Submissions - Getting started with Particle Systems

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.

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.

My 1st particle system

3 sub emitters form a firework with a smokey trail and explosion

Particles submission

Two particle effects used to create colored-bouncing balls

Particle system with trails module

Playing around with sub emitters and trails.