bevy_lit

A simple 2D lighting library designed for Bevy.

Features

• Multiple light sources including PointLight2d, SpotLight2d and TextureLight2d
• Includes primitives CustomLight2dPlugin and Light2dMaterial for defining custom light sources
• Light occlusion through LightOccluder2d that can be used along side any Mesh2d
• Per camera fine grain control over lighting parameters such as shadow softness and more
• Terraria-like light penetration effect
• Web support for WebGPU

Getting started

Installation

Install it using the CLI:

cargo add bevy_lit

Or add bevy_lit to your Cargo.lock:

[dependencies]
bevy_lit = "*"

Usage

Below is a basic example demonstrating how to set up and use bevy_lit in your project:

use bevy::prelude::*;
use bevy_lit::prelude::*;

fn main() {
    App::new()
        .add_plugins((DefaultPlugins, Lighting2dPlugin))
        .add_systems(Startup, setup)
        .run();
}

fn setup(mut commands: Commands, mut meshes: ResMut<Assets<Mesh>>) {
    commands.spawn((
        Camera2d,
        Lighting2dSettings::default(),
    ));

    commands.spawn(PointLight2d {
        color: Color::WHITE,
        intensity: 3.0,
        outer_radius: 200.0,
        falloff: 2.0,
        ..default(),
    });

    commands.spawn((
        Mesh2d(meshes.add(Circle::new(50.0))),
        LightOccluder2d::default(),
        Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 200.0, 0.0)
    ));
}

Compatibility

bevy	bevy_lit
0.17.3	0.9
0.17	0.8
0.16	0.7
0.15	0.4..0.6
0.14	0.3

License

bevy_lit is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more details.