Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Senior VFX Artist Viktor Ikkes delivers part one of an in-depth two-part Master Class presentation demonstrating the particle effects system in CRYENGINE. Part 2 will be released in two weeks, so stay tuned for more!

0:00:00 - Introduction & course overview
0:01:08 - Using GameSDK sample assets for learning
0:01:34 - tool palette layout (single monitor)
0:01:59 - Opening the Woodland sample level
0:02:29 -The live particle building workflow
0:02:53 - Creating a new particle and adding it to a level
0:03:12 - Adding a particle by dragging from particle editor vs. building components
0:03:58 - Default properties of a particle emitter component
0:04:14 - Methods of accessing the particle editor tool
0:04:31 - Particle editor tool panel layout
0:05:43 - Overview of particle editor tool panels
0:06:11 - Interface - Effect Tree
0:06:44 - Navigation in the Effect Graph panel
0:06:48 - Customizing mouse behavior
0:07:04 - Toolbar buttons in Effect Graph
0:07:25 - Converting PFX1 effects to PFX2
0:07:39 - Adding components to the Effect Graph
0:07:51 - Using effect presets
0:08:27 - Understanding components and features
0:08:34 - Inserting and arranging features
0:08:57 - Impact of feature order
0:09:17 - Copying features across component
0:09:31 - Copying feature settings across components
0:10:00 - Enabling/disabling multiple versions of a feature for testing
0:10:40 - Disabling, hiding, and soloing component
0:11:42 - Adding features to a component
0:12:44 - When feature order affects the result
0:14:17 - Linking components in parent/child hierarchy
0:17:25 - Summary of feature categories
0:17:38 - Spawning and distribution overview
0:18:09 - Movement after spawning overview
0:18:28 - Projecting onto terrain or water overview
0:18:39 - Initial velocity overview
0:18:51 - Alignment and rotation overview
0:19:13 - Rendering overview
0:19:42 - Auxiliary features overview
0:20:34 - 5 ways of particle rendering
0:21:25 - Ribbons
0:22:08 - Decals
0:22:21 - GPU vs. CPU sprites
0:24:01 - Location:Appearance features
0:24:14 - Field features
0:24:42 - Field:Color
0:25:09 - Field:Size
0:25:19 - Field:Size modifiers
0:28:59 - Domain Scale and Domain Bias
0:34:40 - Field:Color modifiers
0:35:24 - Appearance modifiers
0:36:16 - Appearance:Lighting
0:38:06 - Appearance:Lighting - Diffuse
0:38:38 - Appearance:Lighting - BackLight
0:40:56 - Appearance:Lighting - Curvature
0:41:41 - Appearance:Lighting - Receive Shadows
0:43:16 - Appearance:Opacity - Blend Mode
0:46:36 - Creating particle textures
0:50:31 - Appearance:TextureTiling
0:58:41 - normal maps for particles
0:59:17 - Materials for particle normal maps
1:01:43 - Particle glow maps

Featuring advice and workflows that you can use on your own projects, take your VFX implementation to the next level with a comprehensive deep dive into CRYENGINE's particle effect system.
In part one, Viktor introduces the topic and shows you a practical particle building workflow.
You'll be shown how to create a new particle and add it to a level, with a complete overview of the Particle Editor and the tools and panels at your disposal.
Viktor also explains components and their features and covers different ways to render particles, apply appearance modifiers, and create textures and maps for particles.

The Master Class uses the free Game SDK Sample Project as a learning aid. Download it for free from The CRYENGINE Marketplace:
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This Master Class is aimed at users with some experience of game development and CRYENGINE.
If you are completely new to CRYENGINE, we recommend that you download our beginner's course:
cryengine.com/marketplace/product/CEMP-2019
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