Unite Los Angeles 2018 - Unity 2019 R&D Roadmap

Product Roadmap
Will Goldstone
Product Manager
@willgoldstone
Stine Kjærbøll
Product Manager
@stinekjaerboell
Agenda

Agenda
Production Roadmap by Role 
1. Programmers
2. Animators
3. Artists & Designers
1. Working with Unity
2. Editor UX
3. Editor Design
4. Project Tiny
5. Platforms
6. Connected Games
7. Developer Services
Product Roadmap

Production
Product Roadmap

Production
The Mission
Building a solid foundation
from prototype to production.
Product Roadmap

Production
Tech, LTS and Packages
3 Tech Releases per year
New features in Core
Enabling Package potential 
LTS at the end of each year (20xx.4) 
Packages
Preview
Veriﬁed
Product Roadmap
2019.1
2019.2
2019.3
2019.4 LTS
Post Processing
Cinemachine
SRP Core
Text Mesh Pro
Probuilder
Lightweight SRP
High Deﬁnition SRP
2020.1
2020.2

Production
Package Manager
2018.3
Package Manager UI 2.0
UI & UX refresh
Search by name, version or status
Add local/custom package 
Package Project Updater
Unity Hub UI dialogue
Package-upgrade log per project
Product Roadmap

Production
Product Roadmap
Package Manager
2019.1
Improved Dev ﬂows
Install a package directly from a Git repo 
Scoped Package Registries
Host a local NPM registry to serve in-house 
packages.
Manage private & Unity hosted registries 
side by side
Improved Package Visibility & Import

Production
Product Roadmap
Package Manager
2019.1
Advanced Package Dependencies
Visualize packages & core dependencies 
in the Editor
Soft package dependencies (enable  
optional packages features) 
2019.2 / 3
Package development ﬂow for Asset Store 
publication
Editor based package generation 
& submission ﬂow
Local & Cloud validation test suite
+

Production
Product Roadmap
Package Manager
2019.3
Project Browser (Local, Studio & Asset Store 
package consumption)
Contextual task based discovery
Improved search & navigation  
(local, studio, Asset store)

#NeverForget
Production
Product Roadmap
In-Editor Launcher
2019.1
Sunset / Deprecation of built-in 
Project launcher from Editor

Production
Product Roadmap
Unity Hub
2019.1
Unity Hub 2.0 (New UX and UI)
Command Line interface

Production
Product Roadmap
Unity Hub
2019.2 - 2019.3
Advanced templates - search, categories, 
custom templates
Improved Project list
Search
Sorting
Favourites
Remove / Delete
Advanced Project Settings
VCS, Services, Cache server selection

Production
2. Editor UX
Product Roadmap

Production
2. Editor UX
The Mission
Increase usability within the
editor by improving core
workﬂows.
Product Roadmap

Usability Improvements
2018.3
Uniﬁed Settings window
User Preferences window
Product RoadmapProduction
2. Editor UX

Shortcut Manager
2019.1
Create shortcuts for any action
Use modiﬁers
Extensible API for Asset store and 
tool developers
Save and share Shortcut maps
2. Editor UX

Console window improvements
2019.2
Clickable Stack Trace
Searchable Logs
Clear on Build
2. Editor UX

New Asset Import Pipeline
Throughout 2019 
Parallel import
Dependency graph generation
On demand import
2. Editor UX
Hold On
Importing … so many things.

Production
3. Editor Design
Product Roadmap

Production
3. Editor Design
The Mission
Build a ﬂexible, modern-styled
Unity Editor.
Product Roadmap

New Editor UI Theme
2019.2
New minimal design to improve clarity 
New icons - uniform style with  
HDPI support
New font - Roboto for better scaling  
across devices
Hover state controls for a more  
responsive UI 
3. Editor Design

Accessibility
2019.3
Adjustable Text Size
2019 TBD
Improved Keyboard Access
3. Editor Design
a a a

Production
4. Project Tiny
Product Roadmap

Production
4. Project Tiny
The Mission
Creating a highly optimal, tiny
download runtime & workﬂow.
Product Roadmap

“Tiny Mode”
December 2018
Available via Package manager
For size budgets of 100 KB to 5 MB  
compressed, all assets in.
New Runtime with highly modular design  
using ECS architecture
Industry leading size and load times
Optimized Editor workﬂows incorporating  
familiar tools (ex Particles, Tilemaps)
Solid performance on a wide range of mobile devices
Supports 2D HTML5 delivery initially, with 3D and AR to follow.
Production
4. Project Tiny

Production
5. Platforms
Product Roadmap

Production
5. Platforms
The Mission
Build Anywhere,  
with minimal eﬀort.
Product Roadmap

Platform Foundation
2018.3
Size Improvements in IL2CPP
2019.1
Input System (Preview)
2019.1 - 2019.2
Improve iteration time on IL2CPP
Incremental GC 
Continue investing into reducing iteration time when working with scripts on device
5. Platforms

Mobile
2017.4
ARM 64 and App Bundles Backported to 2017.4 LTS 
2018.3
Android App Bundles
Dynamic Resolution for Mobile  
(iOS/Android-Vulkan)
Android Runtime Permissions
OpenJDK installed with Unity 
5. Platforms
ARM
64-bit

Mobile
2019.1
Android SDK & NDK correct versions  
installed with Unity
Android Logcat integration - automatically  
runs on ‘Build & Run’ from Editor
SafeArea/Notch support for Android
Vulkan Optimization
Local Shader Keywords
Android Wide Color support
Internal Android Build system migrated to Gradle only
5. Platforms

Consoles
2018.3
Dynamic Resolution
Texture Streaming
Increased rendering performance 
2019.1 : Graphics
Native graphic jobs out of ‘Experimental’
[PS4] Low level EQAA access  
from command buﬀers
[Xbox One] DirectX 12
[Xbox One] Native Graphics Jobs
[Xbox One] Async Compute
5. Platforms

Consoles
2019.1 : Services
IL2CPP Managed Debugger Optimizations
[PS4] Activity Feed Support
[PS4] Improvement to handling of patches
[Xbox One] Xbox Integrated Multiplayer
2019.1 : Runtime Performance
Optimized GPU performance for 
native graphics jobs
5. Platforms

XR
2018.3
XR Performance Testing Toolkit
Core Haptics APIs for VR Controllers
Native Support for Daydream Controllers
AR Foundation Updates (2019.1+)
LWRP Support for AR Foundation
Editor Remote for AR Foundation
Feature Parity with ARKit 2.0
Feature Parity with ARCore 1.5
5. Platforms

XR
2019.1
Handheld AR Template
HDRP Support for VR Platforms
2019.2
Multi-platform XR input system
Stereo Compositor Layers for VR
Single-Pass Rendering for DX12
5. Platforms

Production
6. Connected Games
Product Roadmap

Production
6. Connected Games
The Mission
Scalable, Real-time
Multiplayer solution.
Product Roadmap

Real-time Multiplayer
End to end solution
Early Access Starts Now!
Alpha available at  
unity3d.com/realtimemultiplayer
6. Connected Games

Production
Product Roadmap

Production
The Mission
Helping you ship faster.
Product Roadmap

Integration Support
2018.3
Summary roll ups
Easier conﬁguration
Email, Slack, Discord, 
JIRA and Trello support

Unity Teams - Collaborate
November 2018
In-scene commenting - alpha release 
of commenting on game objects and
assets
2019 TBD
Branching

Unity Teams - Cloud Build
2018.3
Migration to the Google Cloud Platform  
- with expected performance optimizations. 
Also in Development
Windows Build Machines
Build History and Reporting improvements
Improved support for creating and managing  
multiple build conﬁgurations

Performance Reporting
2018.3
Custom metadata / debug logs;  
integration support (notiﬁcation support  
for Slack, Discord, JIRA and webhooks) 
Also in Development
Platform Expansion: WebGL and Linux
Richer logs that contain proﬁling  
information leading up to events.

User Reports 
(formerly ‘Bug Reporting’)
In Development
Richer logs that contain proﬁling  
information leading up to events.
Beta this November

Agenda
Production Roadmap by Role
2. Editor UX
3. Editor Design
4. Project Tiny
5. Platforms
6. Connected Games
Product Roadmap
1. Programmers
2. Animators

Agenda
Roadmap by Role
Product Roadmap
1. Programmers

Roadmap by Role Product Roadmap
1. Programmers
Bring you the utmost 
ﬂexibility and performance.
The Mission

Data-Oriented Tech Stack
Entity Component System 
2019.1 - 3
Driving ECS foundation towards release
API Simplicity and ease of use
Entity Scene Editing
Scene streaming
New intermediate rendering for ECS
Release of MegaCity sample (during 2019)
Product RoadmapRoadmap by Role
1. Programmers

Data-Oriented Tech Stack
Burst Compiler 
2019.2
1.0 Release includes
Foundation for building  
deterministic behavior
Support for all platforms
1. Programmers

Further Development
2018.3
Physics C# Job System support
Upgrade to PhysX 3.4
Support for multiple worlds
Support for C# Job queries
Memory Proﬁler (preview) 
1. Programmers

UI Elements
2019.1
Supports Editor Windows and Inspectors
CSS & full Flexbox spec implementation  
for complex and ﬂexible layouts
Data driven structure, layout and styling
Powerful UI Debugger
New performant UI Renderer 
1. Programmers

UI Elements 
2019.2 and beyond
Better CSS support
Support for Runtime Preview
Visual UI Editor Preview
Interoperability with common design tools
1. Programmers

New Input System
2019.1
Action Maps
Actions & Action Sets
Action Bindings
Combos
Processors 
Provided as a package, 
open source and extensible for 
whatever you need to add.
1. Programmers

Addressable Assets  
& Scriptable Build Pipeline
2018.3
Load assets by address, and simpliﬁes 
content pack creation / deployment.
2019.1
Out of Preview
2019.2
Direct Load APIs (customize how content is loaded)
Content Patching
1. Programmers

Roadmap by Role
Product Roadmap
2. Animators

2. Animators
Bring you new tools for
Authoring.
The Mission

3D Animation
2018.3
Animator performance improvements  
of 10-20%
Root motion refactor
2019.1
Runtime Rigging
32 Inﬂuences per vertex (up to 255 with API)
2. Animators

3D Animation
2019.2
Animation Authoring
New C# Animation System
2019.3
Kinematica
2. Animators

2D Animation
2018.3
New 2D Animation v2
Multi-Sprite workﬂows
Tighter rigging iteration loop
2. Animators
background and center character, courtesy of Flipping Death by Zoink Games

Timeline
2018.3
Root oﬀset support
2019.1
Events and Markers
Audio Improvements 
2. Animators

Timeline
2019.2
Track modifier framework
Workflow to modify Animation, A/V in non- 
destructive way in timeline. 
Customization
Enable timeline customization  
through specific clip playables and UI.
 
2. Animators

Video
 
2018.3
Faster texture update
Audio Resampling
2019.1
SRP ﬁxes for full compatibility
Movie texture deprecation
H.265 playback support  
2. Animators
H.265

Video
 
2019.2
Support variable framerate in encoder
Live Streaming
Enable live video streaming for apps  
made with Unity
Genlock support  
2019.3
Video compositor support with media API
 
 
2. Animators

Roadmap by Role
Product Roadmap

Bring your artistic vision
to life in Unity.
The Mission

Scriptable Render
Pipeline (SRP)
2019.1
SRP Core leaving Preview status

Lightweight Render  
Pipeline (LWRP)
2018.3
Physically based light attenuation
Custom Renderer
Customer Render Pass Injection
2019.1
Leaving Preview
Full Suite Documentation

High Def Render Pipeline (HDRP)
2018.3
Increase volumetric quality and performance
Screen Space Reflections
Improve shadow atlas / budget / control
Improve quality of Contact Shadow
TerrainLit shader & Fabric shader
AxF shader (requires automotive package)
Preliminary support of LightLayers
More debug modes
Planar reflection
Preliminary Visual Effects Graph support
Decal improvement with per channel selection mask

High Def Render Pipeline (HDRP)
2019.1
Stacklit shader
Hair shader
Improved VFX graph support
Reﬂection system
Improved Shadows
Specular anti-aliasing / Normal ﬁltering
HD Post-processing
VR Support
MSAA (forward only)

Shader Graph
2018.3
HD Lit master node
2019.1
Leaving Preview status
New Node API

Lighting
2018.3
Conﬁgurable falloﬀ
2019.1
Light Probe De-ringing and Visualization

Progressive Lightmapper
2019.1
Spatially coherent packing
Ability to set max number of lightmaps

GPU Progressive Lightmapper
2018.3
GPU Acceleration Windows support 
2019.1
Mac OS & Linux support
Non-uniform scaling ﬁx
Double sided GI
Cast & Receive Shadows

Digital Content Creation (DCC)
2018.3
Physical Cameras
Model importer improvements
Properties (preview)
Stringray PBS in SRP 
2019.1
Maya vertex count plugin
gITF

Digital Content Creation (DCC)
2019.1 - 2019.3
Importer improvements
Scripted import pipeline
Bi-directional importers
Any
DCC
Package

Text Mesh Pro
2018.3
Hybrid Dynamic  
SDF Font system
2019.3
Support for Ligatures

Post Processing
2019.1
Improved Depth of Field (HDRP)
Improved Motion Blur (HDRP)
Improved Auto-Exposure (HDRP)

Visual Eﬀects Graph
2018.3
Preview release
Next Generation Visual Eﬀects
Tailored for Next-Generation  
platforms (GPU/Compute)
2019.1
Ribbon Trails

Visual Scripting
2019.2
Preview release
2019.3
Clear, compact UI with blackboard & stacks.
Extensible high level nodes, easy to create  
and share custom packages of nodes.
Generates performant C# at runtime making it  
and easy for programmers to debug and optimize.
Smart context sensitive search, notes and color grouping.
Visual tracing to help iteration and problem solving.
Live editing.

Prefab Workﬂows
2018.3
Nested Prefabs
Prefab Mode
Prefab Variants

Terrain Updates
2018.3
Improved editing UX
Seamless cross-tile painting
Larger, faster, better brushes
GPU accelerated, rotatable, better preview
Easier custom brush shapes

Terrain Updates
2018.3
More scriptable and customizable
Script-exposed GPU resources  
(heightmap, splat maps)
Scriptable terrain tool API
Add new terrain tiles to existing terrain
Auto-connect terrain tiles
Stamp tool
Add your own custom GPU operations

Terrain Updates
2018.3
Performance
Faster CPU / GPU runtime
GPU heightmap representation
Signiﬁcantly reduced draw calls  
through eﬃcient instancing
Cluster culling for terrain patches
2x CPU performance improvements
~30x Reduced GC allocations
GPU native heightmap and splatmap textures
C# API exposed
GPU instanced rendering (100x fewer draw calls, far less memory allocation churn)
CPU
GPU
heightmap
quadtree
render
painting splatmap blend textures
static meshesinstances

Terrain Updates
2019.1
Core Terrain Improvements
Terrain Holes

2D Updates
2018.3
Tilemap - Isometric Tiles support
2D Animation v2 (2018.3)
Multi-sprite Workﬂows
2019.1
2D Lights & Shadows
2D Shape-based Lights
2D Point Lights
2D Spot Lights
Sprite Shape Improvements
Improved Collider generation
tiles courtesy of Isometric Dungeon Tiles pack by Kenney

2D Updates
2018.3
2019.1
2D Lights & Shadows
2D Point Lights
2D Spot Lights
background and center character, courtesy of Flipping Death by Zoink Games

2D Updates
2018.3
2019.1
2D Lights & Shadows
2D Point Lights
2D Spot Lights
artwork courtesy of Platformer Pack Redux by Kenney

2D Updates
2018.3
2019.1
2D Lights & Shadows
2D Point Lights
2D Spot Lights
artwork courtesy of Flipping Death by Zoink Games

Cinemachine
2018.3
Physical camera support
Event mapper
New procedural noise with  
interactive display
Lens packs
2019.1
Unity Presets Support
Performance improvements
Standard camera rigs
Focus breathing

Cinemachine
2019.2
FPS / POV camera
Virtual production environment
Customizable blends
API improvements
ClearShot improvements
Target group v2.0 & FreeLook 2.0
Head tracking prototype
Cinecast beta - Go to  
unity.com/cinecast now!

Cinemachine
2019.3
Post Processing v3 integration
CM 3.0: Jobiﬁcation, numerous  
other improvements

World Building Tools
2018.3
ProBuilder 4.0
Bug ﬁxes
Performance improvements
Usability improvements
Nested prefabs support
New public API & distributed source code
PolyBrush 1.0
Now in Package Manager
New prefab scattering brush
Example shaders for HDRP & LWRP
Bug ﬁxes

World Building Editor updates
2019.1
Optimized Scene View for massive worlds
Scene Visibility tools in Editor
Improved selection tools
Extensible Tool Modes API  

2019.2
Grids, Snapping and Manipulation
Tools to enable fast, precise manipulation  
and creation with great visual feedback. 
Modiﬁer Stack
Editable history of authoring operations  
for non-destructive world building. 
Custom toolbar
 

2019.3
Context Menu
Quick access to context menu commands  
on picked object/selection
Selection Sets - groups
Organize objects in groups without having  
to rely on scene hierarchy.
Universal Search
A reliable way of searching data according to sets of rules.
Enhanced Shape/Design Creation Tools
Quickly draw out shapes to generate basic geometry beyond existing poly shapes.
 

Audio
2019.1
New C# Audio System & DSP Graph 
available in experimental namespace 
2019.2
uNode API for Audio in experimental
Provides a graph API that will provide  
simple topology and messaging system  
in an ECS world

Audio  
2019.3
uNode graph compositor
Provide a visual authoring framework  
for uNode graphs.
uNode

Product Roadmap
Agenda
Summary
Flexible, Modern Editor & Feature set
Keep every kind of person happy and productive
Maintain Quality through a close feedback loop with you
Filling the gaps
Evolving legacy systems
Pushing opportunities in production and development

Product Roadmap
Will Goldstone
Product Manager
@willgoldstone
Agenda
Thank you.
Stine Kjærbøll
Product Manager
@stinekjaerboell

Product Roadmap
Will Goldstone
Product Manager
@willgoldstone
Stine Kjærbøll
Product Manager
@stinekjaerboell
Agenda
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