Customizable Energy Impact Effect
This showcase demonstrates an energy impact built with Unreal Engine 5 Niagara and Blueprints. Depth and ground fade stop it from clipping harshly through meshes and terrain, a scale parameter takes it from small hits to scene-wide explosions, and a 0–1 hue value cycles it through any color.
A Blueprint also spawns impacts at random with randomized color and size, which is handy for testing or ambient combat. The full build tutorial and project files are linked below.
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Full Tutorial – https://youtu.be/UbqEXYkmpck
Download – https://www.patreon.com/Ashif/posts/energy-impact-in-169122113
In this video, I demonstrate a dynamic Energy Impact Effect created using Niagara and Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5.
With exposed parameters, you can easily customize and modify the effect to fit any scene:
Depth / Ground Fade: Prevent harsh clipping through meshes and terrain.
Dynamic Sizing: Scale seamlessly from small impacts to massive, scene-wide explosions.
Hue Shift / Color Control: Cycle smoothly through 0–1 to get any color variation you need.
Blueprint Setup: Automated random spawning with randomized color and size.
⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 – Overview & Feature Breakdown
0:18 – Blueprint Setup & Spawning
0:34 – Depth & Ground Fade Controls
0:54 – Adjusting Scale & Size
1:02 – Customizing Colors (Hue Shift)
1:20 – How to Download the Project Files
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