Northern lights with particles

Pocket_Tech

Hey people,

I was wondering if anyone knew a good setup for a Northern Lights "aora borealis" effect with particles. I've been playing around quite a bit and have hopeless results. If anyone could point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated.
Thanks

SlickZero

Something like that might be better accomplished with an animation. That's a lot for particles to accomplish. Although, you could take a look at DBA's particle tricks, maybe there's something in there that can help.

http://www.deepblueapps.com/gs-particle-set-1/

http://www.deepblueapps.com/gs-particles-set-2/

Pocket_Tech

Yeah I tried altering the snow and mist in DBA's first version, by just using the mist and changing it to a nice green colour but couldn't achieve the cool running streaks seen in a real aora borealis. I know I can animate it but would prefer a particle setup. Thanks for the advice thought. >-

wayneh001

@waylan_65@hotmail.com

Using the Particle Kits available from DBA - I've changed the images and added an oscillating effect to the particle spawner to create a very basic Northern Lights effect. With a few further refinements and tweaking I'm sure you'll achieve the results you're looking for.

Here's a quick video...


The template/project can be downloaded from here:
DBA NORTHERN LIGHTS EXAMPLE PROJECT [ZIP]

As @SlickZero has pointed out, we have more particle effects available from our site. All of the effects use the same 'base' mechanics - but with different images and settings to achieve the visual results.

Hope it helps
Wayne
www.deepblueapps.com

Socks

@wayneh001

Pretty damn excellent ! >-

Pocket_Tech

Sweet nice work @wayneh001 I'm sure I can tweak that to my likings. Gotta love www.deepblueapps.com

kolabo

@wayneh001 Very nice!