Unreal Engine 4 Particle Systems Tutorial

In this Unreal Engine 4 tutorial, you will learn how to create particle systems and update them using Blueprints. By Tommy Tran.

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Unreal Engine 4 Particle Systems Tutorial

25 mins

Getting Started
What is a Particle System?
Creating a Particle System
Cascade: The Particle System Editor
Applying a Material to Particles
Attaching the Particle System
Setting a Particle’s Velocity and Size
Setting the Particle’s Size
Increasing the Particle Spawn Rate
Shrinking the Particles Over Time
What is a Curve?
Modifying a Module’s Curve
Adding Color Variations
The Initial Color Module
Toggling the Particle System
Creating an Explosion Effect
Creating a Burst
Moving the Particles Outwards
Setting the Emitter Loops
Spawning Particles on Enemy Death
Changing the Explosion Color to Enemy Color
Setting Particle Parameters Using Blueprints
Where to Go From Here?

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Where to Go From Here?

You can download the completed project here.

Would you believe that you’ve barely scratched the surface of Cascade? You’ve created some neat effects but there are still a lot more modules for you to try out. I would recommend learning more about TypeData modules. Using them, you can create effects such as trails for sword slashes, lightning and even raining cows!

If you want to keep learning, check out the next post in the series, where I’ll show you how to get started with Artificial Intelligence.

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Unreal Engine 4 Particle Systems Tutorial

Where to Go From Here?

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