UE5 Sci-Fi VFX Series - Part 1 - Respawn & Ammo Pickup VFX

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Jesse Henning

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1. Series Introduction and Setup

1. Series Introduction.mp4

02:45

2.1 VFX Produxtion Process and Pipeline.pdf

2. VFX Production Process and Pipeline.mp4

10:30

3.1 Unreal Engine Project File - Will be used for all 3 parts of the Series.html

3. Unreal Project Setup.mp4

08:24

2. Respawn VFX

1. Section Introduction.mp4

02:08

2.1 respawn fx concept.zip

2. Concept Overview.mp4

02:45

3. Concept Timelapse.mp4

01:31

4.1 Respawn FX - Textures.zip

4. Texture Creation - Substance Designer.mp4

13:09

5.1 Respawn FX - Meshes.zip

5. Mesh Creation - Blender.mp4

09:19

6. Importing Assets to Unreal.mp4

05:33

7. Materials Part 1 - Scrolling Energy for Base Mesh.mp4

22:52

8. Materials Part 2a - Character Overlay.mp4

30:13

9. Materials Part 2b - Character Overlay Erosion and Distortion setup.mp4

15:32

10. Materials Part 3 - Polygon Spawn Particles.mp4

17:55

11. Niagara Part 1 - Platform Energy Base.mp4

11:31

12. Niagara Part 2 - Character Polygon Spawn Particles.mp4

12:03

13. Blueprints Part 1 - Level BP for Slow Motion and Respawn.mp4

04:56

14. Blueprints Part 2 - Character BP Spawn Logic.mp4

10:08

15. Blueprints Part 3 - Platform BP interactivity.mp4

28:33

16. Assignment.mp4

01:13

3. Ammo Pickup FX

1. Section Introduction.mp4

02:04

2.1 ammo pickup fx concept.zip

2. Concept Overview.mp4

03:37

3. Concept Timelapse.mp4

01:29

4.1 Ammo Pickup - Textures.zip

4. Texture Creation - Substance Designer.mp4

04:46

5.1 Ammo Pickup - Meshes.zip

5. Mesh Creation - Blender.mp4

02:49

6. Importing Assets to Unreal.mp4

01:31

7. Materials Part 1 - Ammo Icons.mp4

08:52

8. Materials Part 2 - Energy Cone.mp4

17:49

9. Materials Part 3 - Material Instances and Finalization.mp4

08:20

10. Niagara Part 1 - Continuous Polygon Particles.mp4

19:25

11. Niagara Part 2 - Energy Cone and System Balance.mp4

18:47

12. Niagara Part 3 - Rotating Ammo Icons.mp4

08:00

13. Niagara Part 4 - Deactivation Polygon Particles.mp4

08:04

14. Blueprints Part 1 - Preparing Ammo Pickup Material.mp4

01:43

15. Blueprints Part 2 - Construction Script.mp4

18:17

16. Blueprints Part 3 - Gameplay Logic.mp4

27:24

17. Blueprints Part 4 - Child Blueprint.mp4

05:31

18. Assignment.mp4

01:34

4. Series Part 1 Conclusion

1. Part 1 Conclusion.mp4

01:14

Description

Create & Prototype Real-Time VFX for Game Production

What You'll Learn?

Create Real-Time VFX in UE5 using current video game studio production pipeline practices
Understand FX asset creation using Blender, Houdini, Substance Designer and EmberGen
Become proficient in Unreal materials using industry techniques for FX creation
Create Blueprint logic and Niagara Systems for executing FX in gameplay

Who is this for?

Advanced beginners to intermediate

Those looking to get a job in the game industry as a VFX Artist

VFX Artists looking to develop their skills further in Unreal

VFX Artists looking to switch to Unreal and understand pipelines for game production

What You Need to Know?

Basic knowledge of Unreal

Beginner level experience with modeling, creating textures and simulations.

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Description
This is part 1 In a 3 part series where you will learn how to take an effect from a concept to ready for gameplay implementation. You will learn my production pipeline that has been used in many of my FX throughout AA and AAA game production.Â
You will learn how to create assets in industry software packages and prepare them properly to be imported into Unreal with optimization and performance in mind. Then you will learn different techniques to build simple to complex materials for FX that will give you great amounts of control for satisfying gameplay and art direction. These materials will also communicate with Niagara and Blueprints through the use of carefully planned parameters and bindings.
This course will also show you how to prototype Blueprint logic that will enable you to connect your effects to your character, props and weapons in order to run them in a gameplay ready gym for proper testing of functionality, timing, gameplay communication and visualization that satisfies art direction.
You will receive a project file with game ready assets to use along with this course. You will also be given score and sound design elements, courtesy of the talented Brian Michael Fuller, to hook up to your effects for a complete and well rounded prototype. The assets you will have at your disposal will simulate what it is like to work with other disciplines in a production.
This is a feature rich course and by the end of the series you should have a more advanced knowledge of how to pull off AAA quality FX for Game Production.
Who this course is for:
Advanced beginners to intermediate
Those looking to get a job in the game industry as a VFX Artist
VFX Artists looking to develop their skills further in Unreal
VFX Artists looking to switch to Unreal and understand pipelines for game production

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Hey, I am a VFX Artist in the Video Game Industry with a background in crafting cinematic and gameplay FX for AA and AAA game productions inside Unreal 4 and 5. Throughout those productions I have created cinematic, UI and gameplay effects that span many styles, techniques, pipelines and workflows. While I am very passionate about crafting high-end visual effects for games, I am equally passionate about helping artists learn and grow in their craft so they can reach their potential and accomplish their dreams. My learning journey started right here on Udemy with many courses purchased over the years. Some even helped me pass my first art test that eventually led to my entrance into the game industry.I am very thankful for those instructors who were willing to share their knowledge so that I could have a way forward in my career. I hope my courses will find a way into your learning catalogue as well. I am excited to share valuable VFX knowledge that I know will help propel you forward in your career as a VFX artist and prepare you for high-end video game production.Feel free to reach out if you need help along the way. Until then, let's get crafting!

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