Common Godot Shader Templates
Billboard Particles + Keep Scale // Billboard Mode: Particles mat4 mat_world = mat4( normalize(INV_VIEW_MATRIX[0]), normalize(INV_VIEW_MATRIX[1]), normalize(INV_VIEW_MATRIX[2]), MODE
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