Community Tutorial: Unreal 5.2: Advanced Fireworks effects using Niagara

First part of the tutorial series on how to build a fully customizable fireworks system in Niagara! In this one I’ll cover most of the Blueprint logic setup, and we’ll finish it by adding a placeholder VFX to test its functionality.

System features:

  • Easy to set up and fully customizable
  • Easy to expand with more trail types/explosion effects/etc.
  • Rocket and explosion use different Niagara systems so GPU emitters are supported (no event handler required)
  • Firework explosions can have unlimited effect layers combined
  • Easy to use in Sequencer to set up more complex firework shows
  • Smoke from trails and explosions is lit by fireworks
  • Included 2 types of trails (simple/spiral) and 6 different explosion effects (simple radial, cone, disc, sparkler, image-based and radial trails)

    https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/nPLR/unreal-engine-unreal-5-2-advanced-fireworks-effects-using-niagara