Explosion VFX
22 November 2023
Thought process
At the Beginning
I did not have much thought process for this particular visual effect. I just wanted to create a quick and simple explosion.
Summary
The whole effect uses two particle system and one point light and a simple visual script to activate the effect in play mode.
Explosion Particles
- I adjusted the settings from Unity's default particle system template to create rectangular particles that explode from a center point.
Sonic Boom Particles
- Sonic boom effect that was suppose to be played after the explosion particle but for some reason the timer doesn't acknowledge that the method is in coroutine so I just let it play simultaneously.
Light Settings
- The visual script controls the intensity of light, lerping it from 0 to 50 to get the intense shine.
Final Result + Thoughts
- I wasn't able to achieve a realistic explosion particle shape, but I do like how the confetti shapes looked, so I just went with it