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Unreal Engine: Game Terrain Techniques

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Overview

Learn about the benefits of using terrains to improve both the visual and playability aspects of your games.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Why landscapes are important for games
1. Landscapes in Unreal
  • Setting up the terrain transformations
  • Understanding sections and components for games
2. Managing the Terrain
  • Creating a new far distance terrain
  • Terrain resolution for gameplay
3. Sculpting Detail for Archviz
  • Using the Sculpt and Smooth tools
  • Creating ramps and flattening rough terrain
  • Adding erosion to the scenery
  • How static meshes can aid in terrain building
4. Painting Textures and Meshes
  • Landscape materials can enhance games
  • Using the paint tools
  • Tackling tiling texture maps
  • Painting with static meshes
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Joel Bradley

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