Big thread about particle systems! First off, if you've ever wanted to make a full particle management system beyond a specialized demo, you may find this post of mine helpful: alextardif.com/Particles.html (1/N)

I've worked on fx systems for three fantasy MMOs now, for context. Far from perfect and is a couple years old now (and CPU-focused), but it is quite detailed, and the major concepts translate to GPU systems too. I came back to it recently after writing a new GPU particle manager for ESO to sit alongside the previous one. Mostly aged well haha.