UE5 Sci-Fi VFX Series Part 2 Laser Plasma Blaster VFX

UE5 Sci-Fi VFX Series – Part 2 – Laser & Plasma Blaster VFX, available at $34.99, has an average rating of 5, with 65 lectures, based on 6 reviews, and has 86 subscribers.

You will learn about 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 This course is ideal for individuals who are Those looking to get a job in the game industry as a VFX Artist or VFX Artists looking to develop their skills further in Unreal or VFX Artists looking to switch to Unreal and understand pipelines for game production It is particularly useful for Those looking to get a job in the game industry as a VFX Artist or VFX Artists looking to develop their skills further in Unreal or VFX Artists looking to switch to Unreal and understand pipelines for game production.

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Summary

Title: UE5 Sci-Fi VFX Series – Part 2 – Laser & Plasma Blaster VFX

Price: $34.99

Average Rating: 5

Number of Lectures: 65

Number of Published Lectures: 65

Number of Curriculum Items: 65

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 65

Original Price: $59.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will 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

Who Should Attend

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

Target Audiences

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

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!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 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

Chapter 2: Laser Beam VFX

Lecture 1: Section Introduction

Lecture 2: Concept Breakdown

Lecture 3: Concept Timelapse

Lecture 4: Textures Part 1 – Front Muzzle Flash

Lecture 5: Textures Part 2 – Side Muzzle Flash

Lecture 6: Textures Part 3 – Impact Decal

Lecture 7: VFX Naming Conventions for Production

Lecture 8: Meshes Part 1 – Muzzle Flash

Lecture 9: Meshes Part 2 – Laser Beam

Lecture 10: Simulations – Hit Smoke Part 1 – Houdini Setup

Lecture 11: Simulations – Hit Smoke Part 2 – Houdini Simulation

Lecture 12: Simulations – Hit Smoke Part 3 – Houdini Export for Unreal

Lecture 13: Simulations – Explosive Part 1 – EmberGen Simulation

Lecture 14: Simulations – Explosive Part 2 – EmberGen Export for Unreal

Lecture 15: Importing Assets into Unreal

Lecture 16: Materials Part 1 – Laser Beam and Sparks

Lecture 17: Materials Part 2 – Impact Decal

Lecture 18: Materials Part 3a – Muzzle Flashes

Lecture 19: Materials Part 3b – Function and Material Wrap Up

Lecture 20: Materials Part 4a – Impact Smoke

Lecture 21: Materials Part 4b – Function and Material Wrap Up

Lecture 22: Materials Part 5 – Laser Impact Hit

Lecture 23: Blueprints Part 1 – Test Spawner and Projectile

Lecture 24: Blueprints Part 2 – Projectile Collision and Impact Setup

Lecture 25: Blueprints Part 3 – Material and Light Setup

Lecture 26: Blueprints Part 4 – Final Laser Beam Logic Setup

Lecture 27: Blueprints Part 5 – Impact Decal Logic

Lecture 28: Blueprints Part 6 – Character Logic

Lecture 29: Niagara Part 1a – Muzzle Flash – Blockout

Lecture 30: Niagara Part 1b – Muzzle Flash – Animation

Lecture 31: Niagara Part 1c – Muzzle Flash – Sparks

Lecture 32: Niagara Part 2a – Impact Hit – Sparks

Lecture 33: Niagara Part 2b – Impact Hit – Flash

Lecture 34: Niagara Part 2c – Impact Hit – Flash Smoke

Lecture 35: Niagara Part 2d – Impact Hit – Smoke

Lecture 36: Laser Beam VFX Polish Pass

Lecture 37: Assignment

Chapter 3: Plasma Blaster VFX

Lecture 1: Section Introduction

Lecture 2: Concept Breakdown

Lecture 3: Concept Timelapse

Lecture 4: Textures

Lecture 5: Meshes Part 1 – Plasma Ball

Lecture 6: Meshes Part 2 – Plasma Disc

Lecture 7: Importing Assets into UE5

Lecture 8: Materials Part 1 – Reusing Materials

Lecture 9: Materials Part 2 – Plasma Ball

Lecture 10: Materials Part 3 – Plasma Trail

Lecture 11: Materials Part 4a – Plasma Disc

Lecture 12: Materials Part 4b – Plasma Disc – Masks & Animation

Lecture 13: Materials Part 4c – Plasma Disc – Refraction & Material Wrap Up

Lecture 14: Blueprints Part 1 – Plasma Impact Decal

Lecture 15: Blueprints Part 2 – Plasma Ball Projectile

Lecture 16: Blueprints Part 3 – Projectile Collision

Lecture 17: Blueprints Part 4 – Character Logic and Animation Montage FX Hookups

Lecture 18: Niagara Part 1 – Initial System Balance

Lecture 19: Niagara Part 2 – Muzzle Flash and Energy Burst

Lecture 20: Niagara Part 3 – Plasma Impact Hit System

Lecture 21: Niagara Part 4 – Plasma Trail

Lecture 22: Plasma Blaster VFX Polish Pass

Lecture 23: Assignment

Chapter 4: Part 2 Conclusion

Lecture 1: Part 2 Conclusion and Part 3 Announcement

Chapter 5: Extra

Lecture 1: Cutout Textures for Niagara Optimization

Instructors

Jesse Henning
Senior VFX Artist in the Game Industry

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