(aka: HYPERSHOCK)

Intro

A procedural distortion shader that tightly integrates with Unity’s particle system (aka ‘Shuriken’) to generate per-particle animated distortion/ripple/shockwave effects. It exposes several useful properties to fine-tune its visuals.

• Textureless: The effect is entirely procedurally generated and does not suffer from any texture read overhead.
• Optimized: Designed with performance in mind, the shader + distortion FX workflow runs efficiently even with complex setups and many CPU particles.
• Parameterized: Adjust everything from the intensity and speed of the shockwaves to the minute details of the per-particle distortion with user-defined animation curves.
• Real-Time: Tweak parameters in real-time within the Unity editor to see instant changes, enabling rapid iteration and prototyping.
• Particle-Based: Direct the shader's behaviour with precision using particles. Achieve unique per-particle variation for dynamic visual effects.

This demo scene is included: Mirza Beig/Distortion Shockwaves VFX/Scenes/…

This demo scene is included: Mirza Beig/Distortion Shockwaves VFX/Scenes/…

Quickstart (Overview)

The easiest way to use this asset to add distortion ‘shockwaves’ (ripples, pulses, etc…) is to simply use the included prefab(s), tweaking the material and particle system settings to your liking.

This asset comes with pre-configured particle FX prefabs.

That’s really all there is to it :)

At this point it’s just a matter of controlling the particle system as usual.

You can preview the debug view of shockwaves by turning up the Debug slider on the shader.

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