Perk VFX | Dead by Daylight

Salt Circle VFX – Dead by Daylight

Created a custom ritual-themed visual effect for seat placement and zone indication, featuring fully designed assets and dynamically animated behavior.

Asset Creation:

• Custom Ring Mesh: Modeled in Blender to serve as the base geometry for the salt circle.

• Salt Texture: Created in Substance Designer for a natural, granular appearance.

• Icon Mesh: Custom mesh made from UI texture used for symbolic or ritualistic center detailing.

Shader & Material Work:

• Salt Shader: Designed to simulate granular salt behavior.

• Erosion & Emissive Pulse Materials: Designed to mimic natural salt dispersion and subtle magical glow over time.

• Salt Splotches: Placed around the ring to indicate seating positions.

VFX Implementation:

• Niagara VFX: Added ambient and particle elements to bring the salt circle to life.

• Blueprint Integration: Animated float values, material parameter control + user param control.

• Timed Intensity: Full VFX sequence runs for 1.5 minutes, with all parameters progressively intensifying for dramatic buildup.

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All property belongs to Dead by Daylight via Behaviour Interactive