How to render realistic clouds

Help & Support
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It’s painful. How do particle systems make realistic clouds

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I am not sure using particles to create clouds is a good strategy.

Depending on the style of your game (realistic vs low-poly etc) you can try using one of the following techniques:

  • 2D billboards rotate to face the camera
  • 2D billboards horizontal to the ground (minecraft style)
  • For low-poly games, you can use 3D models with some animation curve to make them float in the sky.
  • For realistic games, shader generated procedural clouds. This is quite advanced and can have a performance hit. Try looking at the After the Flood demo on how it can be implemented:

https://playcanvas.com/project/529572/overview/after-the-flood