Make Hyper-Realistic Outdoor Environments in Unreal Engine

Have you ever seen a spectacular environment in a video game and wondered how something so breathtaking was created? This video course will reveal the secrets behind realistic-looking outdoor environments in video games and show you how you can create the same using Unreal Engine 4.

The course begins with a preview of realistic outdoor environments in the Unreal Engine. You’ll install Unreal Engine on your machine and get unlimited access to free assets that’ll help you to create awe-inspiring landscapes. As you learn how to navigate in Unreal Engine, you’ll create and test prototypes and see how to add rain, fire, and smoke effects in your game. You’ll then design worlds with premade algorithms and import landscapes to Unreal Engine. Next, you’ll use Blender 3D for modeling objects and create a rocky beach to understand the feature of Foliage and the technique of camera animation. The video course ends by providing you with a quick start guide to Quixel Mixer.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to explore your creativity by building photorealistic scenes in Unreal Engine 4.

All the supporting files are available on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Make-Hyper-Realistic-Outdoor-Environ…

Type
video
Category
Game Development
publication date
2020-09-29
what you will learn

Import Megascans assets into Unreal Engine 4.23
Mass place objects and plants or grass with the Foliage tool
Use World Machine to generate incredibly realistic terrain objects
Create basic models using the Blender tool
Create trailer-like cinematic camera animations
Use Quixel Mixer to create amazing mixed materials

duration
233
key features
Become familiar with Unreal Engine 4.23, Blender 2.81, and Quixel Mixer * Create rivers, lakes, oceans, rain, smoke, grassy fields, rocky beach, and fog in Unreal * Playtest and prototype levels in third person or first person
approach
With the help of interesting activities, engaging exercises, and simple narration, this video course will teach you how to create incredible outdoor environments in Unreal Engine 4.
audience
This video course is for beginners, game developers, game designers, and graphic artists who want to create spectacular outdoor environments for their video games using Unreal Engine 4. Although not mandatory, a basic understanding of video games and Unreal Engine will help you to grasp the topics covered quickly.
meta description
A beginner’s guide to creating photorealistic scenes in Unreal Engine 4 using Blender 2.81, Megascans, and Quixel Mixer
short description
Unreal Engine is well-known for its realistic lighting and graphics, but when paired with the stunningly realistic library of assets from Quixel, it is unbeatable! In this course, you’ll learn how to use Unreal Engine 4 and Quixel Suite to create eye-catching outdoor environments for video games.
subtitle
Unleash the power of Unreal Engine to create a spectacular video game world
keywords
Video Games, Unreal Engine, Blender 3d, Quixel Mixer, Modeling, Computer Graphics, 3d Graphics, 3D animation, game animation, 3d animation
Product ISBN
9781800566545