GameJam Assets - What kind of particles would you like to see?

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Just gauging interest for now, but I do hope to make it a real thing.
I think it would be really awesome to make a small (free) particle pack with some basic effects anybody could need during their gamejams.
Simple explosion, some sparks, a fire, that kind of thing.

But besides those, what is the kind of effect you think would be quite valuable to have, even if its just a base you can work upon.
Let me know, and once I have time to create said package, I will do my best to add them.
Additionally, if any other vfx artist wants to contribute, be my guest :slight_smile:
(In the meantime I am also asking other content creators if they want to contribute as well)

I do think they should look as generic as possible, so they can be used for a dozen of different styles.

Base things I think would be nice:

  • Some spark setups.
  • Fire, torch, fireball, fire pit.
  • Simple rain.
  • Simple snow.
  • smoke.
  • explosion.
2

Gimme some delicious explosions

I also would like to have some kind of schockwave effect, something small like when some super hero lands on the ground.

3

She rules! awesome anime is awesome. or well… funny anime is funny.

4

An impact effect would be nice, e.g. when a physics object hits something.

Maybe this could also be easily modified for different types of surfaces (when a wooden surface is hit, then wood-particles appear; for a stone surface it would be a stone-particle).

6

Arcing electricity would be sweet. Thinking along the lines of downed power lines, electrical transformer shorts, summoning a portal to another dimension, etc.