Creating Sparks, Embers, And Collision With Unreal'S Cascade

Learn the basics of creating an advanced particle system of falling sparks and embers inside of UDK Cascade!

What you'll learn
Learn to create a falling Sparks particle system inside of UDK
Learn how collisions work with your particles inside of UDK Cascade
Requirements
UDK
Photoshop or a similar image editing software
Description
Learn the advanced techniques inside of Unreal Cascade and the Material Editor to bring your sparks to the next level! This tutorial covers from “start-to-finish” how to make a fully dynamic sparks particle system that will collide with geometry inside your map!

About the Instructor:
Bill has worked in the games industry for over 7 years specializing in Realtime VFX. He currently works as a VFX Artist with shipped titles including Injustice: Gods Among Us, Mortal Kombat, Batman: Arkham City Lockdown, Lego Universe, & PAIN. He also is the founder of imbueFX, a site that specializes solely on tutorials in Realtime VFX.

Overview

Section 1: Building Falling Sparks with UDK Cascade

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Creating the Material

Lecture 3 Direction of the Sparks

Lecture 4 Adding Bend to the Sparks

Lecture 5 Adding Ground Collision

Lecture 6 Ember Balls and Popping Sparks

Intermediate to Advanced VFX Students who have a working understanding of Unreal Cascade