# Spellar Performance: Boiling Point **URL:** \ **Category:** Showcase\ **Tags:** SpellarPerformance\ **Created:** [February 28, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727 "2023-02-28T20:55:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DylserX](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylserx/32/755714_2.png) [@DylserX](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DylserX)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/1 "2023-02-28T20:55:43Z")
**Boiling Point** ![MasterSeq.0118](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/9/e/6/9e669299e5a782c44e6018bc8fc9007206c9caf0.jpeg) _[Boiling Point | Spellar Performance Challenge Entry | UE5 Pathtracing - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vVoWfBxjI0)_ Student Submission: No Credits to sourced content: - Megascans - Starter Asset Fire Texture ![Screenshot 2023-02-26 154606](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/5/f/2/5f21e3b253f40ff81cfbecde0ec2cc43719fbae8.jpeg) **Optional** - Did you use Houdini?: Yes - Engine version: 5.3.0 (UE5-Main compiled Jan 2023) Since this is the first challenge where use of the Path Tracer was allowed I wanted to really see how far I could push using high quality multi layer water simulations from Houdini. My initial idea was to have the beginnings of a potion with some water boiling but instead of a cauldron to have it using more modern equipment. Didn’t quite get there conveying that its intended to be a potion but pretty happy with how it turned out! ---
**Author:** ![PresumptivePanda](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/presumptivepanda/32/1194593_2.png) [@PresumptivePanda](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/PresumptivePanda)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/2 "2023-02-28T22:31:58Z")
Hi there @DylserX, Hope you’re having a spectacular week so far! 🙂 What an insanely high-quality project. I’m completely blown away by the sheer amount of detail that was put into the lighting, the physics, and the waterdrop reflections. Super impressed! Thanks for sharing and good luck with the challenge! ---
**Author:** ![DylserX](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylserx/32/755714_2.png) [@DylserX](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DylserX)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/3 "2023-02-28T23:04:52Z")
Thanks so much! Hope you are having a good week too! Cheers ---
**Author:** ![gg\_poog](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/gg_poog/32/712406_2.png) [@gg\_poog](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/gg_poog)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/4 "2023-03-01T02:57:57Z")
this is insane looking, phenomenal!! ---
**Author:** ![impact87](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@impact87](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/impact87)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/5 "2023-03-01T03:42:36Z")
Wow… I wonder how Houdini’s simulation data can be applied naturally in Unreal? ---
**Author:** ![for6won](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/for6won/32/626727_2.png) [@for6won](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/for6won)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/6 "2023-03-01T05:15:14Z")
Wow. This is really incredible. The sim is really convincing as well as your shader work. Super cool! ---
**Author:** ![Pantsman](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/pantsman/32/642835_2.png) [@Pantsman](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pantsman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/7 "2023-03-03T06:49:05Z")
This is my favorite submission. It is a great representation of simulation in Houdini on UnrealEngine. The rendering with path tracing also creates a stunning quality. Amazing! 😍 ---
**Author:** ![Klian](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/klian/32/1207571_2.png) [@Klian](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Klian)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/8 "2023-03-03T07:24:17Z")
+1 Vote because: 1. Great realism 2. Lighting, postprocess and materials quality 3. Water simulation is really hard, technically impressive! The only thing I have to say is: How? 🤣 Great work! ---
**Author:** ![DYLO\_Gaming](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylo_gaming/32/641580_2.png) [@DYLO\_Gaming](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DYLO_Gaming)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/9 "2023-03-03T17:38:59Z")
That water looks so freaking amazing, I can’t believe it! I haven’t looked into working with Houdini yet, but these results are definitely pushing me to. Are you able to get this working in Unreal for gameplay, or is it too resource intensive? ---
**Author:** ![Luo.ch](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/luo.ch/32/628849_2.png) [@Luo.ch](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Luo.ch)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/10 "2023-03-03T17:43:22Z")
Wowww!! 🤩 I mainly use Houdini to do procedural modelling. This amazing simulation result encourages me to experiment more with simulation. Bravooo wonderful art~! ---
**Author:** ![DylserX](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylserx/32/755714_2.png) [@DylserX](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DylserX)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/11 "2023-03-03T22:06:02Z")
Thanks! Yeh it’s definitely doable, not quite at this fidelity but it does work, [Ant Ausventure Update | More Foliage | QoL Improvements - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXrffCm7d2Y) ---
**Author:** ![DylserX](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylserx/32/755714_2.png) [@DylserX](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DylserX)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/12 "2023-03-05T02:34:56Z")
Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![DylserX](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylserx/32/755714_2.png) [@DylserX](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DylserX)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/13 "2023-03-05T02:35:34Z")
Cheers! Will be whipping up a breakdown at some point in the next few weeks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DylserX](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylserx/32/755714_2.png) [@DylserX](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DylserX)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/14 "2023-03-05T02:35:53Z")
Cheers mate! ---
**Author:** ![DylserX](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylserx/32/755714_2.png) [@DylserX](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DylserX)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/15 "2023-03-05T02:36:14Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![DylserX](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylserx/32/755714_2.png) [@DylserX](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DylserX)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/16 "2023-03-05T02:36:33Z")
Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![Nodes\_Of\_Nature](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/nodes_of_nature/32/602576_2.png) [@Nodes\_Of\_Nature](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Nodes_Of_Nature)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/17 "2023-03-10T22:08:04Z")
Woah! Now I wanna use the Path tracer! ---
**Author:** ![Get\_DOVAH\_it](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/get_dovah_it/32/466948_2.png) [@Get\_DOVAH\_it](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Get_DOVAH_it)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/18 "2023-03-18T19:39:43Z")
Greetings @DylserX ! I am spellbound! The quality of everything about this project is impeccably top-notch. The cinematography is absolutely phenomenal! At first, you don’t know what to expect. Did a glass explode? Are these a giant’s tears? Then, the close-up still leaves us almost clueless as to what we’re looking at, but we’re fascinated nonetheless. The bubbles are alive with activity from the dancing flames, and we discover a dangerously resplendent, raging boil. You’ve taken something we’ve all seen a million times in life and have made it a wonderment! Time to bring out the old Bunsen burner and beaker set! LOL! 🧑‍🔬 The lot of us are eagerly anticipating your video breakdown of this project. Stellar work! 💫 ---
**Author:** ![DylserX](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/dylserx/32/755714_2.png) [@DylserX](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DylserX)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/spellar-performance-boiling-point/780727/19 "2023-03-18T22:11:56Z")
Thanks for the kind words! glad you enjoyed it! Haha Hopefully breakdown will be up in the next 2 weeks or so, moving house right now! Cheers