Greetings all, I hope my software may be of some use to you :) The TimelineFX Particle Editor is a tool for creating a whole host of particle effects, and then exporting those effects onto sprite sheets, image strips or just a sequence of images, Available on Windows and Mac.

Effects include explosions, smoke, fire, water, steam, bubbles, and pretty much anything else you can throw about the screen... Animations can be easily configured to loop seamlessly with just one click of the mouse, and with another click, you can make animations tile seamlessly too for use as animated textures.

Export the particle effects as static animations onto sprite sheets, animation strips or image sequences in PNG format, or if you develop for the iPhone or iPad, you can export using the PVRTC format (Currently mac only) which helps with performance on those devices. Plus, if you develop using the Blitzmax programming language, you can use all the effects directly using the TimelineFX module.

You can view some videos of the particle effects and a couple of tutorials on the TimelineFX YouTube channel here

Visit the TimelineFX website here and download a trial version to see what you think, the full version only costs £19.99. See a full list of effects libraries that are freely available to download here and all ready to go.



TimelineFX effects have already featured in a number of free and commercial games, including Fantastic Farm, Magicville: Art of Magic, Invaders World Tour and Endless Space Defense.

Thanks for reading :)

- Pete.