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Build Stunning Real-time VFX with Unreal Engine 5

You're reading from Build Stunning Real-time VFX with Unreal Engine 5 Start your journey into Unreal particle systems to create realistic visual effects using Niagara

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801072410

Length 312 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Scratch

Tools

Unreal

Concepts

Game Design

Author (1):

Hrishikesh Andurlekar

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Introduction to Niagara and Particle Systems in Unreal Engine 5

2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Unreal Engine Particle System Frameworks FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Understanding Particle System Concepts

4. Chapter 3: Exploring Niagara Concepts and Architecture

5. Chapter 4: Building Our First Niagara System

6. Chapter 5: Diving into Emitter-System Overrides

7. Part 2: Dive Deeper into Niagara for VFX

8. Chapter 6: Exploring Dynamic Inputs

9. Chapter 7: Creating Custom Niagara Modules

10. Chapter 8: Local Modules and Versioning

11. Chapter 9: Events and Event Handlers

12. Chapter 10: Debugging Workflow in Niagara

13. Chapter 11: Controlling Niagara Particles Using Blueprints

14. Index

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Exploring Dynamic Inputs

Now that we have explored modules, as the next step, we will be exploring the concept of Dynamic Inputs in this chapter. With Dynamic Inputs, you will be able to create more interesting particle effects than would have been possible by using the standard inputs available in modules.

In this chapter, we’ll be covering the following topics:

What are Dynamic Inputs?
Creating random colored particles using Dynamic Inputs

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Authors (1)

Hrishikesh Andurlekar

Hrishikesh Andurlekar

Hrishikesh Andurlekar is the founder of Tplusplus Interactive, an Unreal Authorized instructor, owner of a Unreal Authorized training center and a Mentor at Mastered UK. He has been a CG Supervisor at Prana Studios and Pixion. He has been working as a contractor/consultant in Unreal Engine for 6 years with leading companies including Reliance Jio Studios, Monk Studios, Prime Focus and True Telecom delivering Games, Simulations, Virtual Production Solutions and AR/VR experiences. He has trained companies around the world through Epic Games. More than 3200 hours of 1-2-1 training conducted for major companies like Technicolor, Yashraj studios, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Aptech among others.

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