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Unreal Engine 5 Environment Tutorial for Beginners - Creating an Island

UNF Games via YouTube

Overview

Learn to create a stunning island environment in Unreal Engine 5 with this comprehensive tutorial. Master essential tools like landscape creation, water actors, and set dressing skills. Follow step-by-step instructions to build a realistic island from scratch, including landmass formation, ocean and river placement, material creation, foliage painting, and mood setting through lighting. Gain valuable insights into optimizing your environment with LOD adjustments and efficient asset placement techniques. Perfect for beginners looking to enhance their game development skills in UE5.

Syllabus

intro
Navigation and Plugins needed
Creating the Landscape
Adding Landmass
Adding Ocean
Adding Rivers
Adding Lakes
Creating the Landscape Material
Painting the Landscape
Adding beach assets
Speed Set Dressing
Painting Coral Rocks
Painting Sea Plants
Changing Foliage LODs
Adding more foliage
Adding big plants
Adding the Background
Adding Decals
Lightning and Mood
Outro

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UNF Games

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