Arcane University:NetImmerse Format/BSEffectShaderProperty

Effect shaders are a type of shader property used in Skyrim nifs for many special effects like magic effects, and ambient effects like waterfalls, steam, and mist. There is quite a variety of usable effects, from animated textures to animated meshes over particle effects and vertex lighting. Many things can be realized with these basic effect types, given the number of controllers to modify them. Note that like with lighting shaders, effect shaders are one level below the TriShape and there can only be one of its kind in a TriShape, so you might want to use several shapes in your nif (NiNode skinned rigs or BSFadeNode for statics) if you need several effects.

Tutorials

• Effect shader tutorial