Niels Dewitte : Sketch #13 WIP

[Niels]

I’ll refer you to this tutorial

VFX Basics - Mesh Soulercoasters

In this tutorial I’ll be going over a common technique used when building spell effects in games. I like to call them Soulercoasters, but you can name them whatever you like. The effect is a trail that flows along custom built mesh with flat uvs. Like a rollercoaster, you could say. This gives the look of a particle trail while having all the custom complexity of a mesh effect. This kind of effect is great for building weapon slashes, will o wisp style trails and much more. I personally love to …

What I’m doing is a variation on that with a slight be more control over timing and scale.