Week 9

Lecture Notes

• Making particle systems in Unreal Engine:

  • Niagra systems are found in the Create Advanced Asset > FX dropdown in Unreal

  • Emitters basically spit out particles like a hose. You can add a spawner by right-clicking in the Particle System window.

  • Anything colour coded as red is to do with the emitter, wheras green relates to particles.

  • You can change the preview of a material by selecting the icons in the bottom right corner of the preview window.

  • Holding T and then left-clicking will automatically create a texture node in the material graph.

  • Holding M and then left-clicking will automatically create a multiply node in the material graph.

  • Three tips:

    • Take a minute to get oriented with the systems

    • Know the material editor, at least on a basic level

    • How to animate with the controls in Niagra