Anime Wall Crash Crater

HOW IT'S MADE

Anime Wall Crash Crater stacks 11 particle emitters, each with its own job. Techniques worth a look: ribbon trails, collisions, particles stretched along their motion, keyframed parameters and post filters (bloom and impact frames).

It loops seamlessly every 1.2 s, and 11 of its layers fire in bursts, so it pulses instead of flowing evenly. Start times are staggered from 0.03 s to 0.18 s, so the layers arrive one after another. To change its colour, select "Shockwave" in the studio and edit the Colour over Life gradient. Size on the same layer sets how big its particles are.

Layers, in draw order

1. Crater, Crater RimparticlesA single particle at 0.03 s. It grows as it ages. Colour: deep orange.
2. Crater Glowparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.03 s. Colour: orange.
3. Glowing Cracksparticles / additiveOne burst of 18 ribbon trails from a ring at 0.03 s. They sway from side to side and slow down with drag. Colour runs from white to orange over each life.
4. Hit Flashparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.03 s. It grows as it ages. Colour: white.
5. Impact Star, Shockwaveparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.03 s. It grows as it ages. Colour runs from white to orange over each life.
6. Dust BurstparticlesOne burst of 18 smoke puffs from a disc at 0.05 s. They grow as they age, spin and slow down with drag. Colours range between light grey and grey.
7. Rock DebrisparticlesOne burst of 18 debris from a disc at 0.03 s. They fall under gravity, bounce when they hit something and spin. Colour: grey.
8. Sparksparticles / additiveOne burst of 30 streaks at 0.03 s. They fall under gravity and slow down with drag. Colour runs from white to orange over each life.
9. Falling DustparticlesOne burst of 8 smoke puffs across a box at 0.18 s. They fall under gravity, grow as they age, spin and slow down with drag. Colours range between light grey and grey.