Chowder Shader (Screen Locked Texture Shader)

Chowder Shader creates a screen-locked texture effect where pattern textures stay fixed to screen-space while objects move through them, creating the iconic visual style seen in the animated show "Chowder" and similar hand-crafted media.

The effect works on any mesh (cubes, characters, terrain, props) and includes a dedicated skybox variant. Everything is fully customizable at runtime through a clean C# API, and the custom inspector makes setup fast and intuitive.

Includes 20 sample pattern textures, a demo scene, and full documentation. Drop it onto any object, assign a texture, and you're done.

Compatible with both Universal Render Pipeline (URP) and Built-in Render Pipeline. HDRP is not supported.

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•Screen-space texture locking for any mesh renderer

•Skybox variant included

•Jittery low-framerate animation effect (configurable FPS and intensity)

•CRT-style wave distortion

•Texture cycling: random or sequential, with adjustable speed

•Custom texture sequences per object or global pool via Resources folder

•Full runtime C# API for dynamic control

•Global animation rate multiplier (scale all instances at once)

•Custom editor inspectors with collapsible sections

•Performance optimized: MaterialPropertyBlock batching, visibility culling, staggered updates, cached intervals

•20 sample pattern textures included

•Demo scene with animated camera

•Comprehensive documentation with setup guide, API reference, and troubleshooting

•Works with URP and Built-in Render Pipeline