Water Shader

Another water shader I found on YouTube, I did NOT create this shader, I’m just uploading it here for more people to use it and prestige the creator.

Original creator: StayAtHomeDev

Original video: https://youtu.be/7L6ZUYj1hs8

This are the default values:

shader_parameter/albedo = Color(0, 0.321569, 0.431373, 1)
shader_parameter/albedo2 = Color(0, 0.47451, 0.764706, 1)
shader_parameter/beers_law = 2.0
shader_parameter/color_deep = Color(0.105882, 0.294118, 0.329412, 1)
shader_parameter/color_shallow = Color(0, 0.552941, 0.65098, 1)
shader_parameter/depth_offset = -0.75
shader_parameter/edge_color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)
shader_parameter/edge_scale = 0.1
shader_parameter/far = 100.0
shader_parameter/height_scale = 0.15
shader_parameter/metallic = 0.0
shader_parameter/near = 1.0
shader_parameter/noise_scale = 10.0
shader_parameter/roughness = 0.02
shader_parameter/texture_normal = NoiseTexture2D(perlin noise, with riged FBM, seamless and as normal)
shader_parameter/texture_normal2 = NoiseTexture2D(perlin noise, with riged FBM, seamless and as normal)
shader_parameter/time_scale = 0.025
shader_parameter/wave = NoiseTexture2D(perlin noise, seamless)
shader_parameter/wave_direction = Vector2(2, 0)
shader_parameter/wave_direction2 = Vector2(0, 1)

Shader code

shader_type spatial;
render_mode cull_disabled;

uniform vec3 albedo : source_color;
uniform vec3 albedo2 : source_color;
uniform float metallic : hint_range(0.0, 1.0) = 0;
uniform float roughness : hint_range(0.0, 1.0) = 0.02;
uniform sampler2D wave;
uniform sampler2D texture_normal;
uniform sampler2D texture_normal2;
uniform vec2 wave_direction = vec2(2.0,0.0); // Direction of wave 1
uniform vec2 wave_direction2 = vec2(0.0,1.0); // Direction of wave 2
uniform float time_scale : hint_range(0.0, 0.2, 0.005) = 0.025; // Rate of movement multiplied by TIME
uniform float noise_scale = 10.0;
uniform float height_scale = 0.15;

uniform vec4 color_deep : source_color; // Deep depth color
uniform vec4 color_shallow : source_color; // Shallow depth color
uniform float beers_law = 2.0; // Beer's law application
uniform float depth_offset = -0.75; // Offset

uniform float edge_scale = 0.1;
uniform float near = 1.0;
uniform float far = 100.0;
uniform vec3 edge_color : source_color;
uniform sampler2D DEPTH_TEXTURE : hint_depth_texture, filter_linear_mipmap;
uniform sampler2D SCREEN_TEXTURE : hint_screen_texture, filter_linear_mipmap;

// Varying variables
varying float height;
varying vec3 world_pos;

float fresnel(float amount, vec3 normal, vec3 view)
{
	return pow((1.0 - clamp(dot(normalize(normal), normalize(view)), 0.0, 1.0 )), amount);
}
float edge(float depth){
	depth = 2.0 * depth - 1.0;
	return near * far / (far + depth * (near - far));
}

void vertex() {
	world_pos = (MODEL_MATRIX * vec4(VERTEX, 1.0)).xyz;
	height = texture(wave, world_pos.xz / noise_scale + TIME * time_scale).r;
	VERTEX.y += height * height_scale;
}

void fragment() {
	// Depth variables and calc
	float depth_texture = texture(DEPTH_TEXTURE, SCREEN_UV).r * 2.0 - 1.0;
	float depth = PROJECTION_MATRIX[3][2] / (depth_texture + PROJECTION_MATRIX[2][2]);
	float depth_blend = exp((depth+VERTEX.z + depth_offset) * -beers_law);
	depth_blend = clamp(1.0 - depth_blend, 0.0, 1.0);	
	float depth_blend_power = clamp(pow(depth_blend, 2.5), 0.0, 1.0);

	// Retrieving depth color and applying the deep and shallow colors
	vec3 screen_color = textureLod(SCREEN_TEXTURE, SCREEN_UV, depth_blend_power * 2.5).rgb;
	vec3 depth_color = mix(color_shallow.rgb, color_deep.rgb, depth_blend_power);
	vec3 color = mix(screen_color * depth_color, depth_color * 0.25, depth_blend_power * 0.5);
	
	// Getting edge depth calc
	float z_depth = edge(texture(DEPTH_TEXTURE, SCREEN_UV).x);
	float z_pos = edge(FRAGCOORD.z);
	float z_dif = z_depth - z_pos;
	
	// Time calculations for wave (normal map) movement
	vec2 time = (TIME * wave_direction) * time_scale; // Movement rate of first wave
	vec2 time2 = (TIME * wave_direction2) * time_scale; // Movement rate of second wave
	
	// Blend normal maps into one
	vec3 normal_blend = mix(texture(texture_normal,world_pos.xz + time).rgb, texture(texture_normal2,world_pos.xz + time2).rgb, 0.5);
	
	// Calculate Fresnel
	float fresnel = fresnel(5.0, NORMAL, VIEW);
	vec3 surface_color = mix(albedo, albedo2, fresnel); // Interpolate albedo values by frensel
	
	vec3 depth_color_adj = mix(edge_color, color, step(edge_scale, z_dif));
	
	ALBEDO = clamp(surface_color + depth_color_adj,vec3(0.0),vec3(1.0));
	METALLIC = metallic;
	ROUGHNESS = roughness;
	NORMAL_MAP = normal_blend;
}

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