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Create and control VFX in Unreal Engine 5 with Niagara: systems and emitters, modules and the spawn/update stages, exposed User parameters, and spawning or driving effects from Blueprints or C++. Use when building particle effects, NS_/NE_ assets, spawning a Niagara system at runtime, setting User parameters, or when the user mentions Niagara, VFX, or a particle system in Unreal.

When to use

• Use when creating a Niagara System (`NS_`) and Emitters (`NE_`), wiring modules in the
• Use when the project has Niagara `NS_`/`NE_` assets or references `UNiagaraComponent`.

When not to use

• material/shader authoring
• audio design for effects
• legacy Cascade system usage

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