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Official New free e-book: Creating advanced visual effects in Unity

Discussion in 'Visual Effect Graph' started by eduardooriz, Dec 5, 2022.

  1. eduardooriz

    eduardooriz

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    Hey everyone,

    Our new 120-page e-book, The definitive guide to creating advanced visual effects in Unity is now available for download. Made for VFX artists looking to create advanced effects in Unity with the power of VFX graph. Use it as a reference to take on richly layered, real-time visual effects for your games.

    >> DOWNLOAD NOW <<

    Here’s a preview of what you can find in the guide:
    • Using VFX Graph and its multi-level editing features
    • Understanding VFX Graph flow logic
    • Creating gameplay and interactivity with the Visual Effect component
    • Producing particle systems, both with the Built-in Particle System and the VFX Graph
    • Using Shader Graph and VFX Graph together
    • Integrating pipeline tools and third-party software with Unity

    In addition to the guide, you can also find two new video tutorials:

    1. How to make use of decals in VFX Graph

    2. How to create a portal effect using the VFX Graph


    We hope you find these resources helpful in your work! As always, please share any suggestions and feedback in the comments.
     

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  2. peeweekVFX

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    Wow this is RAD! A really helpful collection of resources, I'm really glad that these were released. You did a really great job :)

    Congrats to the team!
     
  3. eduardooriz

    eduardooriz

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    Thanks a lot, comments like this is what makes our day
     
  4. thePostFuturistUnity

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    A+ work, succinct and descriptive. More like this please.
     
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  5. newguy123

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    I'de love to see a tutorial on this genie dude coming out the golden lamp, for 2021.3 LTS and URP, so I can follow along

     
  6. eduardooriz

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    That's covered in the book, not in video form though, hope it helps
     
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  7. newguy123

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    Awesome, thanks!

    Would this stuff work with URP 12.1.8 in 2021.3 and AR Foundation 5.0.3 building to ios 16?
     
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  8. eduardooriz

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    mm I haven't tried it but if there was an issue I would suggest checking on the urp/vfx/ar forums
     
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  9. mhgamework

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    I can't access the book on the given link, the form that i have to fill in to gain access does nothing when clicking submit
     
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  10. svenneve

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    Same here, can't say Unity isn't consistent in their ineptitude.

    Ignoring all my snark, this seems to happen with a lot of their ebook and learning material.
     
  11. gaziidaci77

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    I can't access either
     
  12. weizhenyuan

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    I can't access either
     
  13. eduardooriz

    eduardooriz

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