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Getting started with Particle Systems

Project

Beginner

+300 XP

3 Hours20 Mins

(42)

Summary

Live

 In this project, you will learn how to make fire, smoke, snow, and rain using Unity’s Particle System.  

Project Objective

Make fire effects with Unity’s Particle System
Make rain & snow effects with Unity’s Particle System
Customize the particle shapes with custom 2D textures.
Modify the omission shape, color, lifespan, and other properties to customize the Particle System’s shape.
Time the Particle System at specific time stamped moments.
Understand the utility of the deterministic nature, from a cinematography perspective.

Materials

Introduction To Particle Systems Assets.zip

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Last updated: May 23, 2025

2019.4

Language

English

Submission Gallery

Raindrop Particle Effect

Simple raindrop effect

Testing particle systems

Using two particle systems.

Flame Ball

Fireball with flames, sparks and smoke.

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Rain

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Fire particles on Human Invaders

Working on a little "Space Invaders" project, and looked into the Particles System to create some fun ones for this little game. Fire's a bit too bright but there's plenty of room to experiment!

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Explosion Particles

Cannon Fire Explosion

3771

Particle Systems

A bunch of particle systems

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rain

made with two particle systems

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