Learning 2D Game Development with Unity®: A Hands-On Guide to Game Creation

Creating a Particle System

Take the following steps to create your first particle system:

1. Click the GameObject menu and select Create Other > Particle System to create a GameObject with a Particle System Component attached.

2. Select a recognizable icon, such as the diamond icon, so that we can quickly see our particle system in the Scene View.

This creates an empty GameObject with a Particle System Component attached to it. You can see the white particles, similar to snow, being thrown out by the particle system as demonstrated in Figure 11.2.

Figure 11.2 Basic particle system in action

Tip

Whenever you have an active GameObject that has ...