Fluid FX Reviews

I can't afford embergen

Pixel Puddles of Perfection. Consider it has limited use cases.

I was able to achieve my objective of creating random money shots in 2.5 hours. 5/5

It's pretty neat but my biggest issue is that all of the presets and most settings give a very "ink in water" look, no matter how you adjust the settings. It seems like the same material more or less. This program needs more settings relating to viscosity, density (slime, water, honey, concrete) and environment (is it in water, in air, on the moon, etc). More varied presets showcasing different materials. I find the presets look pretty samey. This program gives a result where you can point at it and say "yeah that's an FX that was made in FluidFX" which in my opinion isn't a perk of the software. I mostly use this to get some randomness from the physics, I then draw over it. That said, I still get positive use out of it but I need to "hack around" to get there.

I have to admit I don't have much hours on this because I already bought it on Itch. All of my CodeManu products have been double purchased both here and Itch because I love them so much I just want to give that little extra support. Plus ofc the auto updates on here are great ;] I really love CodeManus stuff. Each one has some great ways to streamline and simplify the process of animation. If you're new or just wanting to churn out effects pretty quickly for your project, I can totally vouch that all of these programmes are wonderful. Each one has its kind of niche you can try out. This one is definitely more aimed at 'liquid' effects - flowing sprite art effects like splashes, blood splatters, maybe even flowing mists. I don't think I even have any negatives. I don't know if I'm missing it, but my only wishlist addition would be the ability to set anchor points for the fluid to follow and perhaps curve and such. I think that would be really cool :) Thank you for the cool programmes!!