Unreal Engine – Advanced Lightnings VFX [Niagara] UE7855

Lightnings plugin allows to create dynamically generated realistic particle effects of lightnings in the world. It can be used for either weather storms or visual effects of electricity stuff. Plugin is based on Niagara FX System.

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Lightnings effects are generated dynamically and built using configurable realistic spark simulation.

Lightnings have a lot of customizable parameters such as:

• visual parameters (color, width, intensity, flashing rate, shape);
• branching parameters (rate, ammount, branches length and direction);
• spark parameters (velocity, delays, intensity);
• etc.

All parameters are accessible via Blueprints/C++ API and sequencer.

Network replication is supported.

Lightning effects have blueprint assignable events such as spark move event, intensity change event etc. Events allow you to connect lightning particles with the environment. For example, to create destruction animation when lightning hits an object or sync lightning with light sources.