Weapon Outline FX in UE5.2 Material & Niagara Tutorial

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Glowing weapon outline VFX made in Unreal Engine 5 Niagara

Weapon Outline VFX in UE5 Niagara

This tutorial shows how to give a weapon a glowing outline with a material and particles behind the mesh in Unreal Engine 5.2 Niagara, and the project files are available to download.

Use it for enchanted swords, powered-up weapons and item pickups, and see the related posts below for more weapon effects.

More weapon effects: Weapon FX 4 · Weapon FX 3 · Weapon FX 2

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Description:

In this video, Ashif Ali demonstrates how to create a weapon effect with a glowing outline using Unreal Engine’s particle system. The tutorial shows how to set up particles behind a weapon mesh, create a simple outline material, and adjust particle behaviors to achieve a dynamic and visually appealing effect.


Key Points:

  1. Creating a Static Mesh:
    • Import the Infinity Blade weapon (or any mesh) from the Epic content and convert it to a static mesh.
    • Organize the content into folders for better project management.
  2. Setting Up Particle Effects:
    • Create a new particle system folder (e.g., “FX”) and add an emitter for the weapon’s particles.
    • Choose a mesh renderer for the particle system and apply the appropriate texture to it.
    • Duplicate the emitter to create two particle systems: one for the weapon’s normal mesh and one for the outline.
  3. Creating an Outline Material:
    • For the outline, create a simple unlit material that is two-sided to allow the outline to be visible from all angles.
    • Use the vertex normal to increase the size of the outline, ensuring it’s slightly bigger than the original mesh.
    • Add a dynamic parameter to control the outline’s appearance, including its color and size.
  4. Applying the Outline Material:
    • Apply the outline material to the second emitter, ensuring the mesh is rendered with the outline effect.
    • The outline effect can be adjusted by changing the alpha and size parameters to get the desired look.
  5. Emitting Particles from the Weapon:
    • Set up a second emitter that uses the weapon’s static mesh location as the spawn point for particles.
    • Disable velocity and gravity for the particles initially and use a point velocity to control the direction and movement of the particles.
    • Ensure the particles spawn behind the weapon mesh by using the camera offset with a negative value.
  6. Adjusting Particle Appearance:
    • Use an additive material for brighter particles or a transparent material to make darker particles.
    • Introduce curl noise for a more random and natural particle movement.
    • Control particle size and spawn rate to achieve the desired effect.
  7. Tweaking Particle Behavior:
    • Set the color curve and scale color for the edge particles, making them more dynamic and visually striking.
    • Fine-tune the particle system by adjusting the brightness, size, and other visual properties.

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Additional Notes:

  • Two-sided materials are essential for outlining the weapon mesh, as they allow visibility from all angles.
  • Using additive materials creates bright effects, while transparent materials are better for darker effects, like the red outline in this tutorial.
  • The velocity of the particles can be fine-tuned using curl noise for subtle, random movements to make the effect feel more organic.

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