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# Additional Renderer Settings

Attach this component to a prefab to add per-prefab caps for distance, shadows, and density participation.

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### Properties

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">AdditionalPerInstanceData</mark>

* Allocates optional per-instance shader data for this prefab.
  * `RandomID` exposes a stable per-instance random value as `flora_RandomID` or the Shader Graph `InstanceRandomID` node.
  * `VariationColor` exposes a per-instance color as `flora_VariationColor` or the Shader Graph `InstanceVariationColor` node.
* Enable only the data your shaders need; each enabled flag increases per-instance data.
* See [Shaders and Materials](/rendering/shaders-and-materials.md) for shader setup.

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">InitialVariationColor</mark>

* Initial value for `VariationColor` instances.
* Ignored unless `AdditionalPerInstanceData` includes `VariationColor`.
* Individual instances can override it at runtime with `FloraSystem.SetInstanceVariationColor(...)` or `SetInstanceVariationColors(...)`.

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">MaxRenderDistance</mark>

* Adds a per-prefab **maximum render distance cap**.
  * `0` — Prefab cap disabled.
  * Non-zero — Combined with other active caps; the smallest non-zero cap wins.

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">MaxShadowDistance</mark>

* Adds a per-prefab **maximum shadow distance cap**.
  * `0` — Prefab cap disabled.
  * Non-zero — Combined with other active caps; the smallest non-zero cap wins.

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">MinShadowLOD</mark>

* Sets the **lowest LOD index** allowed for rendering shadows.
  * `0` — Highest detail.
  * Higher values reduce shadow fidelity to improve performance.

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">AffectedByGlobalDensity</mark>

* If enabled, instances can be culled based on the current [Global Density](/scripts/density-settings.md#globaldensity).

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">AffectedByRangeDensity</mark>

* If enabled, instances can be culled based on [Range Density](/scripts/density-settings.md#rangedensity) values in the scene.

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">AffectedByMinimumScreenSize</mark>

* If enabled, instances can be culled by [`MinScreenSize`](/scripts/render-settings.md#minscreensize).
* Disable this for prefabs that should ignore minimum screen-size culling even when the active [Render Settings](/scripts/render-settings.md) enable it.

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">RequiresPerInstanceRandomID</mark> *(Obsolete)*

* Migrated to `AdditionalPerInstanceData.RandomID`.
* Kept for older serialized assets only.