Tutorial: Creating Lightning Strike FX in Houdini & Unreal Engine

SideFX Labs showed how to use its tools and Niagara particle system to make a lightning strike attack effect.

Benjamin Christensen from SideFX Labs released a free tutorial series on how to create a lightning strike attack effect using Houdini, Unreal Engine, and SideFX Labs' tools. The tutorial includes 9 videos and features step-by-step breakdowns for the different elements, including Unreal Niagara particle system, Blueprints, Houdini lightning generator, RBD sims, Vellum grains, pyro smoke sims, flipbooks, and terrain-adaptive vertex animations.

It shows how to make:

Charge Strike
Ground Strikes
Smoke
Vellum Grains
VAT Destruction
Ground Destruction Texture
Flares and Shockwaves
Glowing Sword
Terrain-Adaptive VAT

The tutorial is made for intermediate-level users and requires Houdini 19. Watch the series on SideFX Labs's website and don't forget to join our new Reddit page, our new Telegram channel, follow us on Instagram and Twitter, where we are sharing breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.

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