Render order for particles.

Dr.cube

Hi guys, I'm trying to have my particles render in front of models, rather then clipping with them. I want to make a custom glow effect with this particle but I just can't seem to figure out a way to make it render the way I want. I figure it must have to either have to do with the particle settings or the material settings.Basically I would like to make it work like env_lightglow in Hammer.



Maybe I'm not even doing it right, is there any other entity that would have a similar effect?

Nielsen

Particles are rendered camera facing, there may be some sorting options to change within the particle system but that would mean that they'd render through everything (Sort order: UnrealForeground etc.)

You'd be better off using a lensflare since they render on top of the scene.

Froyok

If I remember correctly, in Mass Effect they don't use particles but the lens-flar actor to make this glowing effect on the lights.
There was an example on the map sanctuary of UT3, unfortunately this map is doesn't given anymore with the UDK.

Imatk

Yep lensflare is what you want here