How Does it Work? (Real time FX)?

Pavel Petrenko

Hey guys!
Someone know how to make this shining effects? How to make and animate this textures or what this? How does it work?
Thanks for advice!

MoP

Particle effects, usually simple flat textures on quad polygons, drawn always facing the camera, usually with an additive material so that they "glow" when sorted on top of each other.

Anuxinamoon

if you want to have some fun, grab yourself the Unreal Engine 3 and learn Cascade (the effects editor) if you do the tutorials those will show you a basic way to make fire, trails and sparks; all which utilise the same idea which is what MoP described.

Slum

It's actually real magic.

...what they said.

Pavel Petrenko

MoP, Anuxinamoon
Thanks guys! I will try to make this magic!