Sprite particles facilitate the creation of diverse real-time visual effects, this technique, long embraced by the gaming industry is now effortlessly achievable within Blender, all thanks to the integration of Geometry Nodes.
Water splashes, bonfires, smoke and steam, if you wanted to add any of these elements using traditional methods, it would take you hours of baking a simulation, this method requires no simulations or baking, you just need to hit play, change the parameters and you will see the animation change instantly.

Check the Documentation videos and guides on how to use and set the asset browser file paths.

No more long baking times

Edit the effects in real time

A wide range of possible FX 

Create complex sequences quick.

Basic GeoNodes version

• For projects that use the version 3.5.

• Since it is not simulated it runs smoother.

• Useful for simpler effects, (bonfires, steam, embers, etc.)

Contents:

• 1 GeometryNodes master node (non simulated)
• Sprite texture UV animator Shader node + 7 new Custom Shader nodes groups
• 3 geo nodes presets (embers, fire, smoke)
• 2 sprite textures, each with the respective shader (fire, smoke)

Simulations Nodes version

• Only usable with version 3.6 or higher

• Allows use of simulations

• More options that allow to create more complex effect

Contents:

• 2 master nodes (Both with Simulation Nodes)
• Sprite texture UV animator Shader node + 7 new Custom Shader nodes groups
• 7 geo nodes presets (lava, fire, water, smoke, procedural fire, ground fire, smoke procedural)
• 6 sprite textures, each with the respective shader (fire, smoke, water1, water2, fire ground, fire slow)
• 4 constructed example effects made with the mentioned objects (turbine, rain, flamethrower, waterfall

Full version

• Collection of effects are ready to use.

• Simplified nodes, easy to understand.

• Only usable with blender version 3.6 or higher

Contents:

• -VFX pack with 20 ready to use effects (3 muzzle flashes, 3 medium gas explosions, 2 big gas explosions, 4 surface hit explosions, 3 dust explosions, 2 water splashes. 3 billboards)
• 15 sprite textures with their respective shader( 7 Gas Explosion, 4 Liquid, 3 Smoke/dust, 1 Cartoon Lightning )
• Geometry nodes Basic Emitter
• Simulation nodes Emitter

Version 1.2.1:

Basic Geometry nodes Emitter:

-Instances Shader settings and nodes were modified to work with new Blender version 4.2 EEVEE NEXT

Simulation nodes Emitter:

-Instances Shader settings and nodes were modified to work with new Blender version 4.2 EEVEE NEXT

Emitter FX Pack:

-Instances Shader settings and nodes were modified to work with new Blender version 4.2 EEVEE NEXT

-Legacy Effects collection was removed. 

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