Ballistic Fx: Gunfire Toolkit (Early Access) for Houdini
Price: $120 $60 (50% OFF during Early Access)
Important Note: This is an Early Access release. You are purchasing a functional but developing toolset at a discounted price.
The Ballistic FX Gunfire Toolkit is a system designed to automate the creation of weapon effects in Houdini. Instead of manually animating lights, sourcing 2D sprites, or hand-keying shell ejections, this toolkit uses a solver-based approach to generate physical, 3D results.
It handles the timing, physics, and geometry creation for muzzle flashes, cartridge smoke, and shell casings in a single connected workflow.
Why Early Access? The core solvers and HDAs are complete and ready for use. However, the full support material (tutorials, preset libraries, and demo scenes) is still being created.
By purchasing now at $60, you get the tools immediately at half price. When the full v1.0 version launches at $120, you will receive all updates, tutorials, and assets for free.
📦 What is included in v1.0.0
This download contains the .hdalc library with the following nodes:
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gun_fx_prep: Standardizes your weapon geometry and aligns the barrel axis automatically.
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gun_fx_configure: Sets physical properties like caliber size, gas pressure, and ejection force.
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gun_fx_source_cache: handling the optimization and caching of emission sources before simulation.
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gun_fx_solver: The main driver. This node handles the logic for the muzzle blast timing and rigid body shell ejection.
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gun_fx_muzzle_flash: Generates procedural volumes and billboards based on the solver data.
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gun_fx_bullet_shell: Manages the instancing and physical simulation of spent casings.
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gun_fx_sim_cache: A lightweight caching utility optimized for these specific simulation data types.
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gun_fx_pack / gun_fx_unpack: Utility nodes to compress high-resolution data for disk storage and restore it for rendering.
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🚀 Roadmap for v1.0
The following updates are planned before the full release:
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Comprehensive video tutorials and documentation.
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Example project files (Hiplc files).
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A library of presets for common calibers (9mm, 5.56, 7.62).
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✅ Compatibility & requirements
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Houdini 21.0.512 or higher.
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License: Houdini Indie (.hdalc files).
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Installation: Standard Houdini Packages workflow (JSON file included).
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📥 Refund Policy
Refund Policy: Due to the nature of digital assets, I cannot offer refunds once access to the GitHub has been granted. Please check the requirements above to ensure this fits your workflow.
🛠 Support
support@chakshuvfx.com