دانلود کتاب Build Stunning Real-time VFX with Unreal Engine 5: Start your journey into Unreal particle systems to create realistic visual effects using Niagara

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Cover
Copyright
Foreword
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1: Introduction to Niagara and Particle Systems in Unreal Engine 5
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Unreal Engine Particle System Frameworks
Technical requirements
Particle systems in Unreal
Cascade particle system
Creating an emitter
The reasons behind Niagara’s development
Use cases for Niagara
Summary
Chapter 2: Understanding Particle System Concepts
Technical requirements
Exploring key particle concepts
Functionality
Module groups
Vector mathematics and matrices and their representation in Niagara
What is a vector?
Vector operations
Magnitude and unit vectors
Representation of vector operations in Niagara
Matrix operations
Understanding particle system tools
Afterburn
RealFlow
Trapcode Particular
Particle Illusion
nParticles
PopcornFX
Houdini
Summary
Chapter 3: Exploring Niagara Concepts and Architecture
Technical requirements
The Niagara architecture
Niagara’s hierarchical hybrid structure
Stack groups
Summary
Chapter 4: Building Our First Niagara System
Technical requirements
Exploring the Niagara Editor UI
The Niagara Editor
The Preview panel
The Parameters panel
The System Overview panel
The Local Modules panel
The Selection panel
Creating an Emitter
Taking a step toward achieving the target effect
Enabling the fountain’s movement in a random direction
Helping the particles stretch in the direction of movement
Changing the colors of the sprites
Enabling collision with the floor
Making the particles cast light
Creating a Niagara System
Adding a Niagara System to a level
Adding a Niagara System to a Blueprint Actor
Summary
Chapter 5: Diving into Emitter-System Overrides
Technical requirements
Module Override
Parameter Override
Summary
Part 2: Dive Deeper into Niagara for VFX
Chapter 6: Exploring Dynamic Inputs
Technical requirements
What are Dynamic Inputs?
Creating random colored particles using Dynamic Inputs
Summary
Chapter 7: Creating Custom Niagara Modules
Technical requirements
Creating a new module
The Niagara Module Script Editor
Editing a Niagara Module to create custom effects
Understanding how the module works
Creating a Presence Detector particle effect
Create a blueprint class containing a Niagara System
Summary
Chapter 8: Local Modules and Versioning
Technical requirements
Exploring Local Modules
Create a lighting effect using modules
Publishing modules and versioning
Summary
Chapter 9: Events and Event Handlers
Technical requirements
What are Events and Event Handlers?
Tutorial – how to create fireworks
Death Event
The Collision Event
The Location Event
Summary
Chapter 10: Debugging Workflow in Niagara
Technical requirements
Exploring the Niagara Debugger panel
The Particle System Playback Options toolbar
Debug Hud
FX Outliner
Debug Drawing
Performance profiling
Debug console commands
Summary
Chapter 11: Controlling Niagara Particles Using Blueprints
Technical requirements
Exploring the User Parameters module
Calling Niagara User Exposed settings from Blueprint Actors
Tutorial – modifying a Niagara System using Blueprint Actors
Creating the Niagara System
Sampling the mesh
Sampling the texture
Emitting particles only from the white area of the logo
Adding animated sprites using SubUV to the particles to have a flame animation
Connecting User Exposed parameters to module parameters
Creating the Blueprint Actor
Creating the material for the plane geometry
Connecting the blueprint public variables to the Niagara User-Exposed Parameters
Organizing our public variables into a category
Testing our Blueprint Actor
Summary
Index
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