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VFX creation

Niagara effects that don't start life as a blank template.

Describe the effect and Ludus assembles the full Niagara system: emitters, module stacks, renderers, GPU sim where the particle counts call for it, bounds set so nothing pops out of view. Matching materials and shaders are generated alongside, fluid and smoke included. You tune parameters instead of building the stack module by module.

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Ludus AI · VFX creation
Illustration: an armadillo steps onto an ancient teleporter ring that swirls with cyan and violet magic on a twilight sky island

How it works

  1. Niagara system generation.

    Describe the effect and Ludus assembles the emitters, module stacks, and renderers into a complete Niagara system, GPU simulation set where the particle counts call for it.

  2. Material authoring.

    Matching materials and shaders are generated alongside each effect: fire, smoke, water, and dissolves, wired into the material graph and ready to tune.

  3. GPU simulation tuning.

    Bounds, spawn rates, and collision are set so effects stay performant on screen. You adjust parameters instead of rebuilding the stack module by module.

Also in VFX creation

Niagara effects and the materials behind them, from one description.

Generate Niagara graphs
Emitters, module stacks, and renderers assembled from a prompt.
Complete VFX workflow
Effect, material, and parameters delivered together, ready to tune.
Edit existing particle systems
Modules added, removed, or reordered in systems you already have.
Post-process setup
Color grading, bloom, and post-process volumes configured on request.

Material generation

Complete material graphs authored from a prompt, with instances and parameters set up.

Material instances & parameters
Instances created off master materials, with the parameters exposed where you'd want to tune them.
Full substrate support
Works with Substrate materials, not just the legacy shading model.
Material function authoring
Reusable material functions built from a description and wired into your graphs.
Edit materials with text
Describe the change and Ludus edits the graph—no node hunting.
Texture-to-material setup
Drop in textures and get a wired material: channels mapped, normals and roughness in place.

Other things Ludus builds

  • Character animation

    Rigging and animation retargeting in minutes, instead of an entire afternoon.

  • Sound design

    SFX, music and MetaSound graphs in Unreal Engine from a text description, without learning another node graph.

  • 3D modeling

    Mesh generation with clean topology and a sane polycount, delivered game-ready to your Content Browser.

  • Debugging

    Cross-Blueprint debugging that follows the reference chain for you.

What Unreal developers say

The difference in development process is incredible.

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Prices in USD, ex. VAT

  • Pro

    14 days free

    $20per month

    $240 billed yearly

    Save $60 a year

    70,000 credits a month

    • Blueprints, materials, Niagara, C++ and more
    • 3D models, images, levels and animations
    • Deep project understanding and memory
    • Screen-view answers
    • IDE integrations via MCP
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  • Studio

    $64per seat per month

    $768 per seat billed yearly

    Save $192 a year per seat

    250,000 credits a month per seat

    • Everything in Pro
    • Team collaboration
    • High-priority support
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  • Ultimate

    $144per seat per month

    $1,728 per seat billed yearly

    Save $432 a year per seat

    600,000 credits a month per seat

    • Everything in Studio
    • Exclusive access to beta features
    Choose Ultimate

14 days of all Pro features, with 50,000 credits included.

Enterprise

Ludus for your whole studio

Built for the work standards of AAA productions. Custom credit volume, a private cloud option and a dedicated team help you roll Ludus out across every project and seat.

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  • Everything in Ultimate
  • Custom credit limits
  • Private cloud option
  • Project-based C++ knowledge
  • Dedicated support

Questions before you start.

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  1. 01What happens when the trial ends?

    Pro continues at $25/mo, or $20/mo if you choose yearly billing. We email you 3 days before the trial ends, and you can cancel in one click from Settings.

  2. 02Why do you ask for a card?

    Only to stop trial abuse. Nothing is charged during the 14-day trial.

  3. 03Does it work with my existing project?

    Yes. Ludus runs inside the Unreal Editor on Unreal Engine 5.4–5.8, on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It reads your Blueprints, C++, assets and levels, so answers and changes fit the project you already have.

  4. 04Blueprints, C++ or both?

    Both. Ludus reads, explains and edits Blueprint graphs, Behavior Trees, widgets and materials, writes and refactors C++, traces an error across both, and can move a prototyped Blueprint to C++ when performance calls for it. You approve every change.

  5. 05Is my code safe?

    Ludus is independently certified to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 and is GDPR compliant. The trust center explains how your code and data are handled.

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