UDK Video Tutorials - Effects

[Gizmosan]

adding to Raven67854 awesome tutorials, I'm going to do more of the Special effects side of UDK. Blowing up objects, fire, smoke, water, explosions, etc.

Creating a custom mesh and making it destructible using Unreal Physics tool
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9057/destructiontut.jpg
[Part 1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4-__PMrQ4g
[Part 2]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16kRwThqqIk

Plug-in used in the tutorial is available here: http://www.mirvadim.com/

Material and Particle System: Creating fire and smoke
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3558/firetutorial.jpg
[Part 1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ7eZ34v9i8
[Part 2]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtPQLBSFWgQ
[Part 3]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx_GdKkCAKg
[Part 4]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tHHdV_nwVk

If you have any requests, PM me.

[steph]

NICE! Thanks for your effort!

[jorewe]

Nice and simple, good tutorial!

[katana2665]

Good stuff...thanks.

[Saishy]

Isn't possible to make some "semi-fixed" parts like in fracture?

When you shoot, it always fully destroy the fence, no matter where you shoot.

[Piranhi]

Great tutorial, thanks

[Gizmosan]

Isn't possible to make some "semi-fixed" parts like in fracture?

When you shoot, it always fully destroy the fence, no matter where you shoot.

yes, in the Phat tool, there's a checkbox "fixed" that makes that portion of the model not break, like in fracture. I'm going to experiment in fracture today, see if I'm able to manipulate it in the physics tool.

This is an upcoming tutorial for shattering glass with explosion :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y2C8a3bewY

[Saishy]

yes, in the Phat tool, there's a checkbox "fixed" that makes that portion of the model not break, like in fracture. I'm going to experiment in fracture today, see if I'm able to manipulate it in the physics tool.

This is an upcoming tutorial for shattering glass with explosion :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y2C8a3bewY
By putting fixed they will not break.
With fracture they all break, but they only break where you shoot.

You can also put some kind of friction, like the logs are glued together.

[Brexer]

yes, in the Phat tool, there's a checkbox "fixed" that makes that portion of the model not break, like in fracture. I'm going to experiment in fracture today, see if I'm able to manipulate it in the physics tool.

This is an upcoming tutorial for shattering glass with explosion :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y2C8a3bewY

I think what he is referring to is like at 3:00 in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m4pe6UAS2M

Instead of blowing it all up in 1 hit, only the fracture part breaks off (unless its the one holding it all together ofcourse so nothing fly in the air).

Though, i dont use 3DSMax so :P

[Visceral89]

Hey Gizmosan. Really nice that you and so many other are taking to time for the community. You seem to have a bit deeper knowlage than the standard documentation posted on the UDK Wiki.

How about doing a tutorial on cinematic physics? Like the one in Gears of War when a helicopter crashes into a building?

[Gizmosan]

First post updated
Material and Particle System: Creating Fire

Visceral89: yep, that's on the list :)

[RJM74]

Very nice tutorials Gizmosan, easy to follow and clear.

I have added these to the playlists on the UDKBase page on YouTube which is a collection of tutorials which others have uploaded which I think people will learn a lot from. The page is starting to get a fair amount of page hits already - 317 page hits in 4 days with 22 subscribers already. I have added you into my subscriptions so you will appear on the screen with all the others whos tutorials are listed.

Hope this is ok.

Thankyou

** Just looked and according to YouTube it is at #74 for the most subscribed page on YouTube this week and has a little medal in the profile section. :-)

[Hendrixlt]

Gizmosan, I'd like to see how you did the electricity effect for the resonator.

Thanx

[larzjudith]

That particle fire tutorial was great! Thank you!

I am fairly new to unreal and I can't seem to figure out how to make a light flicker with the fire. All I want to do is change the value of the brightness but I'm not sure how. I've read about projectors, and togglelights, dynamic lights, emitters yatta yatta, but I can't seem to find what I am looking for. If you or anyone could be of help that would be great.

Thanks!

[larzjudith]

Nevermind. I found someone's advice to use a toggleLight and matinee. I couldn't come up with the correct combination :(

[ALSayad]

Great tutorials, many thanks to you :)

[Gizmosan]

Thanks guys :) Trying to come up with some unique tutorials for effects/cut scenes that use effects.


Gizmosan, I'd like to see how you did the electricity effect for the resonator. Thanx

sure, I'll put up a tutorial for that after I finish the waterfall that someone requested.

currently working on: waterfall, water, splashes tutorial & Setting up bullet impacts into objects

[abhishek.arts]

just an added suggestion:
for the fire, i tend to create another particle / material that i use for heat haze.
if u make it larger, and move farther than ur other particles, u get a fairly realistic representation of a heatwave effect above / around ur flames
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/1970/firesu.jpg
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9171/firemat.jpg
this same material can be used as many times as u need the heat haze effect, in a variety of places.

[Gizmosan]

yeah heat distortion makes it look sweet! I was trying to keep the tutorial for everyone to learn, and then they can take it to the next level, as you did here :D

Fire needs a little more heat in the lower portion of the effect, unless your going for smoldering fire :)

[steph]

Gizmosan, regarding your next tutorial related to water, it would be nice some buoyancy implementation, what do you think?

[DAPILLY]

so I've started in and I'm just into the second part of the fire tutorial. And i get the error: "Some object assignments failed because if cross-package references."

this happens when i try to assign the cloud material to the required material emitter. Am I doing something wrong?

edit: Fixed it.. naming conventions get me everytime...

[alvarofer0020]

THANKS A LOT THIS GONA COME very handy for my game

[Gizmosan]

good to see the tutorials are helping everyone :)

[thejaguarmma]

i get an error page when i try to download the files i need to follow along with your tutorial...

http://www.3dwasabi.com/Tutorials/UDK_FireTutorial/gizmosan_FireTutorial.upk

where can i download the files needed for the tut?

thx in advance

[HavocInferno]

hey Gizmosan
a friend of mine is currently setting up a tutorial homepage for UDK tuts...may we could use your tuts? of course we'll name you and link to the tutorials' website...
see more here: http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=721760

[Dregoloth]

these are wonderful tutorials!
I saw you're resume, do you think you could do one on the leaves falling effect?

[Dvoyles]

The link for your d/l items no longer exists

[Zomy]

Gizmosan!
Do you know if there is some way to add colision to particles?
My editor crashes every time i try.

[Piranhi]

In cascade, right click on an emitter and add collision.

[Zomy]

In cascade, right click on an emitter and add collision.
And my editor crash!

[Piranhi]

Straight away? Or when you test it in game?

[Zomy]

Just clic in add colision and crash.

[BloodReyvyn]

You should probably mention that this is all done in Max.

Most of us poor folks that are honest don't want to have to pirate Max, Maya, or XSI... would be nice if there was a Blender Actor X plugin, but I think Epic hates us Blender users (no support for ****).

[daimaku]

i'm trying your fire tutorial. but the package to download and test it is no longer hosted, i have received a 404 file not found when i try to download it, this package is need it to make the fire working or it just to simple show us the fire ?

[fdslk]

great tutorials! Keep them coming if you can :D

[m3fs]

Hey Lee! How about a muzzle flash tutorial next :D

[vixez]

Can anyone upload the upk needed for this the tutorial?
The link is down.

[pixxie_payne]

raven is like a frikin godsend on udk i sware every1 knows him lol

[kaze369]

this will really help me in the future, thanks for the tutorial.

[Gizmosan]

oh sorry everyone, been busy with work. new tutorials are coming, after I finish going thru crunch on the game I'm working on.

thanks.

[daimaku]

any ideas on where i can find a good tutorial of how to make a simple explosion?

[Demno]

What Gizmosan is doing is great! I figured I'd try and chip in and help him out when he's busy. If you have specific questions about an effect you are making you can either ask here or send me a PM and I'll try to give some advice.