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Getting started with Particle Systems

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Beginner
+300 XP
3 Hours20 Mins
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Summary
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.
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Introduction To Particle Systems Assets.zip
Language
English
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Swirling Fountain
I modified the rain particle so it looks like a fountain.
3
0
Soap bubbles
Simple soap bubbles
3
0
Dancing will-o'-wisps
A particle effect of dancing will-o'-wisps. Features: Random starting colour. Simulated in the world-space. Shape module: a cone set to a cylinder form, spawning particles only at its edge, Velocity over Lifetime module: random orbital Z velocity for the circular motion, with small linear Z velocity and radial to add more diversity to the motion. Colour over Lifetime module: added small transparency to make the wisps gently fade in and out. Noise module: small scrolling Y noise to the position do make them look more natural. Trails module: rendering trails stretching a custom sprite; each segment has small randomness to lifetime and width; colours over trail set to gently fade in and out.
8
0
Wanted to make fireball, got sun instead..
Fireball was the main goal (doing it for my game), but this is good enough too. Looks like sun, but that's better than bare sphere.
42
0
My Fireworks
My 1st particle system
5
0
Firework Particle System
3 sub emitters form a firework with a smokey trail and explosion
11
1
Particles submission
Particles submission
3
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Particle System
Two particle effects used to create colored-bouncing balls
4
0