Unity Issue Tracker - Alpha Blended particles do not render when there is no Update context
Fixed
UUM-35121
Alpha Blended particles do not render when there is no Update context
Unity: Visual Effects
VFX Graph
Fixed
2021.3.X
Won't Fix
2022.1.X
2020.3.X
The issue is already fixed in the latest 2022.1 streams
No fixes are landing into 2020.3 anymore,
Reproduction steps:
1. Open the attached “Test Project” project
2. Open the “OutdoorsScene” Scene in the Project window
3. Observe the Game View
4. Open the “VFXGraph” Asset in the Project window
5. Connect the “Initialize Particle” Node to the “Update Particle” Node
6. Connect the “Update Particle” Node to the “Output Particle Quad” Node
7. Repeat step 2
Expected result: “VFXGraph” Particles on the right successfully render without “Update Particle” Node
Actual result: “VFXGraph” Particles on the right do not render