Hailstorm: Hailstones hammer down at a slant from a cold mist band, each one shattering into ice chips with a frost puff and a glint as it hits, over a frosted patch of ground and drifting ground fog.

Hailstorm

Hailstones hammer down at a slant from a cold mist band, each one shattering into ice chips with a frost puff and a glint as it hits, over a frosted patch of ground and drifting ground fog. For ice area spells, storm hazards and winter weather. Loops seamlessly.

Hailstorm is an HD effect that loops seamlessly every 2 seconds, drawn on a 512 by 512 canvas. It is built from 7 particle emitters. Most layers blend additively, so it glows on dark backgrounds.

Free download with a transparent background, cropped to the effect, 60 frames at 30 fps. Use it in commercial games, no credit needed.

Engine data for Unity, Godot, GameMaker and Aseprite comes with a plan: open it in the studio.

OPEN IN THE STUDIO

Change the colours, timing or size, or export for Unity, Godot 4, GameMaker, Phaser, PixiJS and Aseprite.

DETAILS

Length
2 seconds, seamless loop
Canvas
512 x 512, HD
Layers
7 emitters
Blend
Mostly additive (glows)
Colours
whitepale blueblue
Sprites
ParticleFX Originals by ParticleFX Studio (CC0), Kenney Particle Pack by Kenney (CC0), Kenney Smoke Particles by Kenney (CC0)
Tags
hail, hailstorm, ice, frost, storm, weather, aoe, area denial, blizzard

USING IT IN YOUR GAME

Phaser, PixiJS
The PNG sheet is a plain grid of frames that both can slice. A TexturePacker JSON atlas comes with a plan, from the studio.
Unity
Import the PNG sheet as a Sprite with Mode set to Multiple and slice it, or open the effect in the studio for a ready-made grid.
Godot 4, GameMaker, Aseprite
Open it in the studio and pick your engine in Export: with a plan, it writes the files that engine imports.
Web and chat
The GIF plays anywhere; the APNG keeps soft edges on any background.
Blend mode
This effect is made of light. For the same glow in your game, draw the sprite with additive blending, or export it on black from the studio for additive shaders.

Step by step: Unity, Godot 4, GameMaker, Phaser and PixiJS, Aseprite, Web games (live runtime). Drawn with additive blending: see glow effects without a black box.

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