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Third Party Issue in 6000.4.X

Votes

0

Found in

6000.3.0a6

6000.4.0a1

Issue ID

UUM-115244

Regression

No

Shader Compiler IPC Exception thrown when Shader Dependency is not found

Shader System

-

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open any HDRP Project with Shader Graph Installed
  2. Import the attached Unity Asset Package
  3. Open Shader "CNM Hex Height"
  4. Observe logs

Actual results:
{}Errors "Shader Compiler IPC Exception: Terminating shader compiler process{}{}"{}
Shader compiler: Compile Terrain/CNM Hex Height - GBuffer, Fragment Program: Internal error communicating with the shader compiler process.  Please report a bug including this shader and the editor log. Error code 0x80000004 (Not connected).
[Worker4] Shader Compiler IPC Exception: Terminating shader compiler process
[Worker4] Shader compiler: Compile Terrain/CNM Hex Height - GBuffer, Fragment Program: Internal error communicating with the shader compiler process.  Please report a bug including this shader and the editor log. Error code 0x80000004 (Not connected).
{}[Worker4] Shader error in 'Terrain/CNM Hex Height': Internal error communicating with the shader compiler process.  Please report a bug including this shader and the editor log. Error code 0x80000004 (Not connected).{}{}{}

Reproducible with versions: 6000.3.0a6

Can’t test with versions: 2022.3.66f1, 6000.0.56f1, 6000.1.16f1, 6000.2.2f1 (No Terrain Shader Graph)

Tested on (OS): Windows 11

  1. Resolution Note:

    The crash happens in Microsoft's FXC compiler.

  2. Resolution Note (6000.4.X):

    The crash happens in Microsoft's FXC compiler.

Comments (1)

  1. Antony-Blackett

    Jan 30, 2026 03:15

    How do we solve this bug? Is there a way to update Microsoft's FXC compiler?

    Occurs in Unity version 6000.3.1f

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