fixed] URP focus plane was disabling mesh renderer at the wrong point.
• [Fixed] 2020 compile errors for localisation.
• [Fixed] Header image was only visible on hover.
• [Fixed] Depth of field dropped slightly when using the focus plane debugger.
• [QoL] Added 'Update Detected' auto-update system for user pipeline and shader changes.

1.2.2

• [Fixed] Cinemachine Extension plugin for URP.
• [Fixed] URP focal plane debugger now working in 2021+ versions.

1.2.1

• [Fixed] Removal of unwarranted ICSharp user define.
• [QoL] Removed version naming on documentation to stop multiple PDFs from being added.

1.2.0: Integrations and improvements

• [General] Added Extensions Scriptable Objects.
• [Fixed] Cinemachine volume override with character controllers.
• [3rd] Improved Gaia extension.
• [QoL] 3-stage ray casting to test local volume colliders.
• [Fixed] Two small cases of null references.
• [Experimental] (off by default) Cinemachine PBADOF Extension 'Modify Focal Length'.
• [Experimental] (off by default) PBADOF camera 'Camera Pitch Limit'.

1.1.0: Volumes and Cinema

• [General] Improved Cinemachine extension for multi-volume profile support.
• [Volumes] Improved volume framework to not require colliders.
• [Pipeline] Added a simple focus plane debugger to all pipelines.
• [Fixed] Compile errors on non-supported pipeline (built-in).
• [3rd] Added Gaia Extension.
• [General] Added experimental Camera Pitch Limit feature (disabled by default).

1.0.0: Initial public release

• [API] Added function endpoints for future content.
• [Fixed] Minor volume errors not loading the component.
• [Fixed] Auto camera finder added to scene camera.
• [Fixed] 'Micro-volume transitions' will no longer stop working.

0.9.0: Unreleased

• [Pipeline] Added basic support for 2019.4 LTS.
• [QoL] Added quick menus to the HDRP debug menu.
• [QoL] Enabled Focal Length box to be edited at runtime instead of having to scroll and use the physical camera section.
• [General] Improved Volume Override functionality.
• [QoL] Added enable checks to Volume Override to keep consistency with Unity Volume System.
• [Volumes] Added volume Focus Offset to assist in complex transitions.
• [3rd] Added Gaia Extensions support endpoint.

0.8.0: Private release

• [Volumes] Added 'volumeception' support.
• [Pipeline] Added auto pipeline checks on install.
• [Presets] Added ability to set a preset to the new default.
• [Pipeline] Added initial support plug for URP.
• [General] Added hierarchy icons for camera and volumes.
• [General] Added error support for missing items.
• [3rd] Added Cinemachine integrations.
• [API] Added API calls.