Defense Down Debuff

HOW IT'S MADE

Defense Down Debuff stacks 10 particle emitters, each with its own job. Techniques worth a look: collisions, particles stretched along their motion and post filters (bloom and vignette).

It loops seamlessly every 1.8 s, and 10 of its layers fire in bursts, so it pulses instead of flowing evenly. Start times are staggered from 0.05 s to 0.61 s, so the layers arrive one after another. To change its colour, select "Debuff Glow" in the studio and edit Colour A and Colour B. Size on the same layer sets how big its particles are. The colour swatches by the downloads recolour every layer at once.

Layers, in draw order

1. Icon Popparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.05 s. It grows as it ages. Colour: pale blue.
2. Icon Glowparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.05 s. Colour: blue.
3. Breaking Iconparticles / additiveOne burst of 34 shards at 0.55 s. They are flung outward, fall under gravity and bounce when they hit something. Colour: blue.
4. Break Flashparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.55 s. It grows as it ages. Colour: pale red.
5. Break Ringparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.55 s. It grows as it ages. Colour runs from white to red over each life.
6. Debuff Glow, Floor Glowparticles / additiveA single particle at 0.55 s. Colour: deep magenta.
7. Sinking Chevrons Left, Sinking Chevrons Rightparticles / additive3 single particles at set times. They ease to a stop. Colour runs from white to deep magenta over each life.
8. Break Sparksparticles / additiveOne burst of 20 streaks at 0.55 s. They fall under gravity and slow down with drag. Colour runs from white to pale blue over each life.