Question by unity_AmSezFmN7VbhDQ · Nov 07, 2021 at 10:55 AM · particles color particle system particleemitter smoke

Can't make black/grey smoke? - Particle Systems

For some reason I can't make black/grey smoke, even if I import a really dark image, if I try to make color (under the particle) or color over lifetime to a dark colour, it will just make it invisiable if I choose a black/grey, why is this? I've got it working perfectly fine with a red-tinge but yeah I'm not sure why I can't make it black/grey

Red Smoke

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Hellium · Nov 07, 2021 at 01:14 PM 0

What material have you used? If it's an Additive material, then you dark colors don't have any effects. You need a material supporting Multiply.

unity_AmSezFmN7VbhDQ Hellium · Nov 07, 2021 at 01:21 PM 0

That would be it. I used Legacy Shaders/Particles/Additive on the material (then added the PNG I downloaded), so I would need to make it a different material? But what type of Shader would be good for Smoke?

Hellium unity_AmSezFmN7VbhDQ · Nov 07, 2021 at 01:34 PM 0

I just told you you needed a Multiply material... And believe it or not, there is a Legacy Shaders/Particles/Multiply

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