Ue5 Sci-Fi Vfx Series - Part 2 - Laser & Plasma Blaster Vfx

Create & Prototype Real-Time VFX for Game Production

What you'll learn

Create Real-Time VFX in UE5 using current video game studio production pipeline practices

Create Simulations in Houdini and EmberGen for optimized and game production ready workflows

Create high quality and game ready Textures and Meshes using Blender and Substance Designer

Create Blueprint logic and Niagara Systems for executing FX in gameplay

Dive into more advanced techniques for creating materials for VFX in UE5

Requirements

UE5 Sci-Fi VFX Series - Part 1 - Respawn & Ammo Pickup VFX (Recommended)

Part 1 is not completely necessary to have taken for this course as the project file will be available in Part 2 as well. But you will be missing a few assets from Part 1 in this course should you decide to jump straight into Part 2.

Description

This is part 2 In a 3 part series where you will learn how to take an effect from concept to completion and be ready for gameplay implementation. You will learn my production pipeline that has been used in many of my FX throughout AA and AAA game production. In Part 2 you will focus more on weapons FX, how they interact with the world, spawn from player logic and animation montages and go deeper into video game production practices. We will dive into using various projectiles and collision responses through blueprint logic. We will tackle different ways of handling projectiles and focus on troubleshooting methods to help better navigate problems that can arise while in a production environment.We will dive deeper into materials, exploring more challenging techniques for creating FX. Including multiple UV Maps on FX meshes, animating our muzzle flashes with only one parameter, creating more Material Functions and exposing dynamic and scalar parameters for deeper animation practices for use in our Niagara Systems.We will also tackle simulations in Houdini and EmberGen. You will be shown how to pack and export flipbook textures in a way that will help you stay optimized and performant while still delivering high quality gameplay FX. If you do not have access to any of the external software packages used, all of the final textures and meshes will be provided in the course.While I recommend starting with Part 1, should you choose to skip it, you will still receive the project file for use along with this course. There will be several things that carry over from Part 1, but you should still be able to manage without them.Part 2 is the most massive section of this series and will provide a feature rich learning experience that should give you a more advanced knowledge of how to pull off AAA quality FX for Game Production, so that you can create that stunning portfolio piece that will be sure to catch a recruiters eye.So dive on in and lets get crafting!

Overview

Section 1: Series Introduction and Setup

Lecture 1 Series Introduction

Lecture 2 Starting with Part 2 and Skipped Part 1 - Watch This!

Lecture 3 Unreal Project Setup

Section 2: Laser Beam VFX

Lecture 4 Section Introduction

Lecture 5 Concept Breakdown

Lecture 6 Concept Timelapse

Lecture 7 Textures Part 1 - Front Muzzle Flash

Lecture 8 Textures Part 2 - Side Muzzle Flash

Lecture 9 Textures Part 3 - Impact Decal

Lecture 10 VFX Naming Conventions for Production

Lecture 11 Meshes Part 1 - Muzzle Flash

Lecture 12 Meshes Part 2 - Laser Beam

Lecture 13 Simulations - Hit Smoke Part 1 - Houdini Setup

Lecture 14 Simulations - Hit Smoke Part 2 - Houdini Simulation

Lecture 15 Simulations - Hit Smoke Part 3 - Houdini Export for Unreal

Lecture 16 Simulations - Explosive Part 1 - EmberGen Simulation

Lecture 17 Simulations - Explosive Part 2 - EmberGen Export for Unreal

Lecture 18 Importing Assets into Unreal

Lecture 19 Materials Part 1 - Laser Beam and Sparks

Lecture 20 Materials Part 2 - Impact Decal

Lecture 21 Materials Part 3a - Muzzle Flashes

Lecture 22 Materials Part 3b - Function and Material Wrap Up

Lecture 23 Materials Part 4a - Impact Smoke

Lecture 24 Materials Part 4b - Function and Material Wrap Up

Lecture 25 Materials Part 5 - Laser Impact Hit

Lecture 26 Blueprints Part 1 - Test Spawner and Projectile

Lecture 27 Blueprints Part 2 - Projectile Collision and Impact Setup

Lecture 28 Blueprints Part 3 - Material and Light Setup

Lecture 29 Blueprints Part 4 - Final Laser Beam Logic Setup

Lecture 30 Blueprints Part 5 - Impact Decal Logic

Lecture 31 Blueprints Part 6 - Character Logic

Lecture 32 Niagara Part 1a - Muzzle Flash - Blockout

Lecture 33 Niagara Part 1b - Muzzle Flash - Animation

Lecture 34 Niagara Part 1c - Muzzle Flash - Sparks

Lecture 35 Niagara Part 2a - Impact Hit - Sparks

Lecture 36 Niagara Part 2b - Impact Hit - Flash

Lecture 37 Niagara Part 2c - Impact Hit - Flash Smoke

Lecture 38 Niagara Part 2d - Impact Hit - Smoke

Lecture 39 Laser Beam VFX Polish Pass

Lecture 40 Assignment

Section 3: Plasma Blaster VFX

Lecture 41 Section Introduction

Lecture 42 Concept Breakdown

Lecture 43 Concept Timelapse

Lecture 44 Textures

Lecture 45 Meshes Part 1 - Plasma Ball

Lecture 46 Meshes Part 2 - Plasma Disc

Lecture 47 Importing Assets into UE5

Lecture 48 Materials Part 1 - Reusing Materials

Lecture 49 Materials Part 2 - Plasma Ball

Lecture 50 Materials Part 3 - Plasma Trail

Lecture 51 Materials Part 4a - Plasma Disc

Lecture 52 Materials Part 4b - Plasma Disc - Masks & Animation

Lecture 53 Materials Part 4c - Plasma Disc - Refraction & Material Wrap Up

Lecture 54 Blueprints Part 1 - Plasma Impact Decal

Lecture 55 Blueprints Part 2 - Plasma Ball Projectile

Lecture 56 Blueprints Part 3 - Projectile Collision

Lecture 57 Blueprints Part 4 - Character Logic and Animation Montage FX Hookups

Lecture 58 Niagara Part 1 - Initial System Balance

Lecture 59 Niagara Part 2 - Muzzle Flash and Energy Burst

Lecture 60 Niagara Part 3 - Plasma Impact Hit System

Lecture 61 Niagara Part 4 - Plasma Trail

Lecture 62 Plasma Blaster VFX Polish Pass

Lecture 63 Assignment

Section 4: Part 2 Conclusion

Lecture 64 Part 2 Conclusion and Part 3 Announcement

Those looking to get a job in the game industry as a VFX Artist,VFX Artists looking to develop their skills further in Unreal,VFX Artists looking to switch to Unreal and understand pipelines for game production