Trails FX
Visual Effects
Built-inURP

Trails FX

Add eye-catching, GPU-instanced motion trails to attacks, dashes, projectiles, vehicles and magic in minutes, no shader coding needed (Built-in & URP).

€32.19 5.0 · 26 ratings on the Unity Asset Store

Version 6.1 · Updated Apr 14, 2026 · Unity 2022.3+

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Key Features

Drop one script on any moving object to draw smooth, long trails -- no shaders to write
Works with any 3D object and animated skinned mesh renderers out of the box
Six trail effects included -- Color, Texture Stamp, Clone, Space Distortion, Outline and Dash
Trigger the effect automatically for specific character animations
Correct transparency order keeps many trails on screen looking great and performant
Deep visual control -- position, color transitions, length and fade over time
Save and reuse your settings with reusable profiles
Renders in Edit, Play and Scene View; VR compatible with full source code included

Videos & Screenshots

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About Trails FX

Add eye-catching motion trails to attacks, dashes, projectiles, vehicles and magic in minutes. Just drop one script on any moving object and Trails FX draws smooth, long, GPU-instanced trails with correct transparency order, so they look great and stay performant even with many trails on screen.

From a simple color streak to rainbow texture stamps and space distortion warps, Trails FX gives you a whole toolbox of looks without writing a single shader.

Features:

✓ Easy to use. Add a script to your moving objects and customize the behaviour and appearance of the trail.

✓ Works with any 3D object and animated skinned mesh renderers.

✓ Different trail effects included: "Color", "Texture Stamp", "Clone", "Space Distortion", "Outline" and "Dash".

✓ Option to activate the effect for certain character animations.

✓ Lots of visual customization options: position, color transitions, length, fade along time and more.

✓ Create profiles to save and reuse settings.

✓ Effect can be rendered in Edit and Play modes, as well as in Scene View.

✓ Demo scene included.

✓ 100% source code included.

Compatibility:

- Supports builtin and URP pipelines.

- Compatible with Unity 2022.3 and Unity 6, including Render Graph.

- Requires GPU instancing capability (see this page for compatible platforms).

- VR compatible (tested on Quest 2 MultiPass, MultiView & Single Pass Instanced on standalone & cable link modes with built-in pipeline)

Related assets:

- Trails FX is included in the Ultimate Bundle.

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Technical details

Latest version
6.1
Updated
Apr 14, 2026
Unity
2022.3+
Pipelines
Built-in, URP
Category
Visual Effects
Documentation