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Browser particle editor · Early prototype

Running Dust

Footsteps, running and sliding on dry surfaces.

Try it in your browser No account. Local until you choose Save online.

Where to use this effect

Footsteps, running and sliding on dry surfaces.

Use a small low puff at each foot contact. Keep opacity modest; repeated footsteps quickly accumulate too much visual noise.

Shape the effect

Start with height 0.6 and spread 0.6. These control the web composition, not game collision or damage volumes.

  1. Check the silhouette from your gameplay camera before increasing particle detail.
  2. Tune Motion speed and Turbulence, then compare light and dark backgrounds with the Scene panel.
  3. Adjust Core and Edge, open the editor and save your own project. The library original stays unchanged.

Give this effect to an agent

The public URL describes this preset; it does not grant access to your projects. Create an Agent link in a saved project for collaboration. The agent can read the current schema, control ranges and revision-safe update instructions.

GET /api/v1/library/running-dust
GET /api/v1/library/running-dust/skill

POST /api/v1/projects
Content-Type: application/json

{"title":"Running Dust","presetId":"running-dust"}

Sound and Unity transfer

Unity Art beta transfers the procedural layers through .vfxart: install importer 0.6.0, add the file to Assets and drag the effect into your scene. It contains mesh ParticleSystems, materials and a motion controller. Reference frames are tested in Unity 6.3 Built-in Gamma. Models, uploaded sprites, audio and other pipelines are not covered yet. The separate .vfxnative format handles native modules and a sprite.

You can import a WAV or prepare a sound layer using the editor's available tools. Automatic neural sound generation from this URL is not connected yet. Test triggers, damage logic, weapon attachment and audio timing in the target game.

Learn the export workflow

Practical guides, honest limits and testable examples.

GUIDE

Use a transparent VFX flipbook in Unity

A practical workflow for a transparent VFX flipbook: calculate frame timing, preserve alpha, configure Unity Texture Sheet Animation and check the result.

GUIDE

Make a readable fire particle effect for Unity

Build a readable fire effect with a simple parameter experiment. Separate Duration from Lifetime, tune the silhouette and verify a browser-to-Unity export.

GUIDE

Smoke and sparks: lifetime is not drag

Understand why lifetime, drag and a velocity limit solve different VFX problems. Use a controlled smoke-and-sparks experiment before exporting to Unity.

GUIDE

GLB, FBX or OBJ for a browser VFX workflow?

Choose a model format for a browser VFX workflow. Compare GLB, FBX and OBJ, check textures and scale, and understand why Unity import is a separate step.

GUIDE

Native or baked VFX: choose what to preserve

Compare editable ParticleSystem exports with flipbook-driven effects. Learn what native and baked preserve, and how to test timing, alpha and visual parity.

GUIDE

Why transparent particles get dark edges

Diagnose dark borders on smoke and fire textures. Understand straight and premultiplied alpha, blend factors, transparent render targets and filtering.

Try it on your own effect

Keep the .2vfx source and evaluate the result inside your target Unity project.

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