Tutorial Category: Materials

How to Make Rain in Unreal Engine 5: Particles and Wet Surfaces

Works in Unreal Engine 5.0 to 5.8. Updated November 2026. Quick answer: make a Niagara system of thin streaks falling at about 900 cm/s that

Materials, Rendering & Lighting, Unreal Engine

UE5 Opacity Mask In The Material Editor With Rotation

In this article, we will explore various methods to mask objects using the Material Editor in Unreal Engine 5 (UE5). Masking is a powerful technique

Materials, Unreal Engine

UE5 HLSL Code in Visual Studio Instead of the Custom Node

Works in Unreal Engine 5.0 to 5.8. Updated October 2026. Quick answer: put your HLSL functions in a .ush file, give its folder a virtual

Materials, Unreal Engine