Burst FX in Unreal Engine 5.1 Niagara Tutorial

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Title: Creating a Unique Burst Effect in Unreal Engine 5.1 – VFX Tutorial

Intro: Hi guys, I’m Ashif Ali and you’re watching CGHOW! In today’s video, I will create a basic yet unique burst effect in Unreal Engine 5.1. Let’s dive right into this tutorial!

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Creating the Burst Effect: Let’s begin by creating a burst effect. This will be a simple burst, but I’ll add a unique twist to make it look different. First, let’s create a basic FX asset.

  1. Basic FX Setup:
    • I’ll start with a basic FX and work from there.
    • Inside this, I’ve found a useful additive radial.
    • I’ll use velocity-aligned particles, and then in the settings, I’ll turn off the mass and use random, non-uniform velocity.
    • I will enable point velocity and remove gravity from this setup.
    • I’ll set the particle life to a very short duration (0.2 or 0.1 seconds).
    • I’ll adjust the particle size to stretch like this.
    • Instead of rate, I want it to burst, so I’ll set a burst count of 20.
  2. Creating a Second Burst:
    • I’ll copy this setup and make it brighter (about 100) and adjust the size smaller, with a life of around 0.4.
    • If I isolate this, you can see the changes coming together.

Adding the Material: Now, let’s add that material.

  1. I’ll create a new material, let’s call it Ring.
  2. I’ll use radial coordinates for the texture, and then adjust its density to create the outer ring.
  3. I’ll create a second radial, make it smaller, and sharpen it to subtract from the first one, producing a sharp, cutting edge.
  4. To distort the texture, I’ll add noise and adjust the UVs using a Vector to radial.
  5. I’ll use a multiply node to control the amount of distortion, and make the distortion come from the center.

Adjusting Texture and Temperature:

  • To make it even more realistic, I’ll adjust the texture using a remap node and connect it with a simple color (red, for example).
  • Then I’ll fine-tune the density, power, and radius parameters.
  • Instead of just color, you can use black body temperature for a realistic fiery effect. I’ll increase the temperature to around 4000 and adjust other parameters accordingly.

Final Adjustments:

  • I’ll further tweak the effect by distorting the noise using the particle color and alpha parameters.
  • To complete the look, I’ll add a glow effect inside the burst, and for the tiny sparkles, I’ll adjust the size and life to give them a random animation.

Animating the Burst Radius:

  • I want to animate the burst radius to give it a dynamic feel. I’ll use a dynamic parameter to animate the radius from 0.2 to 0.3, creating a smooth transition.

Final Touches:

  • Lastly, I’ll adjust the curve for the radius animation and ensure the burst doesn’t look noisy or static. The final look is sharp, bright, and dynamic.

Outro: That’s it for today’s tutorial! I hope you enjoyed this process and learned something new. Keep blending those effects, and I’ll see you in the next video. Thanks for watching!

Bye bye!

Ashif Ali

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