FIRE VFX BREAKDOWN - UE5 Real-Time VFX
Here's a detailed breakdown of a Fire VFX done for Wonder Legends Studio's Third Person Action-Adventure unnanouced yet game. This game is set in Ancient Greece with mythological figures and Steampunk ! For gameplay constraints, the fireplace had to be slightly exagerated, hence its very special look !
You can scroll to the end of the post to see a few other VFXs made for this project !
All three Fires use the same Niagara system with the change of a single parameter
The Fire Material can be changed to a torch fire (round base rather than flat) by toggling another parameter
Showcase of the Player-related VFX
Steam VFXs using the same Niagara system with different configurations
VFX step by step Emitter Breakdown
The main flame, embers and torch-shaped flame are all using the same Material but with different configurations
Simplified breakdown of the Fire Material
Packed Textures on each R, G and B channels to optimize texture file size
Fire Niagara system
Fire Material
Fire Material function