also if I put all the parameters inside a mat function that gets reused in the master material, I don't have the option to make it independent / unique, 1 mat function 1 parameter. I can just open the inputs on the mat function as well, but then it just feels cyclical for no good reason

pretend you didn't see that mat function connected to nothing I took him out back and killed him

another example is my master edit region. I'm running a very simple Mult/Pow function that gets repeated in the material abso-lutely everywhere, but other than that I need most things exposed so each texture and sample can have independent tweaking

I could probably Mat function this specific region, and give it a switch for *Use Generic UV Parameters? Or Independent?* but in a lot of places in my material I need complete independent control of things, so I opted for this method

I ended up needing to avoid that for 1 specific reason - each and every texture sample needs to have the option for independent UV controls. I have a few shared parameters like the Variation Scale, Variation Levels, and HeightMapInfluence in the TextureVariation, but lemme grab you a screenie

This is lovely ! Adore shaders like this 💚💚💚💚💚