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Niagara for Beginners in Unreal Engine 5 - Create a Weapon Glow VFX

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This beginner tutorial teaches how to create a glowing weapon effect in Unreal Engine 5. It covers making textures and materials in Substance, then assembling Niagara emitters and systems for the hilt, sword body, wings, and sparks.

Syllabus

Intro
Starting to create our VFX
Creating the Hilt texture in Substance
Creating the Hilt material
Creating the Spark Material
Niagara Emitter & system
Substance making the body
Body material
Niagara System - body
Body texture modification in substance
Sparks
Wrap up !

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