
For example: having a church interior with hundreds of candles definitely needs a baked solution - while having a flaming ball on the player character’s hand or making a portal that interacts with the player might need a responsive sim solution.

TOOLS and LIVE could be used separately, or combined. The same visual aesthetics could be achieved with both projects - the main difference is, that TOOLS runs “standalone” (it is an editor tool to generate game assets, it is NOT running together with the game) and it is optimised to BAKE fluidsim to simple, looped sequences and materials that play these sequences (that could be used in the game) - while LIVE is a dynamic fluidsim (non-baked, runs together with the game), that could be placed in large numbers IN THE GAME, and it is creating real time interactive fluidsim. FluidNinja VFX TOOLS is for baked, non-responsive fluidsim. FluidNinja LIVE is for responsive, real time, interactive fluidsim. What is the difference between Ninja VFX Tools and Ninja Live?īoth FluidNinja projects are focusing on fluid simulation inside UE.
Fluidsim student version trial#
It’s effectively a trial version with no time limit, meant for people to learn to use and experiment with Ninja Products. “Student” is a state of mind as far as this Student Version is concerned. Do I have to be a student enrolled at an educational institution?.

NinjaPlayer Student Version 1.0.1.0 - for UE 4.25-4.26 NinjaLive Student Version 1.3.26.1 - for UE 4.26 (limited volumetrics, no world space usage) So as of writing this:įluidNinja VFX Tools Student Version v1.5.26 for UE 4.26 (limited volumetrics) Student Versions will generally be 2 subversions behind the main product. hobby projects, learning and demo reels). The Student Versions are strictly for testing, non-commercial and non-profit usage (eg.

Ninja Live Student Version, FluidNinja VFX Tools Student Version and Ninja Player Student Version are copyrighted and may not to be shared.
Fluidsim student version free#
LV80 article - FluidNinja Is Now Free For Studentsīelow is some more info about what the student version can and can’t do, along with a FAQ. Tweet from Andras (includes discord link). These free versions can be downloaded on the Fluid Ninja Community Discord, just head to the #get-it-here channel and follow the instructions.įluid Ninja Community Discord - FluidNinjaĪlso proof that this isn’t me trying to pull some scam (I’m just helping get word out): Recently Andras decided to release free Student Versions for his marketplace assets - Fluid Ninja VFX Tools, Ninja Live and Ninja Player. I help Andras out running the Fluid Ninja Community Discord.
