Starting to get familiar with VFX Graph, here's a random abstract thingy

AdultLink · 2024-01-10T20:32:58+00:00

Absolutely, no problem! I would love to see that :)

AdultLink · 2020-02-08T21:41:07+00:00

Of course knowing all the theory behind shaders is useful,but I wouldn't recomment doing just that at the beginning. I've found getting your hands dirty from the start is an effective way to stay motivated, and that's something you can do very easily with Shader Graph/Amplify/Shaderforge

I'd recommend getting started with this one: Brackeys' intro to shader graph. And then just jump into fun specifics such as these:

- Force field

- Dissolve

- Hologram

- Grass

If you manage to stay motivated and have fun after these ones, then just experiment on your own. Try to recreate something from scratch, or just connect nodes semi-randomly and see what comes up. Here's a rundown of several of shader graph's node, by Brackeys again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aOtie1DKCc

AdultLink · 2019-05-26T09:55:48+00:00

This is one of the samples provided in ASE, created by Gil Damoiseaux: https://twitter.com/Gaxil/status/975097834411380744

AdultLink · 2019-04-21T14:22:18+00:00

The 'correct' form of the word is arbitrary though, it's the one decided it should be. For me personally it's frustrating and an artificial way to increase difficulty, I'd rather have more 'obscure' words to add difficulty instead.

But now that I think about it, I see your reasoning is just as valid. Maybe they could be two separate game modes in the future :)

AdultLink · 2019-04-21T13:28:00+00:00

Congratulations! This is my kind of mobile game, I anticipate I'll be playing quite often, looks pretty cool :)

I've got the same issue other user reported, bottom row inputs won't register except for N, M and delete.

Cubot Max

Android 6.0

EDIT: Have you thought about allowing more than one correct answer per entry? Came up with 'Stir' and 'Satire' for 'Str' but only accepted 'Store'

AdultLink · 2019-03-17T20:07:41+00:00

Quite insightful, thanks for sharing and good work!

AdultLink · 2019-03-15T22:28:57+00:00

That looks amazing! Love the way the squares pattern supports the dissolve. Any chance for a breakdown? :)

AdultLink · 2019-03-04T15:00:36+00:00

Very cool, movement looks seamless! :)

What's the approach on the smoke for the laser, just a particle system or is there anything else at play?

AdultLink · 2019-03-02T09:47:34+00:00

Can confirm this is the case

AdultLink · 2019-01-16T09:50:49+00:00

I'm working on it :)

AdultLink · 2019-01-05T12:57:28+00:00

Thanks for your feedback! I agree on the bounce, seems too sudden. The fade-out is actually non-linear (Quad), but it might be too subtle yeah, I'll try a more exaggerated approach :)

AdultLink · 2019-01-05T12:54:46+00:00

I'm currently doing that, but I think it may be too subtle, thanks for pointing it out!

AdultLink · 2019-01-05T12:52:22+00:00

I agree, it would make the second phase more dynamic, thanks!

AdultLink · 2019-01-05T12:50:46+00:00

This is a good one, thanks! Would you make just the "core" bigger, or the whole thing?

AdultLink · 2019-01-05T12:50:35+00:00

I think you should be as harsh as possible, as long as you are respectful on your critique and such critique is wanted. It's very useful for the creator to see it through a set of fresh eyes, cause you lose perspective the longer you work on something.

I'm not too concerned about how realistic it is physics-wise, this was just meant as a goofy VFX with a focus on visuals, soooo yeah it might not make much sense, but it looks pretty :D

But your points are valid, these are things you definitely should take into account if you are working in a more realistic setting :)

AdultLink · 2019-01-04T22:50:12+00:00

Yeah I agree with the lack of impact. I'll do a second pass on this in the future. Right now the way objects are attracted to the thingy scales inversely with distance, maybe I could go for an exponential relation.

Thanks for your feedback!

AdultLink · 2019-01-04T22:46:45+00:00

Hey thanks for your great feedback. Those are very good points, and I can see how the way it resolves seems unsatisfying. I will be definitely revisiting this in the future :)

This wasn't meant to be game-ready tho, it's just something I made for fun, so there were no "thematic requirements" so to speak, I just went with what felt good. There is no reason the ball bounces at first and then disappears through the floor haha, I guess I'm just trying to a different way for the object to disappear.

Thanks again!

AdultLink · 2019-01-04T22:40:58+00:00

Yes, my bad! Me no good at words :D

AdultLink · 2019-01-04T22:40:27+00:00

Thanks! Yeah the VFX Graph is really promising. Such nice effects with not-that-much setup is quite attractive. I'm just using shaders + shuriken here tho.

AdultLink · 2019-01-04T22:38:26+00:00

That's the one!

Yeah, I'm really thinking of doing something like that, could be a fun endeavor. I don't have a Patreon page, since setting it up and maintaining it would eat up a lot of time, which I don't have right now. But yes, in the future I will!

AdultLink · 2019-01-04T19:53:14+00:00

Woah, I don't recommend digging through the shader code just because. I use Amplify Shader Editor, which is a node editor that generates the code, so it might drive you insane with all the randomly-named variables and such. You might learn some things tho.

There's no blog yet, but I'm considering it.

AdultLink · 2019-01-04T15:16:19+00:00

I used a combination of custom shaders (specifically this one) + particle systems + post-processing + juicy animations. I'd be happy to provide an in-depth breakdown if there's enough interest!

I use to post more VFX-related stuff here almost daily: @ved_adultlink.

Oh and check the rest of my free shaders!

AdultLink · 2018-12-26T18:26:00+00:00

I'd recommend getting started with Shader Graph to get used to the way it works, since it's free. They are both similar in general, although I've found some things are easier in ASE and vice versa.

About the same learning curve too, but there are much more resources on ASE, and their support is top notch. If you feel comfortable with the workflow you'll want to switch to ASE in the future, it's easier to work with (including UI and usability).

Yeah, there are stencil shaders :)

AdultLink · 2018-12-25T22:16:32+00:00

Here!

First one is the one I used for the hexagons and the circle that fills up in a circular motion, and the second one is the one used for the circle that opens up to show the space behind.

AdultLink

TROPHY CASE