   Want to know how to create this fancy effect?
  Dear all,Sorry if my question is too dumb :)I am just wondering how to create the fancy effect as shown in the following imageI know it's something related to particle system. But a simple tutorial will be good for me :)Thanks   
  That looks like a bunch of polygons (most making cylinder-like rings) that have a texture using additive blending to me =P   ;  Fancy effects, as a rule, are made up of lots of non-fancy effects on top of each other. Right off the bat, I notice:* An emissive (additively blended, no lighting calc) decal texture applied to the floor* At least two emissive concentric cylinders* Billboarded lightning;  Many thanks for your replies. Yes, it mush be a composite effect. 