Small update / extra question: Thanks again for the suggestions. I looked at a few portal VFX tutorials, but most of them are more focused on Niagara particles or gameplay portals. What I’m still struggling with is mainly the material/shader structure itself. Right now, my biggest issue is that the portal still feels too…
Thanks! That makes sense. For now I’m not trying to make a fully functional live portal to another level. I mainly want to fake the visual depth and make it look closer to the reference. My current setup is pretty simple: * one separate plane/material for the outer ring, * one plane/material for the inner core, * both are…
Thanks! I checked the tutorial. It seems very useful for the Niagara/particle part of the portal, especially for the outer energy rays and the dynamic feeling. I think I’ll use it more as inspiration for an extra VFX layer around the portal, rather than rebuilding my whole effect from scratch. For now I’m going to first…
Hi! I’m a first-year game development student working on an Unreal Engine 5.6 project, and I’m trying to create a stylized portal shader inspired by Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart . My goal is to achieve: * a glowing outer ring, * animated radial lines/filaments, * a deep inner portal/tunnel look, * subtle movement so it…