Creating Niagara particles
Unreal Engine’s Niagara particle system is a vital tool for developers and artists, empowering you to create dynamic particle effects with unprecedented customization. Not only does it enhance the visual quality of your scenes by allowing you to craft realistic weather systems or magical spells, but it also optimizes performance, making it essential for creating immersive interactive experiences in various fields, from gaming and visual effects to architectural visualization.
The Niagara particle system consists of three main components:
- Niagara system: The Niagara system is a container of one or more Niagara emitters, which in turn consist of modules.
- Niagara emitters: Emitters are where the particles are generated, controlling how and when particles are generated, how they look, how they behave, and what happens to them over time. You will have a better understanding as we proceed in this section.
- Niagara modules: Modules are individual...
