Shadow Spell Patterns – Top-Down Bullet Hell & Spell VFX (HD)

HD spell patterns for top-down games. Shadow skulls in twelve ready-timed patterns: orbits, orbiting guards with a nova, an orbit burst, a shadow field, eruptions, a skull meteor, a flower, homing skulls, a pinwheel spiral, a ring with a gap, a splitting shot and a ring burst.

Also in the Spell Patterns Set: 11 pattern packs plus 134 bonus patterns in one download.

Colour variations and combinations

Every pattern also comes in Crimson, Emerald and Azure: 36 colour variations in the ColourVariations folder, with the same frame size, frames, FPS, pivot and Godot 4 SpriteFrames as the original, so they swap in without re-aligning.

3 combinations: a flower with an orbit, a meteor that bursts into a nova where it lands, and an eruption into a lingering shadow field. Each is a ready-made chain or layer of the effects in this pack: every clip of a combination shares one frame size and pivot, so they play one after another without re-aligning.

Patterns

• Shadow orbit 5: 5 shots orbit the caster, far ones smaller and behind (seamless loop)
• Shadow orbit nova: 4 orbiting guards while an 8-shot nova bursts out every half loop (seamless loop)
• Shadow orbit burst: 4 shots circle the caster, then swirl out and away
• Shadow field: strikes going off at scattered spots in an area (seamless loop)
• Shadow eruption: bursts erupt one after another round a ring about the caster
• Shadow meteor: a huge projectile falls at a slant and explodes on the ground
• Shadow flower: rotating 5-petal flower: two sets of curling arms cross into petals (seamless loop)
• Shadow homing: 6 shots launch to the sides and curve in on one point ahead, then hit, aimed in 8 directions
• Shadow spiral 4 ccw: 4-arm pinwheel spiral turning counter-clockwise (seamless loop)
• Shadow ring gap: 20-slot ring with a gap to slip through, aimed in 8 directions
• Shadow split: a big shot flies out, bursts and splits into an 8-shot ring, aimed in 8 directions
• Shadow nova 16: 16-shot ring burst

Each pattern is one ready-timed clip at 12 FPS. Loops (spirals, flowers, orbits, rains, fields) are seamless; the rest play once. Aimed patterns (fans, splits, homing, rings with a gap) come in all 8 directions, one row per direction; the others play the same in every direction. The pivot in each JSON is the caster or impact point, so you can place a pattern on a character or a target.

What's in the download

• Transparent PNG sheets and every frame as a separate PNG
• JSON with frame size, frame count, FPS, looping and pivot
• Godot 4 SpriteFrames for every pattern, ready for AnimatedSprite2D

Goes with

• Combat Effects Set: projectiles, spells, blood, status overlays and weapon trails in one download
• Magic & Ability Effects Set: explosions, AoE indicators, buffs, portals and charge-ups in one download
• Spell Patterns Set: every pattern pack plus bonus patterns found only there
• Projectile & Impact Effects: the single projectiles with release, flight and impact clips
• Complete Edition: every pack in the series

Everything else is on my page.

Quick import

1. Godot 4: copy a pattern folder into your project and assign its SpriteFrames to an AnimatedSprite2D.
2. Other engines: slice the PNG sheets using the frame size and FPS from the JSON; 8-row sheets have the rows S, SE, E, NE, N, NW, W, SW.

License

• Use in unlimited personal and commercial games; modify freely.
• Credit appreciated, not required.
• No reselling or sharing the sprites as assets, original or modified, and no use in datasets or NFTs.

Full text: LICENSE.txt in the download.

FAQ

Do they match the characters? Yes: the same HD finish, camera angle and light direction as every character pack in the series.

Can I use the shots on their own? The patterns are complete compositions; the single projectiles with their own release, flight and impact clips are in Projectile & Impact Effects.

Anything added to this pack later is free if you already own it.

Version 1.0.2.