Recreating spear Attack VFX | Unity

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#1

Hi I’m new here and a beginner on visual effects and as I said in the Title I would like to recreate in my way the spear attack VFX made in Genshin Impact as shown in this video :

Spear Attack VFX || https://youtu.be/DzeGivT6wBU?t=1

I’ve already tried to make a texture that is similar to a spear attack (maybe this is not the best) and make a plane in 3ds to make it looks like it’s in 3d.

And for the moment I have this kind of effect :

SpearAttack

wich is good but it seems like this is a little flat while in the video there is a motion on the effect that makes it more realistic, I think that maybe they are playing with the offset of the UV/Texture to make it feels like it moves, but I don’t know how to do it and if it’s the answer to my question because maybe it also a spritesheet that make it looks like it moves idk actually.

I would like to hear your thoughts on it to show if I’m wrong or if I am on the right track for the answer.

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#2

I suggest you try frame-by-framing through the video, and you’ll see a little more. Use , and . on the keyboard to step back/forward.

Here’s a screencap of the spear effect in the video:

Genshin Impact - All Characters Attack Animations & Special Skills (Updated 4k Ultra HD) 0-2 screenshot
Genshin Impact - All Characters Attack Animations & Special Skills (Updated 4k Ultra HD) 0-2 screenshot3840×2160 1.24 MB

As you can see, it’s very exaggerated, but this size lasts only 2-3 frames or so to get that intense feeling. Then they change the shape a little. They are also layering the effect with mutliple particles. The key to a strong effect is often using more than 1 element to get what you are looking for.

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#3

Oh my thanks for this post! I’m about to start working on a similar effect :smile:

#4

Woow I didn’t know about , and . - amazing!
Way easier to dissect things now hehe

Thank you!