Sci-Fi Mini Enviroment in UE4

Count Vader

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Thought I would do a sci-fi hallway in Unreal 4, don't think anyone's done that before. Based on this stunning
concept art I found on deviantart . Probably omitting the character for now, as I am not a character artist and  the concept doesn't really show any details of it.



Main walls/floor material in Marmo:


Here are the Pipes that are going into that little 'tech alcove' between the walls:


Something seems to be falling a bit flat about the pipes material so far, but I can't put my finger on it, so any feedback on that would be great.

vincentvangeel

It looks pretty good so far, looking forward to see more.

Maxilator

Looks really good, about the pipes feeling flat, I don't really agree with that but I suppose they could be improved by adding welds on the module parts and maybe the old but gold warning text like "HIGH PRESSURE" and such. But at the same time it seems a bit too futuristic for stuff like that to me. 

Count Vader

@vincentvangeel thanks!
@Maxilator By modules do you mean like, all the joints/bits that aren't directly 'pipes' per se?  But ya def agree with the labels thing, was gonna do that using decals or stencils or whatever in unreal, since the pipes use tiling textures and I don't want the same text repeating all over them lol

Maxilator

Count Vader said:

@vincentvangeel thanks!
@Maxilator By modules do you mean like, all the joints/bits that aren't directly 'pipes' per se?  But ya def agree with the labels thing, was gonna do that using decals or stencils or whatever in unreal, since the pipes use tiling textures and I don't want the same text repeating all over them lol

Yeah, I meant the part that are not directly pipes. Having some experience as a welder, there are some parts there that would most often be welded when it comes to current construction practices such as pipes that connect like a "y" or "T", bellow is an example. It's pretty nit picky, as I said, I think it looks good, but if there is anything I would say about the pipes, that would be it.

Count Vader

Hmm, that's fair. I was using this for reference, where the junctions seem more like they are die-cast or something i guess:
 

Nicorepe

The concept feels really interesting and the pipes are really cool. The material on the pipes looks really good. I would put it in engine and and see how it fits in the scene, it doesn't look really flat to mee

Count Vader

Nicorepe said:

The concept feels really interesting and the pipes are really cool. The material on the pipes looks really good. I would put it in engine and and see how it fits in the scene, it doesn't look really flat to mee

Thank you! Haha I did get into UE4, as per usual it looks like utter crap -_-


could be due to a lack of stuff for them to reflect?

Lucas Annunziata

Make sure you have reflection capture actors placed in sensible areas as well. They are what really makes metal look good in ue4.

Nicorepe

As Lucas mentioned, the reflections are really important with metals, is what makes them what they are. With some reflections you will see the ones on the box cover  

Count Vader

Yeah, that makes sense, since the 'look' of metal is defined by reflectivity, and I have noticed that the presence/ placement of reflection captures makes a big difference, almost as much as that of a light. Plus like I said, since they are currently mostly surrounded by blackness, its hard to judge the look yet I guess.

Count Vader

So not an update per se, but I'm just working on the door part, and wondering how to interpret these two red tanks attached to it. The obvious interpretation would be fire extinguishers, but they look more just like rounded tanks with handles on top, which fire extinguishers usually don't look like - at the least, you would expect them to have a nozzle and hole of some kind. Should I just follow the concept or would it be better to make them look more like modern day fire extinguishers?

m4dcow

I'd say follow the concept, it'd be weird seeing conventional extinguishers in that environment. Maybe the white caps at the bottom come off or something.

citizen47

Hi, I am excited about this! Its looks very promising. I am into the realistic look. I am doing a game project, I need some modern sci-fi base/habitats and hallways, doors etc. its a interesting look you are going for right here and I wonder if you want to come on board? e-mail me if you want to discus more

Count Vader

Some updates finally

FreneticPonies

That looks quite Stanley Kubrickish, which is to say, nice job!

Ootrick

It's coming together really well, love the lighting. 

3dReaper

Very nice. Looks like this would be an interesting place to explore.

LaurentiuN

I love the scene, fill it up now  

Count Vader

Ok, FINALLY calling this done. Took forever and still tons of stuff I could fiddle with, but I wanted to have it finished before dying of old age.

Kid.in.the.Dark

Nope not just yet! I'd definitely at least correct the lighting to suit the concept more... right now it's pretty dull with that white LED light style setup.

But hey, bravo... seems like you nailed this pretty close to the concept. Good work (Y)

Count Vader

I'd definitely at least correct the lighting to suit the concept more... right now it's pretty dull with that white LED light style setup.

Hmm, do you mean in terms of the lights placement, intensity, or colors ?

Sam Leheny

Nice! Claustrophobic.

Count Vader

Kid.in.the.Dark

Do you mean the coloring of the lighting? Or the positioning/intensity?

Count Vader

Kid.in.the.Dark

Do you mean the coloring of the lighting? Or the positioning/intensity?

Nicorepe

Looks so good man!. I agree with kid in the white light, maybe using a warm color on it instead of white, like in the concept, will make it look closer to it. Great job!